GENEVA, December 29 (UNHCR) - The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday formally approached the government of Laos seeking access to Lao Hmong deported from Thailand a day earlier. Among those sent ...

The partner of a Hmong American mother of five deported to Laos said Tuesday she is trying to figure out where to go, and what to do, in the country, even though she has never been there and doesn't ...

OAKDALE, Minn. -- Hmong leader Gen. Vang Pao said he would support normalized U.S. trade relations with Laos if the communist government substantially improves its human rights practices and meets ...

When my son was born almost two years ago, we held a small hu plig or “soul-calling” ceremony to welcome his spirit to the world and into our family. The shaman my parents appointed for the ceremony ...

The last time Mai Chue Xiong heard from her husband was more than four years ago, when he called her from jail after he was deported from the family's hideout in Bangkok. Thailand had made a ...

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 ...

Laos in South-East Asia, with a population of 5.6million, is the scene of a conflict between the ethnic minority ‘Hmong’ people and the government which has been running for almost 30 years.

She knew of people visiting Long Tieng over the last decade — even some Hmong Secret War veterans — but noted that the numbers were not high due to concerns about safety and accessibility. Lee ...

(WLUK) -- Flags across Wisconsin will fly at half-staff in honor of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day. The executive order requires flags f the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff ...