Minnesota is on its way to officially recognizing the service of Hmong and Lao veterans who fought alongside the U.S. during ...

Don Super joined the military in hopes of helping the Lao people during the Vietnam War — instead, he found himself a part of a secret carpet bombing campaign.

Minnesota is on the verge of becoming the first state to recognize as veterans the Hmong and Lao soldiers who fought in the CIA's Secret War.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill that would recognize Hmong and Lao veterans for fighting communism during ...

After surviving a CIA-led war and building lives in America, Laotian migrants are now being detained and deported with little ...

The Minnesota Senate voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would grant some veterans benefits to Hmong and Lao veterans who ...

Fewer than 1,000 Hmong veterans in Minnesota who secretly fought the CIA’s war in Laos want formal recognition as veterans. The acknowledgement would make them eligible for certain benefits including ...

The CIA recruited and trained thousands of Hmong people to fight on behalf of Americans during a clandestine operation in Laos during the Vietnam War, known as the "Secret War." Now, those ...

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 marks 50 years since the pivotal moment that ended the Vietnam War: the fall of Saigon. In a new ...

2025 marks 50 years of continued Hmong history and resilience after the diaspora. The Hmong Institute has planned a series of ...