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Vang Pao, Royal Lao Army Major General; revered Hmong Leader; commander of CIA-supported Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War; Vu Pa Chay (Hmong: Vwj Paj Cai, Hmong Vietnamese: Vux Pax Chai, a Hmong leader who revolted against the French imperialist in northern Vietnam and Laos; Zong Zoua Her, a Hmong anti-Pathet Lao and leader of a ...
In 2015, the Hmong in Laos numbered 595,028. [98] Hmong settlement there is nearly as ancient as in Vietnam. After the 1975 Communist victory, thousands of Hmong from Laos had to seek refuge abroad (see Laos below). Approximately 30 percent of the Hmong have left, although the only concrete figure we have is that of 116,000 Hmong from Laos and ...
The Hmong are known in China as the Miao, which encompasses not only Hmong, but also other related groups such as Hmu, Qo Xiong, and A-Hmao. [2] There is debate about usage of this term, especially amongst Hmong living in the West, as it is believed by some to be derogatory, although Hmong living in China still call themselves by this name. [3]
Vang, an ethnic Hmong, was born on 8 December 1929, [8] [6] in a Hmong village named Nonghet, [9] located in Central Xiangkhuang Province, in the northeastern region of Laos, where his father, Neng Chu Vang, was a county leader.
The SGUs were composed of indigenous Laotians, especially members of the Hmong, Lao, Mien, Lue, Khmu and Thaidam tribes. They were known for their patriotism, valiant service, personal sacrifice, and loyal support of the United States Armed Forces in Laos during the Vietnam War. "Historically, the Lao-Hmong people were one of our country's most ...
“If history isn’t documented, then it’s forgotten,” a librarian involved in creating Fresno State’s Hmong history repository said. Hmong culture in 1960s war-torn Laos documented by ...
In Vietnamese, the name for Hmong is H'Mông, and the name for Mien is Dao (i.e., Yao), although Miền is also used. Meo, Hmu, Mong, Hmao, and Hmong are local names for Miao, but since most Laotian refugees in the United States call themselves Hmong/Mong, this name has become better known in English than the others in recent decades. However ...
Many Hmong and non-Hmong people who are learning the Hmong language tend to use the word xim (a borrowing from Thai/Lao) as the word for 'color', while the native Hmong word for 'color' is kob. For example, xim appears in the sentence Liab yog xim ntawm kev phom sij with the meaning "Red is the color of danger / The red color is of danger".