My grandpa died of liver damage from a grenade and I miss him and wish i got to know him ;___; and my mom was so determined but never gaven a chance to go to school ;___; PLEASE my hmong people(LOVE EACH OTHER AS WE ALWAYS HAVE) that is my only WISH ;____; IVE seen american hmong life and been through it ( I see gangs, Hmong people speaking 100% english, hmong people fall in the hands of christianity, and the old way forgotten, I am very sad very very sad because my LOVE is TOO GREAT) ;___; LOVE
thank you very much to the United state of America. We Hmong never forgot what a good decision that you American welcome Hmong and took us to your country and give us a good environment and freedom. United State is a good country. We Hmong should say thank you to them all.
Of course we respect those Hmong in Laos for the fact that they well represent the unity of the Laotian ppl. Unlike those Hmong-American and the Vang Pao fraction who disregard themselves to service the Laotian as a whole. They clearly forgotten where they came from. Today Hmong in the state only speak Hmong, but not Lao. How could we Lao ppl accept your ppl if you entitle to speak your own language that your own ppl don't rarely have a history among our country and ppl?
Do you actually believe that the Hmong is a part of the Laotian greater community? They are actually isolated on there own by oppressing the Laotian people who has nothing to do with the war. The Hmong are fighting against all Laotian people including the one in the U.S. The Hmong has no idea where this may lead too next.
Aren't we American too? What makes u have the right for our people to voice our opinion here? I know many Hmong-American are against us Lao-American. Every generation we sense that the Hmong-American are creating a wall against us. Which is why we rather turn our attention with other national & ethnic 4 our own development in the states & over in Laos in the near future. While u Hmong shelter yourself among your own ppl with no royal pride or service to the country that we once shelter your ppl.
You also have to understand that Gen. Vang Pao didn't have any other choice but to flee during the end of the war. Let just say we Lost and if he stayed he would be executed like what is going on today with the remain force of Gen. Vang Pao ,or sadly if their are any remaining Choa Fa left in the jungles of Laos.
Please get your grandpa to tell his story, get it on video. The story of the Hmong is not widely known and the wars in Laos remain disputed history. If the Hmong don't document themselves they will be at the mercy of American "academics" who have repeatedly disgraced themselves by constructing false histories full of lies of omission.
I hope this inspires Hmong Americans to see without our parents sacrifices we wouldn't be in America which is a democracy. Be inspire to do better for you and your generation.
We are to remember the sacrafices of our people. General Vang Pao did what he had to do to save his people, and he was a great leader, without him i think our race would have been erased.
there's more to it than you know... a lot... who knows who was good or bad... only regular pple knows what he did, but behind the scenes, there are top secrets that only the top officers and Laotian prince and king knows... even the U.S. government doesn't even know about. It's complicated.
Gvp was a great leader but he couldn't save everyone. Only his top officers and their families. Everyone was left to die. The only lucky ones made it to Thailand to the refugee camps. Your parents saved you. Not gvp.
Be proud u r Hmong! Be great fun to the ones who sacrificed their lives for our freedom! Remember we are Hmong and we are not weak! We Stand for freedom and we will forever stand for our freedoms and that is our power our strength!
Remember the past to better our future, stop blaming our parents and great leaders for doing wrong. Hmong leaders in the past the have completed their missions, but still the young generation and we have to prepare for what to come next.
ntxawg yaj Its unfortunate though as our generation are becoming Americanized and not enough of us are helping our own people. Majority of hmong people in Laos are finding ways to con the hmong Americans and even the Hmong Americans here are going back for all the wrong reasons. Exploiting young girls and what not and the Hmong Lao happily exploiting themselves along with it. I understand there's always going to be a change in modern society though. I just wish we all can do something bigger that will make a positive change to better our people as a whole.
After Gen. Vangpao left Laos to Thailand, the exodus begun. It has been 30 years, but in the heart of many Hmong, it just like yesterday. They have endured so much pain and sorrow. Arduous lives and perilous journey. The Hmong are truly heroic, as they fought for indepedence and freedom to all ethnic groups.
It's sadness. I cried just thinking about all the Hmong who have been murdered during the war as well as those who have drowned during crossing the river. My father and mother told me stories of the crossing. It was horrific.
GVP got choices to make? Why left his people die hard n fame..think about it, if he was a die hard General, he would of stay back n fight til the end, Ciaj ciaj tuag tuag
As an american I feel a deep sence of shame for my nations actions in having involed your people in one of our contemptible wars of aggression. My country should never have gotten involved, but having done so it should have fought it's own battles. As an american I am so very sorry for what happened to you all.
