tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89214357102691084982012-02-07T03:23:38.526-05:00Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535320732377404085noreply@blogger.comBlogger7281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921435710269108498.post-58351377922103251362011-12-15T23:11:00.002-05:002011-12-15T23:11:18.021-05:00

Hmong exiles in the United States on Tuesday saluted a retired French colonel as a hero after he killed himself in a protest over treatment of the Southeast Asian ethnic group. Robert Jambon, 86, shot himself on the steps of the Monument Indochine in the Breton town of Dinan, leaving behind a letter in which he explained how he fought along the Hmong during France's colonial rule of Indochina.

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Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 1:20 pm Press Release: Centre for Public Policy Analysis December 13, 2011, Washington, D.C., Paris, France, Bangkok, Thailand and Vientiane, Laos The Center for Public Policy Analysis, and a coalition of Lao and Hmong non-governmental organizations (NGOs), have issued a statement today honoring the life and legacy of retired French Colonel Robert Jambon and his

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Was there a gun? Was it pointed at police officers? And did the officers announce themselves before discharging about half a dozen rounds into a crowd of people, killing one and wounding two others? An official statement from the Merced Police Department said yes. Eyewitnesses disagreed. Vang Thao, shown here in traditional Hmong attire, was fatally shot by Merced police during an incident

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December 05, 2011 Sai Vang began to look at activism differently when she was a high school student at South High school in Minneapolis. “It was around the time that a Hmong girl in Wisconsin was at her prom," she recalls. "She had given birth to a stillborn and she threw it in the trash. KQRS made racist and prejudiced comments about her situation and the [Hmong] community in general." Some

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Laos Human Rights Advocate Dies Washington, D.C. , and Vientiane, Laos, November 25, 2011, For Immediate Release info@centerforpublicpolicyanalysis.org Contact: Jade Her or Philip Smith Center for Public Policy Analysis Tele. (202) 543-1444 Khampet Moukdarath, a human rights advocate for the people of Laos, and a survivor of the Lao gulag and reeducation system, died on November 6, 2011, in the

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Jen Spoor at home in Wahroonga. Picture: JOE MURPHY MOST people would find it hard to sleep at night after witnessing extreme hardship and poverty but unlike most people, Wahroonga woman Jen Spoor actually did something about it. In 2008 after seeing children from Laos locked up in Thai refugee camp being educated in a tiny classroom, she returned home and set about initiating change. “When

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2011-11-15 18:05:31 - "We have gathered here in Washington, D.C., to memorialize and remember all of the Laotian, Vietnamese, Hmong and Asian people who continue to suffer human rights violations, religious persecution, torture and harsh imprisonment, without due process, and the rule of law; We remember, and are here, to demonstrate against the oppressive corruption and ongoing attacks by the

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"A long, long time ago and many thousands of miles away, there lived a beautiful group of beings who had originated from China. "Beauty flourished within their culture and much hard work and dedication was put into the making of their traditional foods and clothing. Dance and ball toss were both well-known sources of entertainment. "But, above all, these peaceful, strong-hearted people loved

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Washington, D.C., November 1, 2011 Key leaders of the Laotian and Hmong-American community have joined with the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) in Washington, D.C. to seek to honor Lao and Hmong veterans and their families and work to grant the veterans burial rights at U.S. national cemeteries. Colonel Wangyee Vang, National President of the Lao Veterans of America Institute (LVAI) is

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Nightmares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection by Shelley Adler Rutgers University Press They were all Southeast Asian immigrants, young and healthy -- and dying in their sleep. Doctors were baffled by the cluster of deaths that began in 1977 and peaked in 1982. By the end of the decade, 117 Hmong tribesmen from Laos had died in the middle of the night without explanation. Why were

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Mai Neng Moua read a draft of her memoirs about “bride price” at a recent Talkabout session at Homewood Studios. With Carolyn Holbrook and three other writers, they’ll present a reading on Nov. 8 at Homewood, with Roberts moderating. “That’s how we include the men,” she said. (Photo by Margo Ashmore ) By Margo Ashmore, North News October 30, 2011 The readings may be called “Ghost Stories” but

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Voting began Tuesday for leadership of the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association amid protests and cries of fraud from one of the candidates and his supporters. The election marks the end of a tumultuous two years for the 29-year-old organization founded to help refugees assimilate and build lives in La Crosse. The strife over control of the group has even split family members. Not set to end

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, R-Sixth District, recently joined other members of Congress to introduce bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3192, honoring the service of Hmong veterans in Wisconsin and nationwide. The legislation would extend burial benefits in national cemeteries to Hmong veterans who fought alongside and supported U.S. forces during the Vietnam War era. "Hmong troops were

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Freshman Kaoxue Vang tutors through a program that helped her adjust when she immigrated to Minnesota. University of Minnesota freshman Kaoxue Vang, left, helps Pao Lee, center, and Pao Xiong, right, with an assignment on dinosaurs. Vang tutors every Sunday night through the Sunday Tutoring Program hosted by the Minnesota Center for Neighborhood Organizing. Vang was tutored in the program when

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Photo by TRUE THAO Kabzuag Vaj speaks at the Capitol during a rally in the spring. On Thursday, she will be recognized at the White House for her work against domestic violence. A local Hmong leader is being recognized at the White House on Thursday in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kabzuag (pronounced Kaj-u-wa) Vaj is co-founder and co-executive director of Freedom Inc., a

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Photos By: Jeff Rutherford Friends, family and fashion lovers filled McNamara Alumni Center Friday for the Center for Hmong Arts & Talent’s (CHAT) annual fundraising-fashion show, Fresh Traditions V. The excitement generated by the fashion show could be felt within minutes of walking into Memorial Hall. Everything and everyone in the room seemed to be in constant motion, generating an

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This Friday Fresh Traditions, the annual fashion-show fundraiser for the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT), joins MNFashion Week, offering the only runway show in the Twin Cities that features all Hmong designers. The event began five years ago when a group of Hmong designers approached CHAT in hopes to create a platform to showcase their work. According to Oskar Lee, who does public

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I went to a very interesting exhibit at the Center for Hmong Studies. Lee Pao Xiong, executive director for the center told me that the exhibit is about looking at Hmong History through Textiles. He went on to say how the hand production of hemp cloth has been an integral part of traditional Hmong culture from birth to burial. While I was familiar with some of the finer elements of Hmong

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An elderly Hmong man and his son were allegedly killed when the forced repatriation of several dozen hilltribe people to Laos last week turned violent, according to rights advocates in the US. Yang Chao, 68, and his son Peng Chao, 21, were reportedly beaten by Lao officials because they tried to resist being put on boats to go back across the Mekong to Vientiane on September 28. Witnesses rang

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One more example of the valley's diversity: Congregation Beth Shalom is holding a poker tournament Saturday, the proceeds of which will benefit the synagogue's education program. They'll play Texas Hold 'em, a game named for a state that's in the thick of the immigration debate. The tournament's star attraction will be Jerry Yang, who was born in Laos, migrated to the United States and won

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Author: Swartz, Teresa, Jennifer C. Lee, and Jeylan T. Mortimer St. Paul is home to the largest urban Hmong population in the United States. The first generation of Hmong immigrant children have come of age in this country, passing through American schools, beginning their work life, and starting their own families. The Youth Development Studyﾗan ongoing longitudinal study of youth development

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KITCHENER, Ont. — As a child, Peter Her went to First Hmong Mennonite Church with his mother and younger brothers, but during his teenage years he tried to distance himself from his Hmong roots, his faith and the church. “I didn’t want anything to do with God or with my people. I didn’t want to be Hmong. I didn’t want to be Asian. I wanted to be like everybody else. I wanted to be accepted by

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While people of all cultures experience sleep paralysis in similar ways, the specific form and intensity it takes varies from one group to the next Alexis Madrigal - Alexis Madrigal is a senior editor at The Atlantic. He's the author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology. Follow him on Google Plus. More Alexis Madrigal is a senior editor at The Atlantic. He's the

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An award-winning multicultural literary magazine is honoring D.C. Everest Oral History Project students for their creative work in promoting cultural diversity and an appreciation of nature and ecology. The magazine Skipping Stones is awarding D.C. Everest High School students who worked on “Zaj Lus: A Bilingual Hmong Story Book” with 2011 Skipping Stones Youth Honor Awards. “Zaj Lus” is a

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Officer Kou Vang told a roomful of young Hmong soccer players that he grew up wanting to be a police officer and remembers watching Wonder Woman and Starsky & Hutch on TV. He said in everything he’s done in his almost 21-year career, his interest has always been with community, Hmong community in particular. When he worked in the gang unit, he also started, as a volunteer, an after-school

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Yami Lee, seen at the Empire Theater on Aug. 16, hopes to be a music star in the Southeast Asian and mainstream markets. STOCKTON - When she performs at open-mic nights in and around Stockton, even at venues where her sound - she calls it "folk R&B" - isn't the popular sound, Yami Lee plays to cheers and encouragement. When she sings along the region's circuit of Hmong New Year celebrations

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Her Vang The Diversity Center at Gustavus Adolphus College will have a new face in it this fall as Her Vang has been named Assistant Director of Multicultural Programs. Prior to joining the administration at Gustavus, Vang was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota, where his work explored the evolution of Hmong transnational politics in

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Hundreds honor 1st Sgt. Shua P. Yang, retiring after 23 years of Army service 1st Sgt. Shua P. Yang choked back more than just a few tears when it was his turn to take the podium at the Elks Club in Sheboygan. After viewing a special video of his accomplishments covering a 23-year Army career, and listening to the well-wishes and words of thanks from the 200 people who came Saturday night to

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Some garden in the name of community building. Others do it for beauty’s sake. And then there are those who just like a good tomato. The Twin Cities are full of community gardeners. According to Gardening Matters, 50 new gardens broke ground in the Twin Cities since spring 2010, and some established spaces have seen waitlists so long that the lists had to be closed. On August 6, gardens opened

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After Kathy Mouacheupao resigned from her position as Executive Director at the Center for Hmong Arts and Culture (CHAT), where she started working as a teaching artist in 2001, all sorts of recognition came her way. She received a Sally Award from the Ordway, she was profiled in the Star Tribune, CHAT honored her with a commitment to setting up a scholarship in her name, and she received a Bush

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Cute, huh? From Time magazine here

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When Fresno investor Dang Vang went public with his plans to build a Hmong town business center in east-central Fresno, hundreds of people showed up for his announcement, and dozens eventually put down cash to reserve space for their booths. One year later, Vang's business partners aren't sure where he is, and the project appears to be dead. Many in Fresno's Hmong community wonder what happened

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Lormong Lo in 1997. The 5-foot-tall Laotian immigrant, who served seven years on the Omaha City Council, died in his sleep last week after feeling ill. He was 52.  Former Omaha City Councilman Lormong Lo morphed quickly from lowly and unassuming to bold and assertive during his seven years on the council. When board members selected the soft-spoken, 5-foot-tall Laotian immigrant to fill a

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PAJ NTAUB ~ THE ROSE CLOTH Directed by Seng Yang and starring: Steve Moua, Nancy Vang and Gideon Xiong. Synopsis:A love triangle between two good friends Nraug Hli Xiong aka 'X', Tou Lee and a fictional dream girl, Nkauj Hnub Xiong. X is every woman's dream man. He's successful, intelligent and beyond gorgeous, but even with all his good fortune X is empty knowing and sensing that his life

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The cold, rainy spring has held many local farmers back from bringing produce to the area farmers’ markets. But there is one market that is open rain, shine or snow. It is the Hmong Village at 1001 Johnson Boulevard in St. Paul. Opened last November, the market features 35 produce booths, 17 food booths, 230 merchant stalls, a number of services, and 40 offices. It was the intent of its creator

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Hmong clan leaders will learn specific steps they can take to prevent domestic abuse and violence in their communities at a July 9 conference in Wausau. The daylong conference, called Breaking the Silence, Collaboratively, will outline for the state's Hmong clan leaders protocols they should follow when they learn about family abuse -- or the threat of it. The protocols were developed by the

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Ly Seo Ho performs a piece of Hmong’s martial arts in front of his house in Ban Pho Commune, Lao Cai Province Dubbed a “living cultural treasure,” one man is a repository of music, dance and martial arts of the ethnic minority community of Hmong people in the northern province of Lao Cai. At 66, Ly Seo Ho looks like any other senior citizen of Ban Pho Commune, where about 568 Hmong families

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With less than a month until July 4th, the question needs to be asked, “Will the Hmong Sports Festival happen this year?” There are no fliers posted. The website is “Under Construction”. And when you call the front desk of Lao Family in St. Paul—the event’s organizer for the last 30 years--the answer is consistently the same: “We believe the Sports Festival will happen on July 4th

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If one person in a relationship believes the couple is married and the other says they're not, what does the law say? A Maplewood woman divorcing her husband of 18 years argued she should be treated as a spouse because she had a "good-faith belief" that they were legally married. Initially wed in the Hmong tradition, Su Xiong and Choa Yang Xiong described themselves as husband and wife,

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This Memorial Day weekend we recognize the service of our veterans in America. I was adopted from Laos by a family of military men and women, and have a deep appreciation for this day. I was raised with family stories about the Army, Navy and Air Force and many of my friends were Marines. Growing up, I learned from my parents about the secret war in Laos that took place while America was

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On Saturday, May 28, Henry Asian Club students joined other Hmong students in fanning out across north Minneapolis, visiting Hmong families devastated by the tornado. Two days before, tornado rescue volunteers were reporting difficulties talking with some Hmong families when doorknocking stricken blocks, because of language challenges and some families being too scared to open the door. The

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Maybe Nouchie Xiong's experience in becoming a teacher with Breakthrough Saint Paul tells this story best. Xiong, an American woman of Hmong heritage, was headed toward her second year at the then College of St. Catherine, an education major looking for a summer job, when she heard of Breakthrough Saint Paul, an academic enrichment program aimed at helping high potential, low-income middle

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Touby Lyfoung fought for education, civil rights Hundreds of people turned out on Sheboygan's chilly lakefront at Deland Park Monday to celebrate the newest addition to the Lao, Hmong and American Veterans Memorial — a dedication to a man who championed civil rights and education for the Hmong people. During the two-hour ceremony, a triangular granite panel was unveiled to celebrate the life of

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Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, an assistant history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has produced a scholarly examination of the Hmong refugee experience. Hmong America: Reconstructing Community in Diaspora, by Chia Youyee Vang, $25, University of Illinois Press, December 2010, ISBN-10: 9780252077593, ISBN-13: 978-0252077593, pp. 192. Dr. Chia Youyee Vang only has hazy, disjointed

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Acting as squirrels in a modern-day fable to teach lessons about using national parks and other public lands are Kaylee Xiong, left, and Malina Moua with Phasoua Vang. By Cynthia Boyd | Friday, May 20, 2011 In another sign of our diverse and changing times, Smokey Bear, in a locally produced video being distributed around the country, delivers his famous “only you can prevent wildfires fires”

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HANOI - HMONG people who staged a rare protest in north-western Vietnam were lured by a cult that says the world will end this Saturday, according to a pastor with links to the ethnic minority group. Doan Trung Tin, who leads the nationwide Vietnam Good News Mission Church, told AFP on Thursday that about 60 families from his church went to the remote north-west for a gathering of Hmong

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Allied Pharmacy staff, from left, Mai Choua Lor, Pharmacy Technician, Philipp Yang, business manager, and Dr. Bee Her Vang, PharmD, MD. Dr. Bee Her Vang, PharmD, MD opened Alliance Pharmacy about two months ago, where the physician-pharmacist is taking on plenty of new clients offering a personalized alternative to the big pharmacy. Alliance Pharmacy is the newest addition to the St. Paul

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ARLINGTON, Virginia — A legendary Hmong general who led a CIA-backed "secret army" in the Vietnam war was honored at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, three months after US authorities refused his burial there. In a move hailed by his family, the US Army sent an honor guard and wreath-bearer for the ceremony for General Vang Pao and other veterans at Arlington, the traditional resting place

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LOS ANGELES — The legendary Hmong general who led a CIA-backed "secret army" during the Vietnam war is to be honored in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, organizers said. A US Army honor guard will join the ceremony for General Vang Pao and other military leaders at Arlington, three months after US authorities refused appeals for the veteran to be buried there, following his

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WASHINGTON — Sheboygan resident Phia Lee, one of thousands of Hmong who aided the CIA during the Vietnam War, said Thursday that Laotian-Hmong veterans deserve GI benefits for their service. Lee, who participated in a Capitol Hill forum on Laos and Vietnam with his son, Ge Lee, said through an interpreter that the “Hmong people and Laotian people have helped American people since the 1960s, and

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Hundreds of Hmong people are still in hiding in north-west Vietnam a week after an outbreak of unrest, a priest has told the BBC Vietnamese service. Hmong Pastor Thao A Tham said the security forces had arrested more than 100 people over the violence. Officials said "extremists" had been detained - but gave no exact figures. Thousands of Hmong people clashed with security forces in Dien Bien

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Vietnam's government said Thursday it detained "extremists" after rare unrest involving thousands of ethnic Hmong belonging to a religious group that assembled to await the arrival of their God. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga's statement Thursday is Vietnam's first acknowledgment of arrests in the incident. Nga did not say how many were detained or whether there were deaths or

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RECENT HISTORY: Details from a figurative Hmong drawing, made in Laos, describe recent events in the people's history: the escape from Laos, life in refugee camps in Thailand, and the new start in countries like the United States. (Maya Mizrahi/The Epoch Times) With its large quantities of multicolored fabrics and accessories, walking through the nighttime market in Luang Prabang—known as Laos

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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) has announced that it has sealed off the area of the demonstrations to independent journalists and news media, baring journalists from covering the events involving thousands of protesters, and has deployed army troops to end the public rallies and appeals. At least sixty-three Hmong have been killed by the Vietnam People's Army to date. Today, fresh

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HANOI, Vietnam – Thousands of ethnic Hmong have returned to their homes after Vietnamese security forces broke up more than a week of religious activities near the northwestern border with Laos, a church official said Monday. Nguyen Huu Mac, head of the northern Evangelical Church of Vietnam, said he has been in regular contact with church members who were involved in the gathering in Muong Nhe

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Preacher: Hmong cult meeting broken up in Vietnam (AP) – 2 hours ago HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A church official says security forces broke up a gathering of thousands of ethnic Hmong in northwest Vietnam where believers had been waiting for their God to appear and take them to the promised land. Nguyen Huu Mac, head of the northern Evangelical Church of Vietnam, said Monday he has been in regular

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HANOI — Vietnamese soldiers clashed with ethnic Hmong after thousands staged a rare protest in a remote mountain area calling for greater autonomy and religious freedom, a military source said Thursday. The Vietnamese army sent troop reinforcements after the demonstrations broke out several days ago in Dien Bien province in the far northwest of the communist nation, near the border with China

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HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has deployed troops to contain a rare protest by ethnic Hmong Christians, some of whom were calling for an independent kingdom, diplomatic and other sources said on Friday, and the government indicated the unrest was still going on. The demonstration by as many as 7,000 people in the far-flung mountains of Dien Bien Province, near the northwestern border with Laos and

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Security forces quashed a rare protest of hundreds of ethnic Hmong calling for an independent state, officials said Thursday. Giang Thi Hoa, vice president of the People’s Committee in Dien Bien Province, said the situation near the border with Laos was brought under control after several days. She did not provide more details. Source

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The impoverished Viet-Hmong people of Dien Bien in Vietnam and northern Laos are merely seeking relief from religious, economic and political oppression under the communist regime in Hanoi, as well as more basic human rights and fundamental liberty and autonomy, and an end to the corrupt and illegal logging of their sacred mountain homelands; that is all, so the Hanoi regime's propaganda against

Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535320732377404085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921435710269108498.post-49635234048171237112011-05-05T09:52:00.003-04:002011-05-05T09:52:43.692-04:00

Thursday, 5 May 2011, 5:19 pm Press Release: Centre for Public Policy Analysis Vietnam, Laos Uprising: 28 Hmong Protesters Killed Thousands of Viet-Hmong minority political and religious dissidents along the Laos - Vietnam border, who are staging mass protests demanding religious freedom and land reforms from the communist regime in Hanoi, have been attacked by Vietnam People's Army (VPA)

Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535320732377404085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921435710269108498.post-3147973815072349812011-05-05T09:52:00.000-04:002011-05-05T09:52:00.510-04:00

The Hmong American Federal Credit Union in St. Paul was seized by federal regulators Wednesday because of operational weaknesses. The credit union, which has 716 members and has served the Hmong community since its opening in 1984, is now being operated by the National Credit Union Administration, a federal agency. The credit union's sole office on Western Avenue in St. Paul has been moved to 56

Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535320732377404085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921435710269108498.post-46276172759315431662011-05-04T12:35:00.002-04:002011-05-04T12:35:32.695-04:00

Thousands of ethnic Hmong people in Vietnam are holding a protest calling for autonomy in a rare outbreak of unrest, a local official tells the BBC. The district administrator told the BBC the protesters had kidnapped a group of local officials during the unrest. Soldiers have been drafted in from neighbouring areas in the remote Dien Bien province. It is unclear whether those taken captive

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Relatives and supporters of three Americans jailed and tortured in Laos are appealing to the Obama administration to put high-level pressure on the communist government for their release. However, one of the leaders of the campaign for their freedom suspects that President Obama might ignore their plea, as he seeks better relations with the Southeast Asian nation despite its brutal human rights

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A Hmong Boy's Story by Yakao Yang During the Vietnam War, the Hmong people helped the United States fight the Vietnamese communist regime. As you know the U.S. did not win the war and only prolonged the inevitable advance of communism. The Vietnamese were very cruel to the Hmong people who fought against them and as a result many Hmong people entered refugee camps and tried to find a way to

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"Our families in Minnesota, and many in the Laotian and Hmong-American community, are appealing to President Barack Obama, the White House and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to press the Lao government to immediately release the three Hmong men who were arrested and wrongly imprisoned in Laos for over three and a half years, without charges being filed," said Sheng Xiong of St. Paul,

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Hmong families in northcentral Wisconsin are learning to eat healthier as part of Marathon County's Hmong Heritage Month. A dietitian educated families at the Boys and Girls Club in Wausau on Saturday on what foods Hmong families should be cooking with. An emphasis was placed on rice, because the majority of families eat white rice for two or three meals a day. "We're going to try recipes that

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stars Hmong Georgia folks. Props!!! Cannot wait. For those who don't know Hmong, there is English subs :D The video won't let me embed but watch it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAxcs36p4Vg Synopsis: A love triangle between two good friends Nraug Hli Xiong aka 'X', Tou Lee and a fictional dream girl, Nkauj Hnub Xiong. X is every woman's dream man. He's successful, intelligent and beyond

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Words by Nick Ahlmark, photographs by Nicole Precel Back in the mid-1990s I was on a gap year before university and had somehow ended up in mid-West America. Wandering through a neighbourhood in La Crosse, Wisconsin, I saw groups of women in brightly-coloured dresses tending to corn crops in their front gardens and washing their clothes in large buckets on their porches. In one of America's

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WASHINGTON & MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A coalition of Laotian and Hmong non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA), have joined the families of three Hmong-Americans from Minnesota in issuing an international appeal for the release of their relatives who have been imprisoned in Laos for over three years

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As a small child, MayKao Hang fled war-ravaged Laos with her family for the dubious safety of a resettlement camp in Thailand. They were, like thousands of other Hmong refugees, an impoverished people without a country. That quickly changed. "I'm 38," said MayKao Hang, a graduate of Como Park Senior High School, Brown University and the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. "I came to the

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Friday, 22 April 2011, 10:14 am Press Release: Center for Public Policy Analysis Laos: Appeal for Release of 3 Hmong-Americans Washington, D.C., Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, April 21, 2011 Center for Public Policy Analysis info@centerforpublicpolicyanalysis.org The Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) and a coalition of Laotian and Hmong non-governmental organizations have joined

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Over a span of about seven years, filmmaker Christopher Woon documented how a love of hip-hop and break-dancing united Hmong American youth nationwide. By Nalea J. Ko, Reporter Published April 20, 2011 Christopher Woon first turned his camera lens on a Hmong community of break-dancers some seven years ago. The fifth generation Chinese American filmmaker documented a group of Hmong American

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It's time to immerse yourself into a beautiful cultural event that's full of color, music, and dancing. It's yet another chance this April for you to participate in the 8th Annual Marathon County Hmong Heritage Month festivities. Posted: 7:50 AM Apr 20, 2011 Reporter: Bao Vang Email Address: bvang@wsaw.com It's time to immerse yourself into a beautiful cultural event that's full of color,

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WASHINGTON — Laotian and Vietnamese troops have killed four Hmong Christian women after confiscating their Bible, a US rights group said Friday, condemning growing persecutions of people for their faith in Laos. The Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) said the unarmed highland Hmong women were "summarily executed" on Thursday in northeastern Xieng Khouang province by soldiers from a special

