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- Former soldier and Hmong immigrant Kao Xiong recounts his role in the Laotian Civil War and his subsequent escape to the to Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand, where he spent five years. He recalls what it was like to meet and marry his wife in the camp, the pain of separation from family and friends when they emigrated to Michigan and the difficulty of adjusting to a new way of life. Part 2 of 3.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Homng immigrant Chou Xiong reflects on her childhood in Laos and her family's migration to Michigan by way of refugee camps in Thailand and France. She discusses working multiple jobs in each location, eventually becoming a business owner, and speaks about how these experiences caused her to encourage her children to pursue education.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Homng immigrant Chou Xiong reflects on her childhood in Laos and her family's migration to Michigan by way of refugee camps in Thailand and France. She discusses working multiple jobs in each location, eventually becoming a business owner, and speaks about how these experiences caused her to encourage her children to pursue education.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former soldier and Hmong immigrant Kao Xiong recounts his role in the Laotian Civil War and his subsequent escape to the to Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand, where he spent five years. He recalls what it was like to meet and marry his wife in the camp, the pain of separation from family and friends when they emigrated to Michigan and the difficulty of adjusting to a new way of life. Part 2 of 3.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection