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 ...

Ho A Sung, a young Hmong man in Mu Cang Chai commune, has proven that when young people dare to change their mindset toward ...

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, 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 ...

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 (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 ...

LA CROSSE (WXOW) – A new memorial statue at Veterans Freedom Park is meant to honor and represent Hmong and Lao people who fought alongside the United States during the Vietnam War. Organizers and ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota wrote a letter of opposition this week to U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo after learning of what she said was the Trump administration’s work to deport ...

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 ...

The fighting came over the mountain in 1959, the artillery so close it shook the family farm. The communist march into Laos was underway, with North Vietnam carving the Ho Chi Minh Trail to move ...