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BUCHANAN — A ceremony to receive a son of the late Hmong leader and military hero, Gen. Vang Pao, drew hundreds of families from Wisconsin and Minnesota to the Fox Cities on Saturday. Neng Chue Vang, who lives in Phoenix, has been touring the state to comfort mourners and thank them for their support during his father’s January funeral. About 350 people attended Saturday’s event. “After the

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The son of Gen. Vang Pao aims to fill his late father's role as a Hmong cultural leader, and is touring Wisconsin to meet that goal. NengChu Vang is visiting with Hmong and other community leaders in Wausau on Thursday and today, and will speak at a meeting of the Hmong 18 Council of Wisconsin in Appleton on Saturday. Vang Pao, who died Jan. 6 in Clovis, Calif., had developed a leadership

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Thirty-five years ago this month, the first Hmong family arrived in Marathon County. In the following years, hundreds of other families followed and settled into the community. Now, there are more than 5,000 Hmong who call this area home. Every year in April, they make it a point to celebrate their journey and life in America. A small group of people have been working hard for months to

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Detail from a Hmong story cloth, among the works on display at the Groton Public Library, 99 Main St., through April 16. (Thao Kong) When the narrative nonfiction work “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down’’ by Anne Fadiman was chosen for the annual Groton Reads program, organizer Cheney Harper asked Deborah Santoro, curator of the Owen Smith Shuman Gallery at the Groton Public Library, to

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By fall, Sacramento's Susan B. Anthony Elementary School may be the first public school in California and the second nationwide to implement a Hmong/English dual-language program. The only thing that may prevent such a program from taking off is a lack of interest among parents and students, so Lee Yang, Sacramento City Unified School District administrator of elementary curriculum and

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Pharmacist Lou Lor Lucassen helps a customer Thursday during a prescription pickup at Walgreens at West Mason and Oneida Streets in Green Bay. / M.P. King/Press-Gazette Pharmacy career inspired by challenges faced, desire to help BELLEVUE — When Lou Lor Lucassen's dad lost a lot of weight after he was diagnosed with diabetes, her mother, who doesn't speak English, blamed his medications. She

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Vientiane's recent decision to allow Laotian students to study for bachelor degrees in the Thai language represents a new benchmark of Thai-Lao relations. For decades, this has been an off-area for ties across the Mekong. Until recently, students could study only for masters and post graduate degrees with English language instruction in Thai universities, when scholarships were available.

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Collection of "all things Hmong" is too big for current home. On a quiet St. Paul street sits a modest house that is a hidden portal to the past. Inside, for public viewing, are the Hmong Archives -- a vast collection of maps, books, photographs and other assorted objects chronicling Hmong life through the years. Like their once-migratory owners, the items in the nation's largest repository of

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Cha Yeng Lee, in the living room of his Sheboygan home, talks about his experiences in the Special Guerrilla Unit during the Vietnam War and how the unit helped U.S. troops fight the Communist regime Cha Yeng Lee recalls his 15 years fighting in the Secret War Yer Lee considers her father, Cha Yeng Lee, a hero — for raising her and her brothers and sisters in their adopted hometown of

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Decades after US forces exited the Vietnam War the remnants of a CIA-backed force of Lao villagers still live in fear in the jungle. In a clearing deep inside the Laotian jungle, a group of Hmong fall to the groundand beg me for help as soon asthey see me. Chor Her, a skinny man wearing torn camouflage, is the only one toremain standing. He salutes before joining the others on the muddy ground

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Lincoln High School senior Kang Chu Thao holds up her favorite of the pieces of clothing she has designed that will be part of a fashion show Saturday afternoon at Lincoln. Also shown are other pieces Thao made, as well as some traditional Hmong clothing that will be part of the show. (Sue Pischke/HTR) MANITOWOC — Kang Chu Thao has wanted to work in the fashion industry since she was a little

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Shou Herr from the Hmong community showed visitors some of the story quilts created by the Laotian people. The embroidery tells the story of the Hmong people's journey from Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Below is an article published by: Fond Du Lac Reporter As Russian dancers twirled before a large crowd Saturday attending Celebrate CommUNITY, Ishmon Harris told of the event's origins. It

