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Changing state law to define them as veterans would unlock state veterans benefits like the GI bill or access to the state's ...
Fewer than 1,000 Hmong veterans in Minnesota who secretly fought the CIA’s war in Laos want formal recognition as veterans.
In California, where approximately 107,000 Hmong reside, the origin of the state’s two Hmong stations, as told by Marc ...
For years, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Lao people in Minnesota have said they’ve struggled to get specific recognition in state cultural program funding.
A story of perseverance leads from the shores of the Mekong River to the founding of the world’s first and only Hmong ...
Brandon Vang, who reflected on his family’s support in his first comments as a Fresno City Council member, was sworn in on ...
Xiong said her grandfather fought alongside American CIA operatives, aiding fallen soldiers. Many Hmong Americans arrived in Wisconsin after the Secret War was brought to light. The state now ...
the CIA organized a secret war in neighboring Laos to prevent communism from spreading deeper into Southeast Asia. The Hmong fought for the U.S. — and for themselves— to keep Ho Chi Minh’s ...