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Hmong family found dead in Thai border province; 3-month-old baby among victims
WANG CHAO, Thailand – An indigenous Hmong family of five, including their three-month-old baby, have been found dead in Wang Chao district, located in the border province of Tak in western Thailand.
Hmong family found dead in Thai border province; 3-month-old child among victims
WANG CHAO, Thailand – An indigenous Hmong family of five, including their three-month old child, have been found dead in Wang Chao district, located in the border province of Tak in western Thailand.
Free FAFSA workshop helps students prepare financially for college
Minnesota currently is in the bottom third of states the lowest rates of completion for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), with only 28.5% of eligible students having …
Family of 5, including 3-month-old baby, brutally murdered in northern Thailand
Police are investigating the brutal murder of five members of an indigenous Hmong family in the northern province of Tak. The culprit behind the crime remains at large. The youngest victim was a mere …
Hmong women use TikTok to reveal marriage exploitation in Thailand
Some young Hmong women are using TikTok to expose the slave-like conditions they have to endure at the hands of their husbands’ families. Experts say these women often are forced to do significant …
Thai exports to reach nine trillion baht by year-end
The Ministry of Commerce has projected that Thailand’s exports will reach nine trillion baht by the end of the year and rise to 9.25 trillion baht in 2023, based on forecasts of …
Oregon appoints the first Laotian judge in the United States
She spent the months before arriving in the United States in a refugee camp in Thailand, sleeping in the dirt with little food and severely sick. Now, 40 years later, she sits on the Multnomah County …
Recipe for Venison Pad Kaprow from Primal Eats
It’s a Hmong recipe that is called the King of Street Food in Bangkok and Southeast Asia. The team at Primal Eats shows Local 5 Live viewers how to make Pad Kaprow using Primal …
In Thailand, actor Sakda Kaewbuadee is asylum seekers’ guardian angel
On a hot Sunday in June in an alley in the northern suburbs of Bangkok, some 300 Hmong, an ethnic group from Vietnam, were living in complete secrecy, having fled persecution in their communist …
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to America. But lacking a …
From poverty to peer leader: a refugee student finds success
When the United States military withdrew from Vietnam in 1975, many Hmong refugees migrated from Laos and Vietnam to refugee camps in Thailand and other countries in order to avoid the conflict. The …
Questioning the Locals: Blia Schwahn
Blia Schwahn has done many great things. She was born in Laos, escaped to Thailand, and lived in a refugee camp for four years, then came to Eau Claire, making it her home for the past …
‘Mlabri in the Woods’ offers a rare look at former hunter-gatherers
Director Yu Kaneko’s documentary about an ethnic group living in the hills of Laos and northern Thailand began with an encounter with a Japanese linguist fluent in the Mlabri language.
Thai Treasures, a new online specialty store offering goods from Thailand, celebrates the history of a hidden people
In a world where the past is often run over and ignored, Thai Treasures seeks to empower those living a traditional lifestyle A new online store, Thai …
