Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:
"A Hmong American woman who has lived in the Milwaukee area since she was 8 months old was deported last week to Laos, a country she has never visited, and says she is stranded in a rooming house surrounded by military guards."
#aapi #aanhpi #hmong #laos #immigrant #immigration #refugee #deportation #ICE
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The US owes so much to the Hmong people.
Another disgrace.
GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)
@FrozenPeach @bicmay Oh, why does the US owe to the Hmong people?
Matthias
@GreenSkyOverMe because before the Vietnam war started, and after it ended, the US have been continuously bombing Laos, making it the most bombed country in history. The Hmong people were among those, most affected. https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186949348/us-cluster-munitions-civilian-casualties-laos#:~:text=Between%201964%20and%201973%2C%20the,minutes%20for%20nearly%20a%20decade.
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:
They also fought alongside the U.S. against the communists in the Vietnam War.
Matthias
@bicmay @GreenSkyOverMe right! I totally forgot. I met some of their descendants near Sa Pa in Hoang Lien. They told me their grandparents worked for the CIA and that still makes them second class citizens.
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