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HMONG TIMES

KERRY FOR ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS: HMONG

Gaoib Xiong

Published Monday, November 01, 2004

This year the Minnesota DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) Party paid special attention to informing minority groups of John Kerry’s plan to take Minnesota in a New Direction. He [Kerry] will stand up for American values and has a plan to build an America that is stronger at home and respected in the world. The DFL party has always been aware of the issues of minority groups, but our [minority groups’] participation in the election this year is extremely important because we may be the deciding factor in who leads our country for the next four years.

Throughout the past four years, under the Bush administration, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans as well as other minority groups have fared poorly. Minnesota schools have been denied $54 million in promised funding for education. In Minneapolis 600 teachers were laid off due in large part to lack of federal support. 44,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost, and health care costs have increased by 64%; 45,000 people in Minnesota have lost their health coverages. John Kerry has a clear plan and commitment to the issues that matter to Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. In their [DFL Party’s] endeavor to advocate for and inform minority groups of Kerry’s concerns on issues within the APIA and Hmong communities the Minnesota Victory 2004 Coordinated Campaign has acquired staff of many ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

By incorporating staff with similar backgrounds, histories and cultures, the concerns of John Kerry can smoothly transcend into the communities of the Hmong and other minority groups. Congressman Michael Honda, the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, has stated that, “John Kerry is the best presidential candidate for the Asian Pacific Islander American community, and indeed, for all Americans. He has demonstrated that he understands the needs and concerns of this community.”

In addition to his support for the APIA community Kerry also put out a statement specifically for the Hmong community. He shows his understanding of the Hmong people and the needs of their communities by stating the following. “Throughout our history, America has benefited greatly form the valor of allies and local forces who shared the burden of war with us. During the Vietnam War, thousands of Lao-Hmong served alongside us. We must never forget the more than 35,000 Lao-Hmong troops that were killed during the war. We honor their service and are grateful for their sacrifices. As president, I will work with Congress to make sure that all people who serve our country are provided the recognition that they deserve. For thousands of Hmong still in Southeast Asia, the legacy of the war continues to exact a toll. Economic opportunities are few. Unexploded ordnance litters the Laotain countryside, killing and maiming dozens every year. According to State Department reports, many Hmong in Laos are still subject to persecution by the Laotian government. Recent claims of abuses against children are particularly troubling. The world can not turn away. The United States should work with Laos to find ways for the Laotian government to begin real political dialogue with the Hmong. Violence is not the solution for the Laotian government or the Hmong that oppose it. I also urge the United Nations to remain actively engaged on the problems of the Hmong in Laos and Thailand, including monitoring the human rights situation.”

Facts: Where John Kerry and George W. Bush stand on issues relating to Asian Pacific Islander Americans.

Hmong don't vote commie, and they recognize Kerry as a lying commie. They are from the Veitnamese, Cambodian and Laosian highlands. They were America's staunch allies. Many were brought here at the end of US involvement in Indochina. The ones that remained were systematically annihilated by the commies and abandoned by the US gov, because the liberals would rather have seen them become reindoctrinated.

They were hunters in their native lands. They came here and had some problem adjusting to the concept of game laws and private property. That has passed.

The problem is with their kids getting involved with gangs. The older gen hold consevative principles even though the culture and history differs. Many of the younger ones have been taken in by the same leftist public school/media/street garbage and just as other kids have succumbed, they have entered the ranks of gangland thugs.

The Minneapolis-St Paul area Hmong gangs run drugs over into WI using I-94. I'd bet this clown is a young one associated with those criminals.