Vietnam veteran John Schultz says he owes his life to the Hmong soldiers who fought alongside him. A few months into his deployment to Vietnam, Schultz and the rest of his unit were sent on a mission ...

Tou-Fu Vang was a quiet leader who dedicated his life to public service, both in his native Laos and in the United States. "He really, genuinely loved and admired America and was proud to be here," ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Wisconsin's new Legislative Asian Caucus is honoring Hmong-Lao Veterans Day on the 50th anniversary of when refugees began fleeing Laos and emigrating to the U.S. State legislators ...

The date makes him 8 when the Pathet Lao – a political movement in Laos allied with the Vietnamese communists – expanded its power. As the fighting escalated, Gen. Vang Pao and his CIA backers came ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers has designated May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin. May 14, 1975, is recognized as the last day of airlift evacuation of remaining Hmong-Lao soldiers ...

Since 1975, nearly 200,000 Hmong and Lao refugees have started new lives in the U.S. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, the heroism of Hmong veterans who fought with U.S. forces during the Vietnam War is not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 12—SUPERIOR — The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center is commemorating Hmong Heritage Month in Wisconsin with an ...

BANGKOK, Thailand, November 16 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said Thursday it was seriously concerned about Thailand's deportation to Laos of 53 ethnic Hmong, including a newborn baby. Describing ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 30 January 2007 UNHCR was extremely ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- As a way to earn money in refugee camps, Hmong women and men created brightly colored textiles with hand-stitched images of war, a journey across a river and other scenes that told the ...

PHETCHABUN, Thailand (AP) — Thailand sent army troops with shields and batons to evict some 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers Monday and send them back to Laos despite strong objections from the U.S.