Free Republic 4th Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $69,371
85%  
Woo hoo!! And now only $289 to reach 86%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: hmongamericans

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Hmong unite over Vang Pao (another justice miscarraige)

    06/22/2007 4:56:31 PM PDT · by radar101 · 12 replies · 760+ views
    Twin Cities dot com ^ | LAURA YUEN and NANCY YANG
    The ex-general's arrest inspires hundreds to rally in St. Paul. For the old, the concern is for a revered leader. For the young, it's for a distant homeland, too. Tou Meng, 12, of St. Paul, joins a rally Tuesday at the Minnesota state Capitol in support of former Gen. Vang Pao, who is charged along with 10 others with plotting to overthrow the Lao government. Vang Pao, a war hero to many, is drawing support from different factions of the Hmong community. (RICHARD MARSHALL, Pioneer Press) View an audio slideshow from the rally Many young Hmong-Americans view Vang Pao as...
  • Hmong Are Moving Again, This Time to Poultry Farms

    01/26/2004 7:12:48 AM PST · by presidio9 · 25 replies · 422+ views
    THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ^ | January 26, 2004 | CHAO XIONG
    <p>Yong Sue Lee knew it was time to make the big move in the fall of 2002. Unsold cotton fabric filled up the warehouse at the textile mill in Fresno, Calif., where he was a machine repairman. The inventory spilled into a parts-storage room and he feared layoffs would be next.</p>