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July 14, 2007

Hmong leader accused in plot to overthrow Laos released on bail
US Magistrate Dale Drozd ordered the 77-year-old leader of the Hmong community in America released on a $1.5 million bond after relatives agreed to post ...
Hmong leader released on bail BBC News
Hmong leaders charged in plot released San Jose Mercury News
Hmong History is Full of Sad and Tragic Stories-ABC30.com, CA
After the fall of Vietnam, the US pulled out and the Hmong were branded as enemies for colluding with the US. Tens of thousands of them were raped or killed ...
CIA tie to Hmong claimed Sacramento Bee
The War is Over - Asian Week


June 19, 2007
Leader in Trouble: 'Hmong Unite Like Never Before'
New California Media, CA -MINNEAPOLIS – After coming into power in 1975, the communist Pathet Lao vowed in official decrees that it would exterminate the Hmong who sided with ...
Hmong want leader freed Los Angeles Times
WISC Madison Board Removes Hmong General's Name From School
WSAW, WI - (AP) -- A new Madison elementary school won't be named for Hmong General Vang Pao after all. The Madison Metropolitan School Board decided last night to go ...
School Board Drops New School's Name, OKs Teacher Contract WISC Bad news for Hmong
School needs new name after unanimous vote to drop Vang Pao The Capital Times Headline hit hard on Hmong
School Board has final exam The Capital Times Vang Pao continues flame other concern..
Sacramento Bee Hmong rally for 'The General' Bee Staff Writers Sacramento Bee/Kevin German T hong Lor, left, of Stockton, joins a crowd of about 1000 Hmong ...
Second day of Hmong protests expected Sacramento Bee
Hmong gather at California Capitol to support Gen. Vang
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Hmong rally at Capitol Sacramento, free the gen.
Hmong-American suspected of association with anti-Laos plotter ...
AP BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A Hmong American suspected of having links to the leader of a US-based plot to overthrow the government of Laos has been ...
Hmong community rallies for general accused in Laos plot
Lansing State Journal, MI - Xiong was among more than 200 people from the Hmong community in Michigan who gathered at the Capitol Monday in support of the general.
Day In Court Coming For 11 People Suspected Of Plotting To
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ABC30.com, CA - Investigators say 10 Hmong men and one former California National Guardsman are behind the plot. They're accusing a Fresno man of writing the plot, ...
Hmong gather to show unity Fresno Bee (subscription)
Minneapolis City Pages The Outsiders
Minneapolis City Pages, MN - 1 hour ago
But the recent Hmong refugee was frustrated at his slow progress in picking up the new language. "In the Hmong class, we just speak Hmong most of the time," ...

June 14, 2007

Hmong ChaoFa: Largest Deportation in Recent Times
UNPO, Netherlands - FORUM-ASIA reiterates its condemnation of the government of Thailand for the forced repatriation of 163 Hmong Lao asylum seekers on 9 June 2007. ...
The secret Drug War Lives On - BERKELEY, Calif. - The recent arrests of General Vang Pao, the former leader of royalist forces in Laos, and a retired U.S. army lieutenant colonel, Harrison Jack, for plotting to inflict al-Qaeda like terror on the capital of Laos
Hmong Deportations from Thailand
Media Newswire (press release) - On Saturday, June 9, the Royal Thai Government deported about 160 ethnic Hmong who had fled from Laos in recent months. ...

June 4, 2007

Hmong ChaoFa: Refugees Refouled
UNPO, Netherlands - 7 hours ago- ( Bangkok ) FORUM-ASIA condemns the flagitious acts of the government of Thailand in their forced repatriation of 31 Hmong Lao back to Laos on Friday, ...
Local Hmong residents remember Vang Pao's role during war
The Capital Times, WI - 3 hours ago - They hid in the jungle by day, and tried to make their way to the Mekong River by night so they could cross into Thailand, where there were refugee camps. ...

June 3, 2007

Thailand send back illegal Hmong immigrants
Radio Australia, Australia - May 27, 2007- The spokesman did not say whether there were any children in the group, or where in Thailand the Hmong had entered the country. ...
Thailand sends 31 ethnic Hmong back to Laos
Nation Multimedia, Thailand - May 27, 2007- Piriya did not say whether there were any children in the group, or where in Thailand the Hmong had entered the country. The Thai government insists that ...

April 14, 2007

US Balancing Needs of Refugees, Thwarting Terrorism
In August 2006, for example, she issued a waiver unblocking thousands of Burma's ethnic Karen people, now living in refugee camps in Thailand, from applying ...
Hmong Leader from Eau Claire dies in Laos
WKBT, WI - When their village fell to Communists, Xiong and his family fled to a refugee camp in Thailand and eventually ended up in Eau Claire in 1980. ...
Hmong ChaoFa: Threat of Deportation
UNPO, Netherlands - In December 2005, Thailand forcibly returned 27 Hmong refugees, 22 of them children separated from their parents, to Laos . ...
Historian campaigns to rename Thailand Siam
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - The image is enhanced by the antique architecture of the university, which was inaugurated in 1934 when Thailand was called Siam. On a Tuesday afternoon, ...

April 5, 2007

Provision of Patriot Act treats Hmong as terrorists
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Apr 5, 2007
Her father, cousin and others were among thousands of Hmong trained by the CIA to fight Communist forces in Laos during the Vietnam War. ...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - Apr 3, 2007
The dedication to the Laos Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery states, "In memory of the Hmong and Lao combat veterans and their American advisors who ...
Hmong Leader from Eau Claire dies in Laos
WKBT, WI - Apr 4, 2007
A Hmong leader from Eau Claire has died while traveling in Laos. Joe Bee Xiong was with family in his native country when he died, possibly of heart-related ...

March 3, 2007

Prof tells colleagues he was misquoted on Hmong comments (WKBT La cross). MADISON, Wis. A University of Wisconsin law professor says he's preparing a written response to the criticism he's received over comments in a class that were seen as disparaging Hmong people.
February 28, 2007

Hmong students demand apology from Wisconsin law professor (Associated Press). MADISON, Wis. - Hmong students are demanding a University of Wisconsin law professor publicly apologize for remarks they...
February 19, 2007
Anti-Terror Laws Prevents Vietnam War Allies From US Entry
11- era laws aimed at keeping terrorists out of the United States have disqualified many Hmong refugees, they very people specially recognized by Congress for...
Anti-Terror Laws Prevents Vietnam War Allies From US Entry
11 - era laws aimed at keeping terrorists out of the United States have disqualified many Hmong refugees, they very people specially recognized by Congress for...

February 15, 2007

Australia to take 200 Lao Refugees from Thailand.
BANGKOK - Australia plans to give refugees to 200 of about 8,000 Lao enthinci Hmong refugees currently in Thailand, foreign Minister Alexander Sowner said on Tuesday.

January 30, 2007

Thai Halts 153 Hmong refugees on stand-off. Tuesday morning Thai authorities and Laos planed to deport the 153 Hmong refugees who detained in Nong Khai to Laos. It had been an eefort from the UNHCR to halts off the deportation.

January 24, 2007

UNHCR Concers about the 16 Lao-Hmong deported back to Laos Friday morning in Thailand.
Mandatory Hmong lessons proposed. January 26, 2007. MADISON, Wis. -- State lawmakers on Thursday proposed requiring schools to teach about the Hmong people, saying suspicion of the new immigrants could be eased by an understanding of their past as U.S. allies in the Vietnam War.
Thailand to set up camp for 6,000 Hmong migrants. Thu Jan 11, 10:50 PM ET. BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand plans to set up a temporary camp for more than 6,000 ethnic Hmong migrants, amid controversy over the government's proposal to repatriate them to Laos, according to Thai media reports.
Wisconsin man suspected in death of Hmong hunter is charged with murder. Jan 16, 2007 12:58 PM CST. MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) -- A man suspected in the death of a Hmong hunter found earlier this month in a wildlife refuge has been charged with murder, according to court records Tuesday.
Rights group urges Thailand not to deport Lao Hmong. (By Reuters. Tuesday December 12, 08:55 AM).
NEW YORK Reuters) - Thailand should not deport a group of Lao Hmong asylum seekers because they face grave danger of persecution if returned to their homeland, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Thailand will not force Hmong back to Laos (By Reuters. Tuesday December 12, 12:50 PM )
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will not force a group of 152 ethnic Hmong to return to Laos, where human rights groups say they face possible persecution from the communist government, a senior official said on Tuesday.

August 26, 2006

News From 91.3 KUWS Lautenslager: Vang trial did not leave racial backlash(BusinessNorth). A year after the murder trial of Hmong hunter Chai Vang, the state's attorney general Wednesday says there hasn't been the racist backlash that some people feared. Mike Simonson reports from Superior.

Fish Toxicity Notices In Wisconsin Are Often Ineffective, UW-Madison Researcher Has Found. A UW-Madison researcher has found that fish toxicity notices in Wisconsin are often ineffective and largely fail to inform consumers about the dangers of mercury-contaminated fish.
Teacher added to reduce sixth-grade class size. (Have to do with Hmong some how). After a decision was made regarding the reduction of the sixth grade class size, the middle school staff left and the chairs were nearly empty at the School District of the Menomonie Area board meeting on Monday.
US official to examine refugee issues in Asia. The US official in charge of refugee affairs will travel to Malaysia, Bangladesh and Thailand next week to examine refugee issues, the State Department said.
US official to visit Dhaka to examine refugee issues. refugees and migration affairs, will be accompanied by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, on the Thai portion of the trip.
APAs Launch Nat’l Picture Postcard Campaign. LOS ANGELES — National and local Asian Pacific American organizations held coordinated press conferences in cities across the country to mark the launch of the “We Are America” Picture Postcard Campaign.
2 Arrested in Beating Outside Bar. DENVER — Police have arrested two Asian men in connection with a deadly attack on a white man outside a bar in Downtown Denver.
Raising Funds for St. Paul Urban Tennis
The funds for this program are raised annually, coming from local government, corporations, businesses, grants, and individuals. In 1991, we began with a $10,000 budget to serve 125 young people at 3 sites.

July 23, 2006

Laos rejects 6,000 Hmong at camp (Associated Press). BANGKOK, Thailand — The government of Laos has said that thousands of ethnic Hmong treated as displaced persons by Thailand are not from Laos and should not be repatriated, the Laotian newspaper Vientiane Times reported Saturday.
Vang's lawyer sees no ground for appeal in hunter murders
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune). An attorney for a man serving life prison terms for the shooting deaths of six Wisconsin deer hunters says he has found no basis for an appeal. The decision from assistant state public defender Patrick Donnelly, appointed to handle the appeal after Chai Soua Vang was convicted last September, was announced Friday. Donnelly is to file his report next month with the state Court of Appeals, which
Lawyer won't appeal Vang verdict (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). An attorney for convicted killer Chai Soua Vang has notified a state court that he found no basis to appeal the...

July 20, 2006

Blame Laos for exodus: Vang Pao "I reject such an accusation. I have never said anything (to the Hmong in Laos). Hmong refugees are an old problem since 1975. The government could not solve the problem until now," Vang Pao said on US-based Radio Free Asia, which can be monitored in Laos and Thailand.
Sheboygan memorial to honor Hmong, Lao veterans (Wausau Daily Herald). Dignitaries will unveil the Lao, Hmong and American Veterans Memorial Saturday at Deland Park in Sheboygan. • 10 a.m. — Welcome and Hmong cultural show.

June 9, 2006

Wausau East Class of 2006 embraced differences. Vaab Erin Thao's commencement speech Wednesday at Wausau East High School spoke volumes about this year's graduating class.
Winona adjusting to diversity, but racism still a problem. Cecil Adams left Winona because he couldn’t take the racism anymore. In 1992, when he first moved here, he said police stopped him three times a day just to ask him who he was and what he was doing here.
US calls on Laos to investigate murder of 26 Hmong civilians. BANGKOK (AFP) - The United States called on communist-ruled Laos to investigate the murder of 26 Hmong civilians in April amid allegations that Lao military forces had killed the group.
U.S. urges Laos to investigate alleged massacre Hmong civilians
(Kyodo) _ The United States on Friday called on the government of Laos to investigate a "disturbing" report that its soldiers killed a group of at least 26 minority Hmong civilians in April.
USDA PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION TOOLS TO ASSIST PRODUCERS WITH ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST PREVENTION AND CONTROL .WASHINGTON, June 5, 2006- Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner announced today the launch of the Risk Management Agency's (RMA) Good Farming Practices Documentation Tool.
Police in Thailand have arrested more than 270 ethnic Hmong for illegally entering from Laos.Officials say the 118 men and 113 women was arrested after being found by police in an unauthorised refugee shelter in Phetchabun province close to the border with Laos.
Cancer society hopes to educate Hmong on cancer. WAUSAU, Wis. - The local American Cancer Society is releasing a DVD it hopes will educate the Hmong community about cancer.
Decision delayed in dog-fight case. Ngia Vang, 45, entered an Alford plea in April, which means he maintains his innocence but conceded there is enough evidence to secure a conviction.
Texas Police Use Outreach Programs To Build Trust With Immigrants. GARLAND, Texas_When a group of men posing as police officers robbed several Hispanic immigrants, not all the victims reported the crimes to the real authorities.


