A report on Laos and Hmong people
The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, Nyiakeng Puachue:, Pahawh Hmong: , ) are indigenous people that mainly live in Southwest China (Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guangxi), Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.
- Hmong peopleMon-Khmer groups, the Hmong, and other indigenous hill tribes live in the foothills and mountains.
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Vang Pao
4 linksMajor general in the Royal Lao Army.
Major general in the Royal Lao Army.
Vang, an ethnic Hmong, was born on 8 December 1929, in a Hmong village named Nonghet, located in Central Xiangkhuang Province, in the northeastern region of Laos, where his father, Neng Chu Vang, was a county leader.
He was the only ethnic Hmong to attain the rank of General officer in the Royal Lao Army, and he was loyal to the King of Laos while remaining a champion of the Hmong people.
Laotian Civil War
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The Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) was a civil war in Laos which was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975.
It is called the Secret War among the American CIA Special Activities Center, and Hmong and Mien veterans of the conflict.
Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Paramilitary officers from the CIA's Special Activities Division trained and led Hmong tribesmen in Laos and into Vietnam.
Vietnam
3 linksCountry in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 311699 km2 and population of 96 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 311699 km2 and population of 96 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Vietnam borders China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea.
Despite this, Vietnam is also home to various ethnic groups, of which 54 are officially recognised, including the Hmong, Dao, Tày, Thái and Nùng.
Pathet Lao
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The Pathet Lao (ປະເທດລາວ ), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century.
The PAVN/Pathet Lao battled the RLA, US irregular forces (including Air America and other contract employees and Hmong commandos) and Thai volunteer forces in Laos winning effective control in the north and east.
Wat Tham Krabok
3 linksBuddhist temple (wat) in the Phra Phutthabat District of Saraburi Province, Thailand.
Buddhist temple (wat) in the Phra Phutthabat District of Saraburi Province, Thailand.
Following the end of the Vietnam War, in the late 1970s, Wat Tham Krabok hosted Hmong refugees in a camp on its grounds as result of their losing the Secret War.
Most had fled Laos alleging that they were persecuted by the communist government that ruled Laos since 1975.
The Center for Public Policy Analysis
2 linksEstablished in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and describes itself as a non-profit, non-partisan, think tank and research organization.
Established in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and describes itself as a non-profit, non-partisan, think tank and research organization.
The organization is described as an "outspoken supporter" and human rights proponent for ethnic, minority Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Vietnam.
Hmong language
2 linksHmong / Mong (RPA: Hmoob, ; Nyiakeng Puachue: ; Pahawh:, ) is a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmongic languages spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos.
Southeast Asia
1 linksGeographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of Mainland China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north of Australia.
Geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of Mainland China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north of Australia.
Vietnam and Laos are some of the only countries in the world left that continue to follow the socialist or communist model.
While the Khmers are the majority in Cambodia and form a significant minority in Southern Vietnam and Thailand, the Hmong people are the minority in Vietnam, China, and Laos.
Vang Pobzeb
1 linksVang Pobzeb (July 12, 1957 – August 23, 2005) was a Hmong American dedicated to Lao and Hmong human rights.
Vang was born in Laos on July 12, 1957.