https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo en-us 2023-02-08 17:25:57 UTC 2023-02-22 17:10:58 UTC hello@padlet.com patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2473850441 The US and and all other foreign countries that were involved signed a Political Peace Treaty and were enforced to leave and withdraw all military activities taking place in Laos.]]> 2023-02-08 17:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2473850441 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2473866501 100,000+ Hmong people lost their lives while attempting to flee Laos to prevent after attacks. While trying to cross the Mekong River (where on of the genocide attacks took place), over 50,000 Hmong were killed.]]> 2023-02-08 17:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2473866501 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2473875619 Although not many Hmong survived, there were a few ten thousand of them to be able to escape into their neighbouring country, Thailand, where most lived in refuge camps and children were raised.]]> 2023-02-08 18:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2473875619 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2474977050 The first Hmong people to enter the country settle in the Minnesota area. The majority of the first wave of immigrants are soldiers and assistants who worked with the United States Laos Secret War and were granted this permission for their effort and hard work.]]> 2023-02-09 13:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2474977050 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2487792133 Because of their aid and support during the secret War, more than 90% of Hmong refugees in Thailand are granted visas to travel to the United States.


]]> 2023-02-19 22:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2487792133 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2487805392 On the other side of the world for the Hmong people in the USA, Minnesota serves as the new home for the final wave of Hmong immigrants, where about 5,000 of the 15,000 Hmong refugees come from the Buddhist monastery Wat Tham Krabok.]]> 2023-02-19 23:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2487805392 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2487806465 The 2010 cencus officially counts more than 260,000 Hmong in the United States. As of now, Minnesota acts as the largest urban population of the Hmong in the US, with more than 66,000 Hmong.]]> 2023-02-19 23:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2487806465 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2489727985 Thailand, Laos, and the United Nations sign an agreement in unison that the Hmong people living in the refugee camps in Thailand will migrate back into Laos. 10,000 people leave Laos, aware of their brutal oppression there, and seek refuge in a Buddhist temple in Thailand.]]> 2023-02-21 13:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2489727985 patriciawatson555 https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2489763976 Back to when the Hmong people were sent back to Laos from Thailand due to an agreement, A few of those who escaped back into Thailand (163) are forcibly returned from Thailand to Laos where they will face political persecution and human rights violations.]]> 2023-02-21 14:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/patriciawatson555/fu8hmzfr8b1qsppo/wish/2489763976