Hmong News – Vietnam
Photos: Year of the Monkey: Celebrating Utah’s Asian heritage
The Utah Asian Festival began in 1977 when hundreds of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian and Hmong refugees began resettling in Utah. Zoe Chou, 7, waits to perform at the 39th Utah Asian Festival at South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy on Saturday.
New Memorial Honoring Hmong Soldiers Opens At Capitol
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A memorial for the Hmong heroes now sits on the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol. It pays tribute to the men and women who served in the “secret war” in Laos from 1961 to 1975. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. provided …
Hundreds honor well-known Hmong veteran in Fresno
Family members, friends and dignitaries remembered a Vietnam War veteran in Fresno Saturday and his groundbreaking accomplishments. Lt. Col. Peter Chou Vang died in Merced this May but hundreds of people gathered at the Fresno Fairgrounds in his memory …
‘This world runs on the shoulders of men like my father’: Kao Kalia Yang’s ‘The Song Poet’ honors father’s struggle and gifts
In the case of author Kao Kalia Yang, she just had to look at her father, Bee. He’s a Hmong refugee who escaped war-torn Laos with his family after the Vietnam War. They moved to the U.S., like thousands of Hmong, who settled in hubs like Minnesota and …
Funeral for leading Hmong soldier fighting with U.S. in Vietnam War
A funeral service will take place this weekend for Lieutenant Colonel Peter Chou Vang, the right hand man of General Vang Pao during the Vietnam War, serving under America’s CIA in Laos. The funeral service will take place Saturday, June 11th at 9:00 a.m …
Things That Matter: Hmong story cloths — a-not-so-traditional tradition
It has been about 40 years since Hmong people began to relocate from refugee camps in Thailand to La Crosse. In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, thousands of Hmong were forced to flee Laos, and they spent many years in camps, where they re-created their …
The 6 things currently missing from the Twin Cities food scene
We don’t get enough insight into that around here. I wish we could. In the meantime, turn to our robust Vietnamese and Hmong immigrant communities and their attendant delicious culinary traditions. St. Paul’s Hmong Village is a good place to start.
Veterans Honored During Memorial Service
“I want to give tribute to all those that I can”, said Joanne Kereston. “If there were no Hmong fighting in Laos to cut the supplies from North Vietnam to South, the casualties in the U.S. loss of the veterans and soldiers would be more than 58,000”.
Labor Commissioner Reaches Settlement to Secure $190,000 in Back Pay for Rosemead Restaurant Workers
The campaign includes multilingual print and outdoor advertising as well as radio commercials in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Hmong and Tagalog. DIR protects and improves the health, safety and economic well-being of over 18 million wage earners …
Hmong, Lao Veteran Memorial Planned in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A memorial is being dedicated in Wausau to honor Hmong and Lao veterans who supported the United States during the Vietnam War. The granite and bronze memorial weighs more than 20 tons and depicts two Hmong soldiers supporting a U.S …
Memorial planned for Hmong and Lao veterans of Vietnam War
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A memorial is being dedicated in Wausau to honor Hmong and Lao veterans who supported the United States during the Vietnam War. The granite and bronze memorial weighs more than 20 tons and depicts two Hmong soldiers supporting a U.S …
New Hmong & Lao Memorial Coming Soon To Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) — A new memorial is coming soon in Marathon county. a twenty-ton marble and bronze structure will honor the Hmong and Laotian veterans of the Vietnam War that fought alongside U.S. troops. The memorial has been in the planning stages …
Hmong veterans memorial to debut in June
WAUSAU – A long-planned memorial for Hmong and Lao veterans of the Vietnam War will go up in June beside the Marathon County Courthouse. And it will weigh well over 20 tons in granite and bronze. A life-size sculpture of three men will stand on an eight …
His message to new refugees in Montana: ‘You have to have thick skin’
(The other state is Wyoming.) The last time the IRC had an office in Montana was 25 years ago; it closed in 1991 after a push to resettle Hmong refugees fleeing Vietnam was completed. With the Obama administration under a tight deadline to hit its goal of …
Invasion, Occupation, of the Kingdom of Laos by Vietnam Remembered At Lao Hmong Ceremonies
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Memorial ceremonies and events mourning the 40 th anniversary of the refugee exodus from the Royal Kingdom of Laos, and mass killings of tens of thousands of Lao and Hmong people fleeing across the Mekong River from invading …
Ex-Montana county youth officer sentenced for sex assault
District Court Judge James Manley said during sentencing that the shame Moua bought to his Hmong community also was punishment. The judge says he worked alongside the Hmong in Vietnam and admired their culture. Prosecutors say Moua repeatedly sexually …
‘Operation Popcorn’ Explores How U.S. Vietnam War Policy Shaped Allies’ Identities
The feature-length documentary, directed by David Grabias, follows businessman-turned-activist Locha Thao as he embarks on a quest to help Hmong communities in Laos, eventually working with an arms dealer and a retired U.S. Army officer to supply weapons …
Vang Chou, high-ranking Hmong soldier during Vietnam, dies in Merced
He was a lieutenant colonel in Laos before coming to the U.S. He was one of the first six Hmong trained to fly by the U.S. Called a pioneer both in Laos and in the U.S. A high-ranking Hmong soldier who fought with the U.S. in the Vietnam War before helping …
