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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 ...
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.
...
USA
PATRIOT ACT
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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