May 15, 2006

As one phase of Hmong journey ends, another opens (WDH). It would be easy to declare the Hmong journey to Wausau over. The most recent wave of Hmong immigration ended Thursday night, when 64-year-old Xai Da Xiong and his wife arrived at Central Wisconsin Airport,
SE Asian tribe in Arkansas struggling to get by. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A small number of Hmong tribe members from Southeast Asia moved to Arkansas to start anew during the Vietnam War. Still many are struggling decades later.

May 10, 2006

Law Said Confuses Refugees, Terrorists (AP). ALBANY, N.Y. - Some of Nyunt Win's friends, who once fought with rebel groups in Myanmar and now live in refugee camps, hope to join him in the United States. But they may not make it. Hmong.
Hmong leaders, D.C. Everest officials will meet today (WDH)
Hmong community leaders will meet with D.C. Everest School District officials today to discuss what some parents and students are calling racially charged tension at the junior high school.
Hmong immigration end expected tonight (GBPG) WAUSAU...If all goes as scheduled, the most recent wave of Hmong immigration to Wisconsin will come to an end tonight.
New officers reflect diverse face of city. Growing up in Minnesota's Twin Cities, Bob Yang never liked law enforcement. Routine traffic stops that turned into lengthy searches left the first-generation Hmong American suspicious and distrustful of the authorities.
Asians struggling with health, social and economic issues (Federal Way Mirror) The Mirror While the ongoing immigration debate has called attention to the Latino population entering the U.S. from Mexico, a recent report sheds new light on another population of minorities with similar struggles.
Laos In Depth (ABC Asia Pacific)Voters have gone to the polls in Laos to elect a new National Assembly. All but two of the candidates are from the ruling communist party.
Pa. quilt makers get a hand from Hmong (Baltimore Sun)
Narathi Palua is sewing in the tropical sunshine. His long fingers deftly pull a silver needle through the heavy fabric. He is 13, gangly, all legs and arms and neck, but his feet - easily a size 10 - anchor his frame and portend a growth spurt.

April 22, 2006

Coleman to inquire about Hmong graves (5 Eyewitness News)
ST. PAUL (AP) - Mayor Chris Coleman said he will ask U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan this weekend to push for an investigation into reports of desecrated Hmong graves at a refugee camp in Thailand.
Racing pigeon thefts may be linked to gangs (5 Eyewitness News)
The Metro Gang Strike Force is investigating the possible connection between thefts of racing pigeons and Hmong gangs. Three men who race pigeons locally say more than 600 of their pigeons have been stolen, a loss valued at nearly $200,000. They say not enough is being done to prevent the thefts.
Melting pot spicier with a dash of qeej (MSJ) The world is overflowing with all living things. That is why someone must die. From "Song of Expiring Life," part of a traditional Hmong funeral played on qeej. The translation is by Catherine Falk, an ethnomus...
Posted April 22, 2006 Children invite community to celebrate parents' lives (WDH).Family is important to Nhia Soua Xiong, so much so that he spent nearly 15 years fighting the war in Laos to protect his. "If I didn't fight, I would have had to stand and watch my family be slaughtered," Xiong said. "I had to defend my family."
Hmong grave desecrations (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Members of the Hmong community and students at the University of Minnesota met Wednesday with St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and City Council President Kathy Lantry about grave desecrations at a Hmong refugee camp in Thailand. Background:


