Hmong-Lao Veteran memorial day-14 May

Untold Hmong Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) veterans stories in the US 'Secret War' are making Hmong younger generations question their identities and their places in Western society as intergenerational gaps widen, as 14 May the Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial Day came into effect.

Hmong American veterans much in the US - Lar Yang, curator, and director or Hmong 40 years Source: Yang Design

Watch and listen to Hmong Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) that fought the US secret war (Vietnam War) and latest development which Hmong member of parliaments and senators in the US successfully introduced the Hmong-Lao Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial Day from the following lists:

Listen to 3 Hmong TV story cover the Minnesota House of Representative pass the bill and set 14 May as public holiday for Hmong and Lao veterans who fought along side the US soldiers during Vietnam War (US secret war): 

1. US former President speech about the Hmong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORHTdCErpl8 
2. The Hmong and the Secret War: https://www.pbssocal.org/programs/valleypbs-specials/the-hmong-and-the-secret-war-zwwpgu/
3. MPR valley, PBS Specials - The Hmong and the secret war: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-hmong-and-the-secret-war-zwwpgu/
4. Hmong and the US 'Secret War': https://www.mnvietnam.org/story/the-cia-the-hmong-and-the-secret-war/
5. The secret war unviled by Txhawb magazine: http://txhawb.com/the-secret-war-unveiled
6. Galen Beery, the man who told Hmong history through photos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I5rGoW-mbU
7. Story about Galen Beery photo collections - Lar Yang - Txhawb magazine: http://txhawb.com/a-photograph-captures-a-moment-in-time
8. The unforgotten Hmong SGU - Hlee Lee - Hmong Museum: https://hmongmuseummn.org/collection/unforgotten/
9. We lost everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDWU5zP-B6g
10. Dr. Mai Na Mee Lee shares her experience about the US 'Secret War': https://www.pbs.org/video/dr-mai-na-lee/
11. Dr. Lee Pao Xiong shares his experience about the US 'Secret War': https://www.pbs.org/video/lee-pao-xiong/
12. Hmong American 40 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcSMgyihd4c
13. Hmong American 40 years story at Txhawb magazine in Hmong : http://txhawb.com/hmoob-40-xyoo-1975-2014
14. Hmong Australia 40 years: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hmong/en/audiotrack/hmong-australia-40-years-festival
15. Hmong Australia 40 years (1975-2016)-Hmong Australia Festival Inc: https://www.academia.edu/Bookmarks
16. Vox pox reaction from Hmong communities about Hmong Australia 40 years celebration: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hmong/en/audiotrack/vox-reax-haf-40-yrs-festival

War memorial monument dedicated to Hmong and Lao soldiers who fought along side the US soldiers during Vietnam War-Fresno, California - Hmong 40 years - Lar Yang Source: Lar Yang

Hmong evacuation during US secret war - Lar Yang, curator and director of Hmong 40 years - Galen Beery Photo Collections Source: Galen Beery photo collections

Hmong evacuation into Longcheng Samthong - Lar Yang, curator and director of Hmong 40 years - Galen Beery Photo Collections Source: Galen Beery photo collections

Hmong Special Guerrilla Unit soldier - Lar Yang, curator and director of Hmong 40 years - Galen Beery Photo Collections Source: Galen Beery photo collections

A Hmong women mourned after her daughter and husband died during the US secret war - Lar Yang, curator and director or Hmong 40 years - Galen Beery Phto Collections Source: Galen Beery photo collections

Hmong SGU veterans and commuters at Longcheng Samthong - Lar Yang, curator and director of Hmong 40 years - Galen Beery Photo Collections Source: Galen Beery photo collections

USAIDS for Hmong refugees within Laos during the US secret war - Lar Yang, curator and director of Hmong 40 years - Galen Beery Photo Collections Source: Galen Beery photo collections

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