Prominent United Nations-affiliated rights advocates have notified the government of Laos of their concerns over the persecution of ethnic Hmong people, many of whom are Christians, in the communist ...

Vietnam veteran John Schultz says he owes his life to the Hmong soldiers who fought alongside him. A few months into his deployment to Vietnam, Schultz and the rest of his unit were sent on a mission ...

(WLUK) -- Flags across Wisconsin will fly at half-staff in honor of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day. The executive order requires flags f the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff ...

PHETCHABUN, Thailand (AP) — Thailand sent army troops with shields and batons to evict some 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers Monday and send them back to Laos despite strong objections from the U.S.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Former principal for Weston Elementary School, Jim Harris, visits Laos annually to teach himself and central Wisconsin about Hmong culture and heritage. Harris has made 22 trips ...

BANGKOK, Thailand, November 16 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said Thursday it was seriously concerned about Thailand's deportation to Laos of 53 ethnic Hmong, including a newborn baby. Describing ...

Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order to fly flags at half-staff on Wednesday for Hmong-Lao Veterans Day. Wisconsin has the third-largest Hmong population in the U.S., with many having ...

* More than 4,000 Hmong asylum-seekers deported by Thailand * UNHCR urges Thailand to reveal assurances it had from Laos GENEVA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it had asked ...

GENEVA - The UN refugee agency learned with concern about Thailand's deportation to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) on Friday of 16 Lao Hmong who had not been screened to see if they ...

MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Gov. Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 154, now Wisconsin Act 31, designating May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin. The governor issued Executive Order #115 ordering ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - The flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, May 14, in honor of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day. Gov. Tony Evers signed an ...