It was heart breaking to see Gen Vang Pao cried when he was forced to leave Laos. Many many Hmong died trying to escape the revenge from Vietnam and Laos communists. CIA and USA owe these people a lot. Rest in Peace, my friends.
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it was a pretty tough war.....42 years later and it still burn in our heart.........we never really had a chance to begin with........ 45,000 Hmong soldier ......20,000+ thai volunteer soldier came to help.......20,000+ royal Laos government soldier... against 150,000 north Vietnamese troops and 50,000 pathet Laos communist troop......also not to mention another 2 Million north Vietnamese troop in Vietnam that is ready to come into Laos anytime to help...... 400,000 american troops in Vietnam fighting the 2 million north Vietnamese soldier next door in Laos
That's what ignorant people would say...General Vang Pao had an enduring vision and a plan for the future of Hmongs in the US. However, things didn't go according to plan when his people no longer needed him, and some even betrayed him (like some of you are doing right now).
Yes. During the night when my parents were about to cross the Mekong River, one Hmong gentleman wanted my mom to throw my older brother into the river or kill him with a dose of opium, but my mother couldn't. It was a life and death situation. My parents tried crossing the river three times, First try, they didn't make it. Second time, they got arrested. Third time, they finally crossed. My parents would of die if they crossed the first and second because that what happened to their relatives.
Your point is: for the Hmong to save our ass, Vang Pao should join communism with Kaysone and Souphanouvong--then we would be fighting the Americans and Lao loyalists. Either way, our ass get kicked. I'll admit Hmong is a violent race. We fought the Chinese in China. And we had to fight the Secret War too. VP chose America. We were close to winning, but in a war, it can go any direction. We lost. We didn't get slaughtered like the Cham or other Kmer groups BECAUSE we fight back. Be proud.
Coming here, anyone can become Americans. Anyone can rise up to lead better lives. I think Lao people lost some identity culturally when Laos lost its king and royal family. But with over 3-4 million ethnic Lao people, you don't have to worry about your people becoming like the Cham. Your government is run by Lao people so you shouldn't worry. I don't like what the communist government did to Laos but maybe they will change. Once it changes like in China, then it will be better for all.
With communism Hmong are safe, but Hmong are already too pro-western in 1950s. We were with France and then America. Vang Pao had no choice but be with America. 1-We lost because the Lao people are too weak (they betray us like this Sengto Lau). 2-Hmong are 400,000 against 20,000,000 North Vietnamese, we cannot win with that number. I think Vang Pao did good, because we Hmong are known world wide. America did not abandon us. They took us America and now we are Americans. I think that is good.
Don't talk to me like you are in Laos, from Laos. We are in Ameerica so talk like we are in America. In America, we don't need to learn Lao or speak Lao. In America your people don't have to accept my people, Stop thinking like we want your acceptance. We could careless what you think. In America you do what you want. In America, we don't want to associate with you because we can go out with whites, blacks, hispanics, russians, etc.
You don't see Hmong as your own people, you are absolutely right. We have more ties to the Chinese than to your Lao people. Our culture, our names, our religion are all similar to the Chinese. Where as you Lao are similar to Bremese, Thais, Cambodians. I agree with you there buddy. Did you not just agreed that communist Lao-Hmong can live in peace with Lao people in Laos?? You said you respected them, so don't say that Laos is small for twp ppl. Only hate Hmong Americans, okay.
You are ethnic Lao so if Communist Laos take you back then go join them. Go be with your Lao people. Hmong Americans will never go to Laos again, we are Americans now. The Lao King, our king, was who Vang Pao's Hmong (Hmong American) are loyal to. Since your communist brothers killed the king in a prison, Hmong Americans have no loyalty to communist Laos now. Hmong American's unity to Laos is dead when communist killed the King. Only his faction respect us, not you and the communist.
Don't talk like a commie. You sympathize with the communist Lao right?. Hmong Americans want nothing to do with communist Laos because they treat us as the enemy. We no longer need Laos, we are Americans now. But as for the communist Hmong in Laos, they are in all sphere of Lao civil society right now. There are Hmong generals in the LPDR and police. There are Hmong ministers and even Mayor of Vientaine capital is Sombath Yialyher, a Hmong. They get along with Lao people in Laos now.
That's because you were born in America. The white Lao, the Loyalist, are friends with the Hmong. Together we fought communism aggression. But then again, even this non-communist Royal army element only fight the communist half heartily. It was the Hmong that put a dogged fight against the commies Viet and Lao. When Vang Pao was alive, he always spoke in Lao during New Years celebrations, and he is always with other Loyalist Lao generals at those celebrations. You don't go so you don't know.