April 14, 2006

Lawsuit in police shooting dismissed Mentally ill man's family pressed case (Pioneer Press)Ending a lawsuit over a shooting that seemed to cause anguish for everyone involved, a federal judge Thursday threw out a case brought by survivors of a mentally ill man killed by a St. Paul police officer in 2002.
Valley Hmong Seek Action in Kidnappings (KFSN-TV)
A mystery in Thailand has hit close to home for some Hmong living in the Valley and they're demanding answers.
Vang moved to Iowa prison (Rice Lake) Chai Soua Vang has been moved from the Waupun prison to an Iowa prison to avoid any potential safety concerns for corrections staff and inmates. Vang, 37
Killer says he wishes he could 'take it back' BRIGHTON - Two sets of tearful eyes connected Wednesday morning in Adams County District Court.

April 8, 2006

Vang guilty of murdering WI hunters. HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) - A jury found a Hmong immigrant guilty Friday of murdering six deer hunters and wounding two others during a confrontation over trespassing, rejecting his claims he shot in self-defense after one hunter used racial slurs and another fired at him.
Vang Moved To Different Prison Over Security Concerns (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo!)T The Minnesota man convicted of killing six Wisconsin deer hunters has been moved out of state due to security concerns.
Vang moved to Iowa prison (Pioneer Press) A St. Paul man convicted of killing six deer hunters and wounding two others in a shooting spree in northwestern Wisconsin has been moved to an Iowa prison because of security concerns.
Vang moved to Iowa prison for safety reasons (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) A Minnesota man convicted of killing six deer hunters and wounding two others in a shooting spree in northwestern Wisconsin was moved to
Vang moved to Iowa prison (Pioneer Press) A St. Paul man convicted of killing six deer hunters and wounding two others in a shooting spree in northwestern Wisconsin has been moved to an Iowa prison because of security concerns.

April 6, 2006

Landslide for Thaksin is undercut by boycott (International Herald Tribune Sun) The Thai prime minister's all but certain victory in national elections was marred by the refusal of the main opposition parties to take part. Hmong people about to vote in Chiang Mai Province
Community profile: The North End (Pioneer Press) The North End is St. Paul's new melting pot. Once primarily a blue-collar neighborhood with little diversity, in recent years the North End has become a rainbow of ethnicities, including Southeast Asians, Africans, Latinos, African-Americans and East Indians.
Georgia's growing ethnic population makes goats a hot commodity (Associated Press) SYLVESTER - The growth of Georgia's ethnic populations - Arabs, Asians and Hispanics - has made goats a hot agricultural commodity in the state, and the industry has even created an event to celebrate its success.
Hmong activist urges local protest march (GBP)Author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Jane Hamilton- Merritt said her meeting Tuesday with local Hmong leaders came on a significant date to talk human rights strategy
New Documents Highlight Ongoing Oppression of Hmong Christians (The Christian Post) Newly released documents by Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom report that the Vietnamese government continues its oppression of Hmong Christians despite reports of progress in religious freedom.
Just a rough bit of pine, but in the right hands, beautiful(Kansas City Star) Six tiny cars, cut from blocks of pine, wait at the starting gate, poised for speed. Four of them are sleek, finely painted and polished, little missiles.

March 31, 2006

Hmong Americans Found Slain in Thailand. AP via Yahoo. The remains of four Hmong Americans are believed to be among seven decomposed bodies found Wednesday in a jungle near Thailand's border with Myanmar, police said.
A-1: The Hmong community of the Green Bay area has not agreed to participate in a local protest march against a federal immigration crackdown, according to the United Hmong Community Center Inc. of Green Bay. A headline in Wednesday's newspaper implied otherwise.
Exploited runaways may get help from project to better detect abuse
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) When runaway children as young as 10 are found in Minnesota, authorities sometimes miss evidence of sexual exploitation because they haven't been trained to ask the right questions, some health and legal professionals say

March 25, 2006

Fresno Hmong community gathers to mourn three killed in fire
FRESNO – The family of three young victims who died in a tragic mobile home fire is holding nightly vigils in their honor.

March 22, 2006

Laos thrives largely on foreign assistance. VIENTIANE: Landlocked at the heart of Southeast Asia, Laos, where the ruling communist party ended its congress Tuesday, is among the world’s poorest countries, sustained largely by foreign aid.
Communist forces overthrew the monarchy in 1975, heralding years of isolation(BBC). Laos began opening up to the world in the 1990s, but despite tentative reforms...
2006 March - President Khamtay Siphandone steps down (BBC) as leader of the ruling communists and is replaced by Vice President Choummaly Sayasone.

March 16, 2006
War on opium gives Golden Triangle a different hue. In the past five years, the opium poppy fields that for the last two centuries lent splashes of color to the pervading green of the jungle have become a thing of the past.
Trikking Northern Laos. The hillside was so steep that I had to pull myself up using any available tree branch or root. The terrain underfoot was slippery as the carpet of dry bamboo leaves provided no grip. It was actually more difficult than walking on mud.
China's ethnic minorities sing harmonious song, but all for show Sat Mar 11. BEIJING (AFP) - For 10 days, China's parliament is the biggest show in town in a carefully choreographed display of national unity, and the flamboyantly dressed ethnic minority delegates do more than anyone else to make it that way.
Hmong chicken curry with lime leaves and hot pepper. Serves 8 Remove outer stalks of lemongrass; you need only the fragrant inner ones. Using mortar and pestle or clean coffee grinder, grind lemongrass with star anise, galanga or ginger, turmeric, chiles and garlic until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in small saute pan and stir-fry the freshly ground mix for a few minutes.
RNC Chairman to Tour Minority-Owned Businesses and Meet With Owners. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Ken Mehlman will tour the International Marketplace and meet with a group of Hmong, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Somali business owners on Thursday, March 16, 2006.
March 9, 2006

Time Running Out For 50 Homeless Hmong Families. (AP) Minneapolis Efforts to resettle the latest wave of Hmong immigrants have failed for more than 50 families like Yee Vang's.
Provision of Antiterror Law Delays Entry of Refugees. WASHINGTON, March 7 — About 9,500 Burmese refugees scheduled to be resettled in the United States from Thailand this year

March 8, 2006

FEATURE - War on opium gives Golden Triangle a different hue
PHONGSALI, Laos
(Reuters) - The mountains of northern Laos have changed colour.
THE mountains of northern Laos have changed colour. In five years, the opium poppy fields that for two centuries brought splashes of colour to the green of the jungle have gone.
We stand here today on the Capital steps in the state of Minnesota, our adopted homeland, to plead the case of 29 lost and forgotten souls; 28 children and 1 adult. These are our children, our relatives, our loved ones (Hmongtoday).
175 Candidates to Compete for 115 Seats in Laos NA (VOA)
Laos’ election committee has announced a list of 175 eligible candidates it has selected to compete for 115 seats in the NA.

March 6, 2006

Kou Khang, 30, and Joane Khang, 25, had been married for nearly 13 years before both of their lives were ended on Tuesday, February 13, 2006 leaving behind two sons, 8 year old Chan and 1 year old Akito.
Women in unfair-firing case await court date (The Fresno Bee) A seven-year legal battle about whether a local manufacturing company discriminated against about two dozen Hispanic and Southeast Asian women is finally nearing trial.
[Campus] Students' housing designs made with cultures in mind (The Minnesota Daily). Creating a culturally comfortable environment for the Hmong and Somali communities has been the focus of a class of University interior design students,
Candidates in Laos warned to toe party line in elections (AOL)
Candidates in next month's parliamentary elections in Laos have been restrained from doing what politicians do best - sling mud & make campaign promises, according to a newspaper report Monday. The 175 candidates contesting 115 seats in the National Assembly on April 30


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The White House has its eye on Merced attorney Paul Lo, and that's a good thing for the 35-year-old civic activist. This week, Lo made the cut to the final 108 nationwide in the running for a White House fellowship.
Pom Siab Hmoob Iab Tshaj Yaj Yeeb

