Tag: Thailand
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Southeast Asians in Minnesota respond to ICE deportation push
How are Trump’s immigration policies affecting Southeast Asian Minnesotans? Join us Nov. 20, live on Instagram, as we chat with Montha Chum, executive director and co-founder of MN8. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/inside-sahan-journal/southeast-asian-hmong-laos-thailand-vietnam-cambodia-instagram-live/
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Vietnamese refugees in Thailand at risk
BANGKOK: Increased cooperation between Thai and Vietnamese authorities is putting Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand at heightened risk of forcible return to Vietnam, Human Rights Watc … Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/vietnamese-refugees-in-thailand-at-risk-98268.php
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Vietnamese Refugees Face Danger in Thailand
Increased cooperation between Thai and Vietnamese authorities is putting Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand at heightened risk of … Full story: https://www.miragenews.com/vietnamese-refugees-face-danger-in-thailand-1570514/
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Vietnamese Refugees at Risk from Hanoi
Increased cooperation between Thai and Vietnamese authorities is putting Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand at heightened risk of forcible returned to Vietnam. Full story: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/13/thailand-vietnamese-refugees-at-risk-from-hanoi
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‘I waited all my life’: Elderly indigenous people struggle for Thai citizenship
At 93 years, Chungyung Bekaku did not think she would get her Thai citizenship after having lived all her life in the hills of northern Thailand among other ethnic Akha people who are largely regarded … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=690cd9eff2d447e59ac9144f488c99ea&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reuters.com%2fworld%2fi-waited-all-my-life-elderly-indigenous-people-struggle-thai-citizenship–trfn-2020-11-02%2f&c=10805555383236126544&mkt=en-us
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‘I waited all my life’: Elderly indigenous people struggle for Thai citizenship
At 93 years, Chungyung Bekaku did not think she would get her Thai citizenship after having lived all her life in the hills of northern Thailand among other ethnic Akha people who are largely regarded … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=690d82ae4ce24d02b15c0f0d24a9ee46&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reuters.com%2fworld%2fi-waited-all-my-life-elderly-indigenous-people-struggle-thai-citizenship–trfn-2020-11-02%2f&c=10805555383236126544&mkt=en-us
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Eat The Menu: Viva Vinai
Vinai is the name of the refugee camp in Thailand where Yia Vang’s Hmong parents got married and bore the son who’d grow up to become a messiah of Hmong cui … Full story: https://lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/eat-the-menu-viva-vinai/
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A guide to the places around the mountains of northern Thailand
>From mountain peaks to forested villages, northern Thailand offers temples, hot springs, and landscapes that linger in memory. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/travel/thailand-travel/places-around-the-mountains-of-northern-thailand
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The Other Side of Thailand: Quiet Towns, Ancient Ruins, and Natural Beauty
Thailand is known worldwide for its vibrant cities, bustling markets, and tourist spots. There are a lot of destinations in Thailand that are much more than the well-trodden paths. From rolling … Full story: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/destinations/the-other-side-of-thailand-quiet-towns-ancient-ruins-and-natural-beauty/photostory/123170626.cms
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Thaib thiab Cambodia pom zoo ”xaus tsov rog yam tsis muaj lus zoj khi”
Cov kev tsis sib haum xeeb rau tej ciam teb uas muaj los tau ntev tau ua rau ob lub teb chaws nyob sib ze tau sib tua. Full story: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hmong/hmv/article/thailand-and-cambodia-agree-to-unconditional-ceasefire-after-at-least-36-killed/gsel2fa50
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Thailand’s changing cannabis rules leave farmers in a tough spot
BANGKOK: When Thailand became the first South-East Asian nation to decriminalise cannabis, in 2022, it ignited a “green rush”, swiftly reshaping the economic landscape and challenging long-held … Full story: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/07/15/thailands-changing-cannabis-rules-leave-farmers-in-a-tough-spot
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Thailand’s Changing Cannabis Rules Leave Farmers in a Tough Spot
With the Southeast Asian nation moving to recriminalize the drug after just three years, the mountainous communities that grow it are bracing for real pain. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6874869fa8a44e8da6f0073909c1a055&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloomberg.com%2fnews%2ffeatures%2f2025-07-14%2fthailand-restricts-cannabis-to-medical-use-in-2025-hitting-farmers&c=11145432316167509848&mkt=en-us
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What is Great Hmong Food? Minneapolis to New York, here’s answer to viral question
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Hmong cuisine and the food of Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, all countries where Hmong lived, usually in mountainous regions, after leaving China in large numbers in the late 18th and early 19th … Full story: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/what-is-great-hmong-food-minneapolis-to-new-york-heres-answer-to-viral-question/articleshow/122207459.cms
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50 years of Hmong-Lao veterans and Hmong culture celebrated in La Crosse
Hmong-Lao veterans and Hmong families fled their homeland to Thailand eventually resettling in the U.S. as result of the end of the Vietnam War. Full story: https://www.wxow.com/news/la-crosse/50-years-of-hmong-lao-veterans-and-hmong-culture-celebrated-in-la-crosse/article_186c5d55-ed32-4909-a5a7-49089866422c.html
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CIA military base during ‘Secret War’ in Laos draws Hmong Americans
LONG TIENG, LAOS – We met in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, not far from the spot on the Mekong River where the Xiong family fled to Thailand one night in May 1975. At the time of their … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/cia-military-base-during-secret-war-in-laos-draws-hmong-american-visitors/601328781
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Immigration policies are hardening under Trump. Here’s how that affects Southeast Asians in the U.S.
How do Trump’s deportation plans affect Southeast Asians? Vietnam and Cambodia currently have formal agreements to accept deportees from the U.S. while Laos does not. Here’s what you need to know. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/trump-deportations-southeast-asian-hmong-laos-thailand-vietnam-cambodia/
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Producing an audio book to reach people in the Hmong language
A Journey of War, Love and Survival” recounts the story of a Hmong immigrant, Ia Moua. After experiencing political violence in Laos and then 15 years in a refugee camp in Thailand, Ia Moua is … Full story: https://theworld.org/segments/2025/03/26/producing-an-audio-book-to-reach-people-in-the-hmong-language
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