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Hmong National and World News

The Hmong Times National and World section brings you highlights that affect our Hmong Community here in Minnesota. With a special attention given to honoring our veterans and their contributions to our way of life.

I Will Always Dream Of A Day When Laos Will Be UXO-free

I Will Always Dream Of A Day When Laos Will Be UXO-free

Returning to Laos has always been a dream of mine ever since I was a little girl. I would romanticize wearing school uniforms and eating all the mangoes and coconuts I could ever want. I’d imagine what my life would have been like if I had never moved to the United States.

Lessons This Bomb Filled Land Is Teaching Me

Lessons This Bomb Filled Land Is Teaching Me

In Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, I had a conversation with a 72-year-old man named Pa (Father) Bouathong. He shared with me the story of losing his 15 year old son in the exact spot we were sitting.

The Return Of Cluster Bombs To Southeast Asia

The Return Of Cluster Bombs To Southeast Asia

Two disturbing milestones were passed in 2023. In April, the Cluster Munition Monitor, the research wing of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), identified the first use of cluster munitions in Southeast Asia since the Indochina War ended 48 years ago, in 1975.

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