The Government of Lao PDR and Ethnic Minorities

My family immigrated to the United States in the late 1970s, as Hmong refugees after the secret war with the Pathet Laos. My family originally settled in San Diego, California for several years before they decided to move to Fresno, California. When my parents came to Fresno they were receiving welfare and attending adult school. My father noticed that their friends and relatives were earning more money working in the fields than going to school. My parents dropped out of adult school and started farming to support themselves and my five siblings. My parents felt they couldn’t stop farming because this was now their only way of earning an income to support the family. Growing up, my parents would emphasize the importance of school and getting a bachelor degree.

Often, an issue is that indicators used to measure benefits or disadvantages are not relevant in each culture. Bodley then introduces the concept that when self-sufficient tribal peoples are incorporated into the world economy, their standard of living is often lowered. Further, Bodley explains that economic advancement increases the number of people affected by diseases, like heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Following the discussion of physical health effects, Bodley discusses other detrimental impacts of progress, like environmental destruction, as well as the harmful widened gap between rich and poor. At the conclusion of the article, Bodley explains that in response to progress, social effects are also often present, including family life disruptions, rampant emotional conditions, and heightened

Tao-te Ching (in English pronounced “dow deh jing”) is believed to be written by Lao-tzu (6th century B.C). However, it is not for certain that he wrote the book. Lao-tzu is translated as “Old Master”. He was born in the state of Ch’u in China. It’s been said that he worked in the court of the Chou dynasty. The day that he was leaving the court to start his own life, the keeper of the gate urged him to write his thoughts as a book. Lao-tzu’s work mostly illustrates Taoism –a religion founded by Chang Tao-ling A.D. 150. His main purpose in this piece is practicing peace, simplicity, naturalness, and humility. Lao-tzu believes that people are overloaded with temporal objects in this world. He recommends his readers to let go of everything

For example, “Hospitals have seen an influx of patients suffering from preventable diseases, the aid group said”. These preventable diseases can include diarrhea, typhoid, hepatitis A, and most commonly malaria. Two out of every five children survive into their adulthood; because of unsanitary conditions, these diseases which are not prominent in well developed countries, have pronounced themselves as some of the most dangerous diseases in the country. This decrease of sanitation can be partially blamed on the ongoing war in the Congo. The rebel groups use children soldiers to fight their opponents. Furthermore, hospitals reported that, “Since government troops and rebels began clashing in the volatile eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ‘the numbers arriving at the hospital have gone through the roof,’ said Dr. Louis Kamate of the Virunga Referral Hospital in Goma”. Conflicts and poverty have been proven to be the main factors of child death in the Congo. In order for the society to be successful, they must put an end to this terrible aspect of the country.

Growing up without parents is a rough task, but growing up without parents amongst a raging war is absurd. Having to run and hide in fear as your village is raided by North Vietnam soldiers is something no one should have to experience, but to those such as my dad, who has experienced this, it can be terrorizing. My dad grew up in the little town of Long Cheng, Laos living day to day struggling to survive. Living conditions for the lower class in Laos was already harsh enough, but when the Vietnam War broke out in 1961 these conditions got even worse. My father and many other Hmongs in Laos were in great danger of the communist armies.

The Hmong people were recruited by the CIA to help aid american soldiers in jungle missions because of their familiarity with their surroundings in vietnam. CIA also recruited the

A genocide that is still currently happening is the one in Laos which is the result of the Vietnam War. It was a war against the communist North and the democratic South with the help of the U.S. The U.S got involved because they want to prevent the spread of communism, which is known as the “domino theory” where if a surrounding country falls into the ideology of … then the rest will fall with it. The leader of North Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh, a strong dictator that managed to get support of his people. He states that the South was being used as a puppet state by the American. A lot of American dislikes this war and many oppose it, however many Americans don’t know that there was actually another war going on known as the Secret War.

How were incoming Laotian and Vietnamese immigrants, who were arriving in the U.S. due to the Vietnam War, adapting into American society during the 1970s to present day? The first source, “From Refugees to Americans”, is relevant to my question as it provides not only statistics, but also detailed accounts of refugee life from the transition from the Asia to the United States. The source provides statistics on the Vietnamese population during and after immigration, with some accounts of refugees from today. The second source is an interview and provides information about how life was during the Vietnam War, and a first-hand account of immigration life in America during the Vietnam War.

“I lost 17,000 men, almost 10 percent of the total Hmong population," General Vang Pao said. "The Hmong sacrificed the most in the war and were the ones who suffered the most” (Vietnam War 'secret Army' Chief Vang Pao Dies in US). The C.I.A. recruited the Hmong as their allies when the communist Pathet Lao joined the Laotian government because the U.S. feared that the neighboring countries would fall into communism too. During the Vietnam War, negotiators from different countries agreed that Laos would remain neutral under the Geneva (Thompson). But because the United States feared the spread of communism, the C.I.A. directed a covert operation in Laos known as the Secret War. The Hmong people were abandoned, forgotten and treated poorly after

I Agree that police officers should be walking around the community and Laos should interact with the people around. There is a police officer who leave right opposite to my uncles house and every time he goes to work usually he works night shift so he goes at 6-7 in the evening he always say he to my little brother who is 8 years old and once officer allowed him to see his car from inside. So my point is since that officer is always nice to him my brother trusts him more and

In the book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, the author writes about the struggles of dealing with disease in 1990's Haiti. The author, Tracy Kidder, brings the audience along a journey across vast mountains and into impoverished towns where character Dr. Farmer teaches the reader about the burden of disease on an already economically strained government. Kidder writes the book to tell the story of Dr. Paul Farmer and the many challenges he must face to provide a steady form of affordable healthcare to the indigenous people. The author wishes to make the reader understand what is needed to impact a people positively. In one case, Farmer explains the Haitian religion and voodoo's beliefs on disease. The Haitian people believe that diseases, such

Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced economic growth. “Since the Vietnam enactment “doi moi” policy in 1986, the Vietnamese authorities had committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy”—which was a way to help produce more competitive and export driven industries. Communist leaders had maintained control on political expression and resisted outside calls so they could improve on human rights. Vietnam still continues to experience small-scale protests and so have many other ethnic minorities (CIA, 2014).

As the head of a small aid agency in Congo, our duty is to cater the refugee’s health dilemmas and concerns. We must attend to their needs by providing them the right health services suited for their condition. Like what is happening in the camp, the refugees are in need of cornea transplant because of the poor water condition which resulted to them being blind. Therefore, we must do any possible means of giving them enough corneas and adequate protection they need by figuring out how to eliminate the peculiar parasite in the water. Aside from that, incoming refugees would be possible knowing that civil war is happening at the moment so we also need to accommodate them

An extreme emphasis that was emphasized was the pressure from both the United States and United Nations as being a part of the War on Drugs.Cohen believes that the cause of poverty is a reflection of the symbolism of Laos after it had socialist ideas. The War on Drugs was a serious issue in the United States for at least 5 years. In Laos, they reduced the number of opium cultivation. Because of this, there were problems that started to rise such as loss of income, and rice shortages. The Government of Laos knows that the trafficking and distribution of opium endangers the society and traditional way of life. To add to this, it also has had a rise in poverty and endanger the development of Laos. Families who were living in poverty often turned

In Côte d’ivoire, the disparities in immunization services are due to period of crisis which started with a coup in 1999 followed with a period of war in 2002 (International Monetary Fund, 2009) this conflict lead the country to be split into two zones with the North and North West controlled by the New Rebel Forces where health services were completely closed down and health facilities used as military bases and South for the Government where there was still some health services. The internal displaced people which included mothers and children moved from the North, New Rebel Forces held