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Interview With Pa Sher Yang, Peter Chou Vang
Interview With Pa Sher Yang, Peter Chou Vang
Hmong Oral History Project
Interview with Pa Sher Yang discussing his experiences during the "Secret War" in Laos in the mid-1960s to early 1970s as well as refugee resettlement in Thailand and the United States.
Interview conducted by student interviewer, Peter Chou Vang; translated and transcribed by Mai Vang.
Interview With Wang Her, Peter Chou Vang
Interview With Wang Her, Peter Chou Vang
Hmong Oral History Project
Interview with Wang Her discussing his experiences during the "Secret War" in Laos in the mid-1960s to early 1970s.
Interview conducted by student interviewer, Peter Chou Vang.
Interview With Pang Her Vang, Peter Chou Vang
Interview With Pang Her Vang, Peter Chou Vang
Hmong Oral History Project
Interview with Pang Her Vang discussing his experiences during the "Secret War" in Laos in the mid-1960s to early 1970s.
Interview conducted by student interviewer, Peter Chou Vang.
Interview With John Tucker, Paul Hillmer
Interview With John Tucker, Paul Hillmer
Hmong Oral History Project
John Tucker was born in Akron, Ohio in 1945. An eagle scout, he was given the opportunity to travel the world, which fueled his international perspective. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 1967 and then joined the Peace Corps. He was assigned to Thailand where he spent three years working on a malaria eradication program. While there he was recruited by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). He spent the early part of his career working for USAID in Laos and Thailand as a refugee Relief and Resettlement Officer. He was one of 15 USAID employees in …
Interview With Kao Kalia Yang, Paul Hillmer
Interview With Kao Kalia Yang, Paul Hillmer
Hmong Oral History Project
Kao Kalia Yang was born in Ban Vinai refugee camp and came with her family to Minnesota in July 1987, when she was six years old. Attending school in St. Paul and graduating from Harding High School, Yang was accepted at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and went on to earn an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University. In 2008 Coffee House Press published her memoir, The Latehomecomer, which tells the story of her family in Laos, the refugee camps of Thailand, and their new life in Minnesota. Central to this story is Yang’s grandmother, who embodies the …