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- Hmong immigrant and former soldier Tom Vue discusses emigrating from Laos to the U.S. via a camp in Thailand. He discusses taking command of 1200 troops in the rain forests of Laos after Hmong General Vang Pao emigrated to the US in 1975. Vue talks about their defeat by the communists in 1977 and his flight from Laos to Thailand. He also speaks about coming to Lansing, MI with his family and working in social services as a translator and refugee interviewer.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- MSU undergraduate Goe Sheng Xiong discusses growing up as a child of Hmong immigrants. She describes how family dynamics among Hmong refugees effect education outcomes, and discusses reaching out to other second generation Hmong students through the MSU Hmong American Student Association.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hmong immigrants Lian Xiong and Kao Xiong recount how they adjusted to Michigan as new immigrants from Laos, struggling with the winter, buses, and traffic lights. They describe learning English and getting a high school diploma, having children and encouraging them to excel academically. Part 3 of 3.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hmong immigrant, lawyer and pastor Dr. T. Christopher Thao recounts emigrating to the U.S. and living in isolation with his sponsor in rural Arkansas. He discusses his educational drive which took him to Minnesota where he obtained his undergraduate and law degrees as well as a Ph.D. in New Testament studies. He says his call to ministry took him first to California and then finally brought him to Warren, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-25T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Hmong teacher and organizer Maykao K. Lytongpao describes emigrating from Laos to France and then to Michigan as a child. Lytongpao discusses running a Hmong social service and cultural emissary non-profit, noting the ways Hmong culture has shifted as a result of diaspora. She also talks about appearing in the film "Gran Torino."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Description:
- Hmong immigrant and Michigan resident Lian Xiong reminisces about growing up on her family's farm in Laos and her childhood experience of war. Xiong recounts her family's escape from Laos, focusing especially the uncertainty of trusting boaters to ferry them across the Mekong River. She also discusses life in a refugee camp in Thailand, where she met her husband. Part 1 of 3.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hmong immigrant Tong Vue describes her life sustenance-farming in Laos, saying that her connection to homegrown food makes her Hmong. She recounts her escape into Thailand without identity papers and eventually coming to the United States.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- MSU undergraduate Christine Xiong discusses what it is like to grow up as a child of Hmong immigrants. She reflects on having family in Laos that she has never met, but with whom she stays in contact.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection