by Kim Benjamin | Jul 2, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Washington, DC As the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ripple across our nation, an escalating foreclosure crisis among FHA-insured borrowers is reaching a cataclysmic point impacting hundreds of...
by Kim Benjamin | Jun 22, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
States That Are Recovering The Quickest From COVID-19 The U.S. is gradually recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and states have heavily relaxed their COVID-19 restrictions. As a result, the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.8% from its high of 14.8% in April...
by Kim Benjamin | Jun 22, 2021 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
The Story Behind Obama’s Speech To The People Of Laos By Terry Szuplat As a White House speechwriter, I was fortunate to join President Obama on visits to more than 40 countries. But few trips have remained in my heart like our journey to Laos. It was Monday,...
by Kim Benjamin | May 14, 2020 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
MINORS ASIA – #14 In A Series For Hmong Times – Fire In Ban Vinai By Doug Hulcher Ban Vinai, the largest Hmong refugee camp in Thailand, was located a few miles inland, just across the Mekong River from Laos in northernmost Loei province, which...
by Kim Benjamin | Apr 29, 2020 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
MINORS ASIA – #13 In A Series For Hmong Times – Funeral Scenes By Doug Hulcher Sleep in the Hmong refugee camp Ban Vinai was often interrupted by distant wailing and weeping that slowly seemed to get gradually closer and louder. Then one could hear...
by Kim Benjamin | Apr 14, 2020 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
MINORS ASIA – #11 In A Series For Hmong Times – Playing At Camp By Doug Hulcher Walking through the Hmong refugee camps of Ban Vinai and Chiang Kham in the late afternoon, could be heard the cry of hungry babies, the wailing of mourners, roosters...