Ua ib sim kwv tij cas thiaj nyob tsis tau sib hlub. Ua kwv tij ib zaug sib ntsib, sib tham, thiab sib hlub hauv nruab dab ntub txhua txhua hmo. Lub luag hauj lwm koj tuav rawv thaum twg mam tsis muaj tus quab yuam koj ntxiv lawm, nas tij laug? Pos huab niab, dej lwg nrov tsig tsuag. Hav zoo nuj txeeg. Poj niam me nyuam quaj ntsuag qees, tus tshaib plab, tus ua mob rau nruab siab, tus nraug yeeb tshuaj lom, tus dig muag, tu tes, tu taw coob coob sawv plej liab vog. Nyias khooj nyias rau ntawm tej hauv paus ntoo, qab zeb, qab ca thiab tej lub tsev cooj qaib tsev pheeb suab vov nplooj tsawb. "Ua neeg tiam no cas yuav txom nyem ua luaj, thov lub ntuj lub teb pab, thov tsoom fwv America nrog cawm, thiab peb yawg hlob nais npoo Vaj Pov thov tso peb lub neej tsim txom no." Hais quaj kua muag poob dawb vog ib tug txiv neej Hmoob. Pom ib tug hluas, ris rawv phom, tso pluav ib lub moj tej rau saum ib lub pob zeb, muab kiag nws ob sab tes coj los sib npuab, kim caug ntua hauv pem teb quaj kho siab npaum li cas hu ntuj thov cawm peb cov me nyuam Hmoob. Tus duab ntawm tus hluas no khi kiag saum kuv lub ntsiab muag, tam tau yam iab siab tshaj yaj yeeb. Nws ntsia rau saum lub ntuj, cas yog ntuj tiag tiag xwb. Khoov kiag rau hauv pem teb yeej yog av xyaw nplooj lwg pawg lug. Nws cov dej muag sib tw poob tsa hlo lub suab quaj txom nyem dua ntais ib tiam neeg tsis tau pom dua. Daim yeeb yaj kiab tu, zoo nkaus txiav hlo tus phooj no lub siab iab tshaj yaj yeeb tsis rov pom ib zaug. Hnov lub moo tias hmoov tsis muaj, niag Nplog Liab siab phem siab tsis zoo coj nws nce hlo tus ntaiv ntuj. Saum lub ntuj ceeb tsheej thiaj thaj yeeb, cov paj hmab paj ntoo yuav tawg thooj txhij. Thaum tsav ntuj tuaj ziab xim daj, dawb, xiav, thiab liab ntsuab yuav muaj txhua. Kuv hais sib ncaim tsis tau tag rau leej phooj ywg no, suab dab ntxwg nyoog quaj hu laws kom nws maj nrawm nroo dhau nws lub caij lawm. Sib ncaim txij li no, pom leej phooj ywg yoj nws sab tes 2-3 teg. Fab lwm tiam ho sib ntsib dua mog. Nyob zoo nej.
Kuv khiav rau pem toj nram hav, kuv nco ntsoov tias kuv hais lus tsis tau tag rau kuv tij laug. Zaum no, nws mus qhov twg lawm. Kuv los pom, 4-5 tug me nyuam pw nyias ntsaj nyias. Txog siav npaum twg hauv lawv lub siab lub plawv tuaj lawv tuav roj tuav tsuag khov khov. Pom cov kua muag poob quaj seev yees. "Hav zoov nuj xiab li no, yog kheev lam muaj txoj hmoo kuv txoj sia ua tiag nyiaj" seev ib tug me nyuam lub siab. Chim kuv siab heev hwv lawm. Kuv lob zoj yam twg los ua tshuaj yam ntawd yog nplooj hmab lob kiag qhov tshiab yam ntawd yog nplooj ntoos xwb. Cov me nyuam nyias ntsaj huas nyias txoj sia lawm xwb tiag tiag. Kuv thiaj muab kiag kuv ob sab tes los sib npaub kem caug ntua hauv pem teb thov ntuj pab. "Thov koj os lub ntuj, rua koj ob lub qhov muag ntsia cov me nyuam no lawv yuav tuag tiag tiag" kuv thov npaum twg los lub ntuj tsis txawj tham nrog kuv li. Oh! ntshe yog tsis tim lub ntuj nws thiaj tsis tham nrog kuv. Cov nag daj poob saum ntuj los, tsis yog lub ntuj tso, ntshe tsam yog ib co tshuaj iab lom neeg. Kuv lub siab mob iab