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SUN-STAR PHOTO BY MARCI STENBERG Dad Thay Vang sits with daughters Paliacha Vang, 5, and Kalia Vang, 3, bottom left, as Vang’s wife, Sheng Her, holds JeeMang Vang, 2. The couple, both Hmong, came to Merced almost five years ago from Thailand, where they lived in a refugee camp. Tom Petty was wrong. The rocker's classic song's lyrics, "You don't have to live like a refugee," didn't take into

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FRESNO, Calif. Only a few hundred mourners remained in downtown Fresno on Wednesday morning, after an all-night blessing ceremony, to witness the final stage of a six-day funeral for revered Hmong leader Gen. Vang Pao. The traditional Hmong funeral service at the Fresno Convention Center for Vang, who was a U.S. ally during the Vietnam War, ended quickly compared to the elaborate opening

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LOS ANGELES — Emotional and angry Hmong on Wednesday buried legendary general Vang Pao in California after failing to win a funeral with US military honors for the commander of the Vietnam War-era secret army. Mourners in traditional costumes escorted Vang Pao's body to the Los Angeles area for a burial at a private cemetery after an elaborate six-day funeral in Fresno, the central California

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Thousands of mourners gathering in Fresno since last week for the funeral of Gen. Vang Pao have been a boon to the local economy, business owners said Tuesday. Restaurants, stores and hotels reported a noticeable spike in customers since the six-day funeral began Friday for the Hmong leader, who died Jan. 6 in a Clovis hospital at 81. The funeral concludes this morning. Sushi Hana, across the

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The Army has denied an Arlington National Cemetery burial for a former Laotian general who was a U.S. ally in the Vietnam War and a hero to the Hmong people, the Associated Press says. The news comes as thousands of Lao and American veterans gathered in central California to begin the six-day funeral for Gen. Vang Pao, the Fresno Bee reports. The AP confirms what the Sacramento Bee

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Mourners of Gen. Vang Pao said Sunday that bad weather, flight delays and international travel could not prevent them from flocking to Fresno to pay their final respects to their revered leader. Some said they traveled from the Midwest, others said they came from half-way around the world to attend Vang's funeral, in its third day Sunday at the Fresno Convention Center's New Exhibit Hall. "He

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FRESNO, Calif. — If Vang Pao had died a simple farmer like so many other Hmong here, his funeral would have been an elaborate affair. For three days, as Hmong custom has it, his family and friends would have mourned in high-pitched chants, feasted on freshly slaughtered beef and burned a giant pile of paper money to buy his soul into the spirit world. But Gen. Vang Pao was no plain Hmong

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FRESNO, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Hmong Gen. Vang Pao's family is not asking he be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, although his American comrades think he deserves the honor. On the second day of Vang's traditional Hmong funeral in Fresno, Calif., Saturday his eldest son, Francois Chao Vang, told The Sacramento Bee his father "never expressed where he would like to be buried

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FRESNO – The death of Gen. Vang Pao leaves a void in the Hmong community worldwide, with many wondering who will advocate for expatriates and lead the fight for the thousands who still live in the jungles of Laos. Now a leader, or group of leaders, is needed to help the Hmong community grow stronger, many say. "We need leaders – not just one, but leaders – who can foster Hmong values and

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The U.S. Army has denied a request that Major General Vang Pao, an ethnic Hmong military leader who supported the American effort in the Vietnam War, be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The decision came despite the support of four Democrats who asked military leaders to allow Pao to be buried in the Virginia cemetery, in recognition of his work with the U.S. military. Pao, 81, died on Jan

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Thousands of mourners poured into downtown Fresno on Friday to remember Gen. Vang Pao, a U.S. ally in the Vietnam War and pillar in the American Hmong community. Military veterans who served Vang in southeast Asia paraded through crowd-lined streets alongside family and friends dressed in traditional Hmong garb. The procession, which led with Vang's casket in a horse-drawn carriage, marked

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FRESNO, Calif. - Tens of thousands of mourners are flocking to central California this weekend to honor the late Gen. Vang Pao, a key Unites States ally in Vietnam who inspired unparalleled reverence among the ethnic Hmong he led in battle and later helped to resettle in far-flung communities across the globe. Vang Pao, who commanded CIA-funded guerrillas in the jungles of Laos, died at age 81

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