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The Hmong Experience

The Hmong Experience. Hmong Experience in America Lesson. Introduction (10 min) Articles to Read (15 minutes) Article Responses (15 minutes) Video Clips (5-10 minutes time permitting). Asian ethnic group living primarily in the mountains of China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

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The Hmong Experience

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  1. The Hmong Experience

  2. Hmong Experience in America Lesson • Introduction (10 min) • Articles to Read (15 minutes) • Article Responses (15 minutes) • Video Clips (5-10 minutes time permitting)

  3. Asian ethnic group living primarily in the mountains of China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Migrated to SE Asia from China in the 1800s seeking freedom and independence Who are the Hmong?

  4. The CIA recruited Hmong villagers from Laos to help them fight against Communist forces during Vietnam. Hmong fighters attacked N. Vietnamese convoys on the Ho Chi Minh trail, rescued downed American pilots, fought against the Pathet Lao Communist party of Laos. What role did the Hmong play during Vietnam?

  5. The Americans pulled out of Vietnam in 1973. Saigon, the main city of Vietnam, fell to the Communist. Laos fell to the Communist soon after. Many Hmong families fled the Communists in Laos. They became refugees first in Thailand and then in France and the United States. What happened to the Hmong?

  6. Hmong Migration

  7. Hmong Migration

  8. Approximately 270,000 Hmong live in the US, mainly in CA, MN and WI Approximately 460,000 Hmong still live in Laos—some facing the threat of persecution Hmong also live in China, Vietnam, Thailand and France Where are the Hmong today?

  9. Witness to a Secret War trailer—a clip of the “secret war in Laos” and its effect on the Hmong • http://vimeo.com/3187191

  10. Articles to Read • Spend the next 15 minutes reading your packet and answering the questions. • These are not meant to be right or wrong questions. Sometimes you will have to make an “educated guess”. Sometimes you will be giving your opinion. • Make sure you underline information that you can use to “cite” and support your opinion.

  11. 2 more clips • The funeral of General Vang Pao. Vang Pao lead the Hmong troops in Laos. Many people felt that he should have been buried at Arlington National Cemetery in recognition of his service. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mi68GYu64k • Still a Secret War clip. Small groups of Hmong soldiers still hide in the jungles of Laos, fighting the Laotian government. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mi68GYu64k

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