Hmong News – Vietnam
A Hmong-Lao veterans day called to recognize efforts in ‘Secret War’
For the more than 66,000 Hmong living in Minnesota, May 14 is a day of remembrance, reflection, mourning and celebration. On May 14, 1975, Laotian military base Long Tieng fell to the North Vietnamese, leaving the Hmong and Lao people, who had called that …
These Vietnamese Girls Were Abducted and Sold in China. One Daring Group of Do-Gooders Kidnapped Them Back.
The Black Hmong and Red Dzao people who predominate here are no exception; Sapa’s tourism explosion has engendered a new normal of interacting with outsiders, leaving minorities perhaps even more exposed. I caught wind of what was happening in Sapa in …
After Sharon: Four candidates of color vie for mayoral seats in Minneapolis and St. Paul
“Somebody has to stand up to this bully.” Thao came to Minnesota as a Hmong refugee. As a child his family migrated to Thailand during the Vietnam War and along the journey he tragically lost a brother and sister. While in Thailand, access to food and …
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4-Ingredient Sweet Potatoes with Chicken and Lemongrass — What You Want for Dinner
Let’s listen to what Iyer says about the provenance of this dish: “Next to California, Minnesota is home to the second-largest Hmong community in the U.S.—comprised of those who fled Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam in 1975. More than 66,000 Hmong now …
Book review: A Great Place to Have a War, by Joshua Kurlantzick
Eisenhower’s briefings ensured that Kennedy continued the secret CIA training and arming of Van Pao’s Hmong tribesmen without ever bringing the policy to Congress for approval. With no oversight and with anti-war activists focusing on Vietnam …
Sacramento school district launches campaign to protect undocumented students
Information will be provided in the five languages, in addition to English, that are most spoken in the district: Spanish, Hmong, Mandarin, Vietnamese and Russian. The district has been working with groups in the community, and two forums are scheduled.
From refugee to real estate dynamo helping others find homes in Milwaukee’s central city
It was a long and interesting road for Blia. She grew up the daughter of a poor Hmong farm couple in Laos. She spoke little English. Now here she was huddled in a tent with her husband, Tong, one child and one on the way. It was 1975. The Vietnam War was …
City of Bolivar host 3rd annual Vietnam veterans parade
Joining the celebration were the Hmong ethnic group, who played an important role during the Vietnam war. “Those are people that you will see at our farmers market, but they were refugees from the Vietnam war they were allies over 50,000 people fought …
From refugee to real estate dynamo, Blia Cha helping others find homes in Milwaukee’s central city
It was a long and interesting road for Blia. She grew up the daughter of a poor Hmong farm couple in Laos. She spoke little English. Now here she was huddled in a tent with her husband, Tong, one child and one on the way. It was 1975. The Vietnam War was …
Hmong: Community’s Vietnam War Veterans Receive Recognition for Unparalleled Sacrifices
Below is an article published by WMC Action News 5: An annual celebration four years ago in the Mid-South has continued to grow each year. March 28 is designated as National Vietnam Veterans Day and four years ago the city of Bolivar started the tradition …
Prof-iles: Sociology professor challenged his horizons and was the first in his family to attend college
His interest in residential segregation and diversity began in his hometown of Sheboygan, because he saw how Hmong populations, refugees from the Vietnam War, were treated differently. At the time, Farrell didn’t know what sociology was, but he still …
Hmong history lessons should be mandatory
GREEN BAY – The article “Should Hmong history lesson be required?” discussed a bill requiring educating public students of the role Hmong people played fighting with the U.S. during the Vietnam War, the persecution they faced from the Laotian …
The curious story of a forgotten war
By then the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) had gained approval for Operation Momentum, to arm Laos’s Hmong tribesmen against the Pathet Lao backed by North Vietnam. It would expand into an ambitious CIA paramilitary operation, a “covert war …
Capitol Decode: Pace of new legislation is much faster than it was in 2015
HB 125 (Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage) — Lao and Hmong who served for the U.S. during the Vietnam War can get a veteran designation on their state-issued driver’s license or ID. HB 126 (House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs …
30 Books #6: Laurie Hertzel on ‘The Song Poet’
The Hmong aided the American soldiers during the Vietnam War, helping them navigate the rugged terrain and fighting a guerrilla war against the Communists. But when the Americans pulled out, the Communists retaliated, slaughtering the Hmong and vowing …
When it comes to immigration, business owners ahead of the politicians
Most arrive with little English and in tattered clothes. They often get bullied, whether Polish Jew, Italian Catholic, Norwegian, Mexican, Vietnamese or Hmong. America, every generation or so, also has provided amnesty and a path to citizenship for …
THE CIA AS ORGANIZED CRIMES, DOUGLAS VALENTINE’S CIA VS. DONALD TRUMP’S CIA
From Southeast Asia, where the CIA funneled money to Laotian Hmong leader Vang Pao to fight North Vietnam, with opium as a financial benefit to the Agency, Valentine moves on to the CIA in the 80s. Here, he illuminates how the Agency “coerced law …
