Vang Pao

In 1965 General Vang Pao was recruited by the CIA to help them fight a war in Laos, while the Vietnam war was going on. The CIA, General Vang Pao, American troops and the Hmong veterans were fighting against the Lao communist and the Vietnamese soldiers. The Lao communist government structurally declared genocide on the Hmong. They came to every Hmong village that thought supported the Americans. The communist slaughtered, burned, and raped the Hmongs. The war was kept secret by the American Government

Imagine living in poverty while also in war. What would you try to do? General Vang Pao was able to save many people’s lives and bring them out of poverty too. General Vang Pao led the Hmong people to fight and defend agianst the Vietnamese along with the help of the U.S and the French, but after that he helped bring us to the U.S for safety and a better life. He didnt start the war but tried his best to do what he could then helped us flee from the conflict. Throughout his 81 years of living, he

such. Still, many have managed to survive and preserve much of their culture, such as religious beliefs and shamanic healing practices. During what is called The Secret War (1953-75), thousands of Hmong fought in the Royal Lao Army led by General Vang Pao against the communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese military, on behalf of the U.S. and France, who promised to let them come to the U.S. and receive veterans’ benefits if defeated. France and the U.S. broke their promise, and thousands of Hmong

disgruntled war vet woke up to the sounds of someone in his garage. He got out of his bed and put on his slippers. He slipped out of his house and crept out of his house towards the garage. He peeked into his garage and saw his 16 year old neighbor Bee Vang, with the car cover off his gran torino with the flashlight in his mouth fiddling with something under the dash. “Hey! You donk what are you doing here in my garage in my prized 1972 Gran Torino?! What are trying to do get shot?” said Walt. Bee

their case at length, each giving their own opinion on how far the drug cartel had managed to extend their tentacles of power and violence. It had made for a pleasant and entertaining evening, the few beers they’d downed, and the tasty meal of Kung Pao chicken, and sweet and sour pork helping banish the memories of Tom’s ordeal to the back of their minds. But it appeared it had been only a remedy, not a cure and Booker wondered if Tom’s absence had anything to do with his dunking in the pool. While

Imagery and politics are two closely related concepts. “Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be” (McLuhan, 1971). The image has the power to make or break the politician. The impact of imagery also applies to the Government as a whole. The image created by the government influences the support of the population; because of this correlation, information

Farley & Kao Nou Lee How did you get the idea for this topic? We discovered the topic of General Vang Pao and Bill Lairs in a documentary. First, we started from the Act of refugee 1980 from the website gethelpchoosetopic.com and then changed to Indochina. As we continued the researching we then discovered an intriguing topic which had the CIA involvement. We then changed it to General Vang Pao and Bill Lairs for as a more specific topic. We decided to make it into a website. Where did you go

Hmong’s were not acknowledged during the war by the U.S. government until the 1990s. The veterans that helped the former Hmong General Vang Pao want recognition from the U.S. government (Hays). People would say that when the soldiers died, kids would replace and help fight along with the Americans and when the kids died, the elderly's would replace them. Helms said, “Vang Pao has been forced to use 13 and 14-year-old children to replace his casualties (Weiner).” Today, most Americans know nothing about

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Family history is very important to an individual. By knowing where you come from, you can have a better perspective of life. As I have grown up I have noticed that my entire background has influenced by who I am. After interviewing my parents, I realized that they don’t have much knowledge about our ancestral history. I find that our history is regrettably limiting. Because most of the history has been passed down verbally. According to my dad's, our ancestors are from southern China. He explained