tshaj yaj yeeb lawm. Kuv qw kom nrov nto ntuj plaws "tim Hmoob leej twg siab tsis zoo, yuav dag tej pej xeem ev nws lub txim tuag rau ib co me nyuam me me tsis paub dab tsi li no" qw nrov npaum li cas thaum kuv rua qhov muag kuv pom hav zoov tsaus ntuj nti. Tseem hnov ib co niag suab hem phim koo kaim quaj puag nram kwj ha tuaj thiab. Kuv hlub nej mog, hais li no tag rau cov me nyuam. Kuv ntsia zoj cas pom ib tug niam poj Hmoob, khawm rawv tus me nyuam pw puag tom kawg nkaus, "me naib, cas koj cov hniav lam cia li poob cuag li no lawm nas, koj niam hlub koj os mog" quaj tus poj Hmoob no, ntsim nws lub siab dua yaj yeeb iab. Xav zoj tias, ab tseem tsis tau tau kaj ntug, cia kuv mus nrhiav kom tau kuv tij laug xwb xwb. Kuv txawm pom ib yig neeg. Pom tus niam hais hais ib co lus, "peb lub neej mas tsuas yog noj tej qos yaj ywm no los cawm txoj sia xwb. Cov me nyuam me me noj tsis taus ces tuag tag lawm, tshuav cov noj taus thiaj tseem ciaj ua neeg li no." Kuv ntsia kiag ntawm nws nrab qaum, pom tus poj Hmoob no muaj ib tug ntxhais. Tus ntxhais no, tab tom tuav rawv nws rab diav thiab hais tau ib dia mov yog cov qos npua pom xim liab nkhawb tsawv. Tus ntxhais no, ntsia nws rab diav thiab diav mov, nws cia li tsis noj li lawm. Nws tuav li ntawm ntev loov. Oh! ntxiv hlub tiag tiag tus ntxhais Hmoob ntawd. Pom nws ob lub qhov muag ntog lam. Nws ib sij ntsais muag ib zaug. Pom nws ua ib lub ntsej muag luag ntxhi tuaj thiab. Ntuj nas tus nkauj Hmoob, kuv xav rau hauv siab li no: "pheej txoj hmoo nyob mog, tsis tsim nyog koj yuav poob thaj chaw thiab ntu kev txom nyem npaum li no." Ntev ntev lawm, ib chim, nws thiaj ua ib siab muab nws diav mov qos npua coj mus tso rau hauv nws lub qhov ncauj. Pom nws zom kom mos thiab zoo nqo coj mus cawm nws lub zog. Nws lub ntsej muag, ob lub qhov muag, thiab nws tus yam ntxwv nco duj dheev hauv kuv lub ntsiab muag.
Ntev npaum no, kuv tseem xav tias kuv tij laug yeej tseem tos kuv. Vim nws tseem mus saib xyuas nws cov me nyuam thiab poj niam lawm xwb. Cia kuv ua siab ntev nrhiav. Kuv mam tsa suab hu kiag seb puas hnov nws teb qhov twg tuaj. Ntuj teb ntuj tag hmo li no, tsam muaj dab teb kuv. Ab! kam liam mas, cia ua ib siab nrhiav ntxiv txhob hu. Nrhiav npaum twg ntsaus ntuj npaum ntawd. Ua huab niab lawm xwb. Tam tseeb yuav kaj ntug tiag, yuav thaum twg thiaj mam rov sib ntsib. Mob kuv siab heev zuj zus. Xam qhov twg los tsis pom nws li lawm. Kuv hnov nws lub suab hais tias, "koj hlub niam thiab txiv nawb mog, kuv hlub koj, kuv nco koj heev, thiab kuv paub hais tias koj tseem nrhiav nrhiav kuv. Nco ntsoov kuv tej lus. Kuv yuav pheej txoj hmoo nyob kom peb tau sib ntsib." Kuv yeej tsis tau hais ab tsi rau nws li. Rov sib ncaim lawm.

Kuv pom siab Hmoob iab tshaj yaj yeeb. Vim hauv lub qab ntuj no, tshuav ib txhia neeg tshaw hwj chim. Dag tej neeg txom txom nyem, ruam ruam qauj, thiab tsis hnov xov xwm ntiaj teb kom nyob thiab tiv txoj kev tuag los ua leej ntawd txoj kev ntshaw. Tiam no Hmoob lub plawv yuav iab npaum yaj yeeb rau nyias tsev neeg, tej kwv tij, thiab tej txheeb ze kom tsis muaj tag.