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Thousands of Vietnam POWs Fight for Health Insurance

Scout, Ph.D. | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: American Embassy, Congress, Minnesota, Asian, Special Forces, War, Immigration, Prisoner of War, Health Insurance, Laos, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, change.org, Cia, Southeast Asian, Air Force, Vietnam Veterans, Hmong, Vietnam, U.S. Government, Impact News
Scout, Ph.D.

For the last two years, Mr. Khao has contacted every legislator he can, asking for official recognition and veteran's benefits for these thousands of U.S. citizens who were soldiers for the CIA's secret war in Laos. So far nothing has come to pass.

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Former CIA Director William Colby Subject of New Documentary

Michael Rose | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Carl Colby, Vint Lawrence, Church Committee, Cia, Vietnam, Anwar Al-Awlaki, William Colby, David Halberstam, First Run Features, Hmong, Documentary, New York Times, Seymour Hersh, Los Angeles News
Michael Rose

The Man Nobody Knew chronicles the life of the filmmaker's father, CIA Director William Colby, whose testimony to the Senate panel prompted numerous reforms in the agency.

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Weekly Diaspora: 100 Years After Triangle Fire, Immigrant Workers Still Fighting for Labor Rights

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Triangle Fire, The American Prospect, Florida Independent, Farmers, Colorado Independent, Feet in Two Worlds, Hmong, Working in These Times, Immigration, Arizona, In These Times, Immigrant Workers, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Feet in 2 Worlds, Center for American Progress, Politics News
The Media Consortium

By Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger Last week marked the centennial of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, in which 146 most...

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As Leader Dies, Hmong Culture Continues to Flourish

Julia Plevin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hmong, Vietnam, California, General Vang Pao, Laos, World News
Julia Plevin

General Vang Pao, the CIA-supported Hmong leader, died on January 6, 2011, at the age of 81 in California's central valley. His influence spans as far and wide as the Hmong's global diaspora.

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When "Terrorism" Becomes Farce: How the DOJ Blew a Case, Ripped Off Taxpayers, and Violated National Security Policy

Roger Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terror, Terrorism, Laos, Hmong, C.l.A., Justice Dept., Sacramento, Undercover Agent, Politics News
Roger Warner

The more information that has emerged in USA vs. Harrison U. Jack et. al., a preemptive arrest terrorism case in Sacramento, California, the more it looks as though the prosecution should be on trial instead of the defendants.

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Peace at Last? No thanks to the State Department ...

Roger Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Central Intelligence Agency, Vang Pao, Laos, Hmong, Bill Lair, Refugee, Roger Warner, C.I.A., World News
Roger Warner

A tentative deal between the Laotian government, anti-government guerrillas, and expatriated Lao refugees could finally bring an end to a little-known conflict that grew out of the Vietnam War.

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UWisconsin Establishes Hmong Studies Department

The Daily Cardinal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hmong Studies, The Midwest, Asian Studies, Ian Baird, Wisconsin, Madison, University of Wisconsin, Hmong, University of Wisconsin-Madison, College News

UW-Madison hired Ian Baird last week to become a part of UW-Madison's Geography Department as its first Hmong Studies professor. According to a relea...

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Abandoning the Hmong Again?

Paul Hillmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vang Pao, Laos, Peoples History of the Hmong, Hmong, Repatriate, Vietnam, Thailand, Deport, Hillmer, Home News
Paul Hillmer

Unless Laos invites observers in to confirm or refute the claims that former resistance leaders have been imprisoned and tortured, most Hmong will believe that the US and Thailand have once again abandoned their former allies, with devastating results.

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Thai Troops Deport 4,000 Hmong To Laos

AP | JERRY HARMER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thailand Troops, Hmong, Hmong Asylum, Thailand, Laos, World News

PHETCHABUN, Thailand — Thai troops packed more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong into military trucks for a one-way journey to Laos, all but ending the Hm...

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Hospital’s New Policy Welcomes Role of Hmong Shamans

New York Times | PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Soul Cleansing, Shamans, Holistic Medicine, Laos, Clergy, Gem Theory, Faith, Hospital Policy, Health, Laotian, Eastern-Style Medicine, California, Shamanism, Certified Shamans, Vietnam, Merced, Health Care, Hmong, Mercy Medical Center, Healing, Western-Style Medicine, Healthy Living News

At Mercy Medical Center in Merced, where roughly four patients a day are Hmong from northern Laos, healing includes more than IV drips, syringes and b...

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The Underperformers: How Key U.S. Officials Have Shaped a Tribal Crisis

Roger Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Terrorism, Terror Trial, Vang Pao, Terrorism, Laos, Hmong, Bill Lair, Thailand, Roger Warner, C.I.A., Lair, John Keker, Keker, World News
Roger Warner

As it turns out, underperformance and doublespeak are par for the course among U.S. officials involved in the three-nation Hmong crisis.

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The C.I.A.'s tribe in danger

Roger Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Central Intelligence Agency, Vang Pao, Laos, Hmong, Bill Lair, Refugee, Roger Warner, C.I.A., Politics News
Roger Warner

By visiting these "jungle" Hmong, by speaking with them directly, Lair had confirmed that there was an inner core of legitimate refugees whom the U.S. government should help.

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The Weirdest Terrorism Court Case in America

Roger Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cia, Bill Lair, Laos, John Keker, Terrorism, Doj, USA vs. Harrison Jack, Hmong, Department of Justice, Roger Warner, C.I.A., Politics News
Roger Warner

The real tragedy is that, whatever happens or doesn't happen with this misguided federal court case, some innocent tribal people are being killed.

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On Gran Torino and Christ Eastwood

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movie Reviews, Clint Eastwood, Heroes, Asians, Asian-Americans, Gran Torino, Asian Americans, Hmong, Redemption, Movies, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

Once again, Big White Dude saves the Little Yellow Dude -- unable to protect himself or his family, of course -- and gets to be the hero.

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Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino: Who Knew He Could Act? Like John Wayne in True Grit, it May Lead to an Oscar

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Million Dollar Baby, Russnow, William Holden, Bee Vang, Laos, True Grit, Oscar, John Wayne, Movies, Clint Eastwood, Laurence Olivier, Nick Schenk, Ahney Her, Dave Johansson, Vietnam, Michigan, Michael Russnow, Dirty Harry, Cambodia, Korean War, Leonardo Dicaprio, Unforgiven, Hmong, Breezy, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

John Wayne found True Grit towards the end of his career and now Clint Eastwood has done the same with an unforgettable performance in Gran Torino.

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