Hmong News – Thailand
Wanted Nigerian man, 9 others arrested during drug raids in Thailand
Police had found that he tried to send 120 grams of “ice” to Sydney. Chalermkiat said Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) officers had arrested five Hmong suspects in Chiang Rai on Saturday while they were allegedly transporting 6,392,000 yaba pills …
34 year old Nigerian among the ten arrested in drug raids in Thailand
Police had found that he tried to send 120 grams of “ice” to Sydney. Chalermkiat said Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) officers had arrested five Hmong suspects in Chiang Rai on Saturday while they were allegedly transporting 6,392,000 yaba pills …
Australia Takraw competition in India and Thailand 2017 update
Daniel Ellen Barwell uas yog ib tug neeg Australia uas ncaws kab tob rau Australia pab Takraw Australia qhia tias nws tseem xav tau neeg mus ncaws rau Australia pab mus sib tw ntawm India thiab King Cup 32nd ntawm Thaib teb 2017. Tab sis yuav tau them yus …
New documentary features La Crosse woman
Xong Xiong came to La Crosse with her parents when she was nine, leaving a war refugee camp in Thailand behind. Barber reached out to the Hmong community on the suggestion of his wife Susan, a Winona native. Xiong took Barber up on his request, and agreed …
6.5 million yaba pills, 10kg of ‘ice’ seized in two raids
Chalermkiat said Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) officers had arrested five Hmong suspects in Chiang Rai on Saturday while they were allegedly transporting 6,392,000 yaba pills from Chiang Rai to Ayutthaya in a 10-wheel truck. In another case …
Nee Lee, Australia Takraw-King Cup, Thailand
Koj puas xav yog ib tug neeg mus koom Australia pab tub ncaws kabtob uas sawv cev rau Australia mus sib tw World Cup ntawm tebchaws India thiab King Cup Sepat Takraw ntawm Thaib teb rau lub 11 hli ntuaj 2017 no?
Dai Thao raises more than $171,000 in run for St. Paul mayor
Many of Thao’s contributions came from donors with Hmong surnames — in Minnesota and from as far away as California. Thao, who as a child came to America with his family from a refugee camp in Thailand, is attempting to become the first Hmong mayor in …
Dasta, Local Alike tout lodge
Lanjia Lodge is an eco-friendly community-based lodge located on a hill in Chiang Rai, providing experiences with hill tribe communities, including hiking and Hmong batik classes. Dasta’s director of tourism competitiveness, Pornsook Chongprasith …
UW alumna among first Hmong-American women to earn Ph.D. in nursing
After receiving her Ph.D in nursing in May from University of Wisconsin, Maichou Lor became one of the first Hmong-American women to receive the degree. But, to get there, Lor had to overcome a number of obstacles including moving from Thailand to the …
What Languages Are Spoken in Thailand?
The indigenous languages of Thailand belong to 5 language families, including Austronesian, Hmong-Mien, Thai, Mon-Khmer, and Sino-Tibetan. Urak Lawoi and Moken belong to the Austronesian language family. The Moken language is spoken by the Moken people who …
What Languages Are Spoken In Laos?
The Hmong language is used by the Hmong community inhabiting the mountains of Laos, Thailand, and Burma. The language is used in two groups namely White Hmong and green/blue Hmong. Other minority languages of Laos include Arem, Hung, Khmer, Maleng …
Sally Award winners announced; Garrison Keillor to bid farewell to the fair
The Initiative Award goes to Hmong song poet Bee Yang. Born in Laos, he grew up among the great song poets of his time and became a respected voice for his people. After years in the refugee camps of Thailand, he came to St. Paul in 1987 with his young …
Farmers markets speak the worldwide language of food
My town is home to a large population of Russian-speaking Eastern European immigrants, and Hmong, a Southeast Asian tribe from the hills and mountains of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Vietnam. The Russians have figured out how to grow their …
Drama tells story of immigrants
Central Park Ave, Davenport. The showings are free and open to the public. “Vang” (meaning “garden” or “farm” in Hmong) is a two-person play about recent immigrant farmers. A Hmong family fleeing to Thailand. A Sudanese man thrown into prison.
The international language of farmer’s markets
My town is home to a large population of Russian-speaking eastern European immigrants, and Hmong, a Southeast Asian tribe from the hills and mountains of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Southeast Asia, in other words. They aided the …
Deadly flash floods hit Vietnam and Thailand, killing at least 53
Fifteen people were still missing as of Monday morning. Hmong hill tribe villagers walk amid homes destroyed by flash floods in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai in the northern Vietnamese province of Yen BaiAFP The floods, which started on Thursday …
Hmong Farmers in Missouri Expand Farming Approaches
ROCKY COMFORT, Mo. (AP) — Fue Yang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand. His family immigrated to the United States in 1980 when Yang was a month old. His parents, who fled Laos in the late 1970s, spoke little English, but Yang learned it early in …
FLASH IN THE PAN: The international language of farmer’s markets
My town is home to a large population of Russian-speaking eastern European immigrants, and Hmong, a Southeast Asian tribe from the hills and mountains of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Southeast Asia, in other words. They aided the …