The loyalist Lao came to America with Vang Pao's Hmong, we were allies and friends then. But now this younger Lao American generation are turning against Hmong Americans. They say Hmong are the only enemy of Laos. They don't acknowledge to have fought in the war on our side. And because they are ethnic Lao and Laos accepts them back, they are brothers again. Whereas, Hmong Americans don't have that choice, we are the scapegoat and blamed for everything. I'm happy Laos is doing good now.
I guess you're not very educated historically. You know the Hmong by watching Air America movie, that explains your ignorance of all ethnic of people in Laos. You're in no position to debate history due to your own admission that you're clueless about the Hmong. You must live a very sheltered or privileged life. The Hmong were recent emigrants to Laos, yes, but over 200yrs ago. We're highlanders, don't practice buddhism. We even have more in common with the Chinese. Hence our differences.
My heart is sadden. The journey of the Hmong has come to an end. I am very sad. December 8, 1929 - January 6, 2011 my beloved grandfather Vang Pao.... your words, your love, your passion.... you left us and you left this earth today... my tears had fallen.... You were my hero, my parents' hero and a wonderful Txiv Yawg.
@BabyBBB01, hey, hey, hey, go easy on this girl. She is not talking bad about the Hmong. She's is just explaining to me that Hmong Americans are luckier. I find EEKhamkeang to be very fair.
so i see....ya realize that this is sad huh... what happen to all the gang shit.... to all my hmong ppl let drop this gang playing.. we hmong should love each other...NOT killing one another....
The Hmong suffered after the 3 kingdoms lost we were the southwest kingdom when we were conquered by the Chinese we migrated away because they didn’t like us some of us stayed but we don’t live in the cities we live in the mountains and one little town for hmong people we migrated to Laos Hong Kong and Thailand then the Americans came and saw us drafted us to war we helped we died trying then they left us for dead but a lot of us knew we lost so we took our chance to run but some of us stayed because they say oh the Americans are Frankensteins they eat us but they didn’t know what white people react so yeah
In 1972 I was 10 years old and fighting against the North Vietnamese and the Lao Communist now I am a US citizen and I want to go back to fight until Hmong have a Country in this world so we can promote love and honest to the world.
I am a Hmong myself. My grandpa fought in the Secret War. I'm proud to be Hmong, but he has passed away for a year now. I wish I had spent more time with him.
@@jinchang1392 but the Chinese took our home land around the 2000 BCE because the revoke against the Hmong or Grandpa as we call him the God of Warfare, but as now Laos is still killing hmong people
Sad to hear. But thats is life when u sided with usa they dump u just like that when they lost. Like in korea, Vietnam, iraq, syria, and so many other places. Leason learn in this history and u cant blame those in power now hunting them down because they also help the cia to kill thier soilder and citizen so this is a very painful and cost of a war. Live in peace to avoid painful again
@NinXio only cuz we're forced to be from the moment we come out of the womb. what if there was no america, and when people were born they were just "one" with everyone instead of labeled as a specific race, culture, religion, after all we are one, except for some damn reason, certain people just deserve to be rich because they can, the most greediest and racist people control where all my and your money goes in the end. you wanna ask me if i know we are americans? well yes, we are. but its sad.
Your grand father didn't bring my family here or anybody else's. He only brought his top soldiers. One of those top soldier was my great uncle. His family came to U.S. before mines. My family had to pay through with money we had from the French and Hmong war. Plus your grandfather killed one of my grandfather for "betraying". He was killed on a road coming from the farm. Is this your grandfather's way of saying he loves his people
I don't understand what do you said? I has never complaint to you why you sent a dirty comment for me? you are Hmoob or foreigners? if you are Hmoob you can write to me in hmoob no problem, i don't want get problem/ you ok. Why you didn't against SengtoLao4life who's always against and you did a traitor against Hmoob, no good man!
im so regret i should born early before vietnam war so i can help general vang pao to fight with vietnamese n lao to protect our country n our hmong people
Of course I'm Hmong. Story for personal account doesn't change historical political agenda, Let just say that I'm will aware of the historical aspect of the war and the current government of Laos and Vietnam. If you do know more please tell me why do you have a grudge against Vang Pao when he only did what was Necessary for the Hmong, You have to understand that part of Laos wasn't even Laos during the communist took over. You have to look at the political aspect of The NVA motives.
Susan Certeza you do realized that majority of the Hmong had no choice during those tuff time, as Majority was already fighting the Vietnamese before the actual support of the US, You have to understand that we didn't have a choice but was only to be Assimilated with the current ruler of that time. Have you heard the quote either you joined us or your against us while little girl that what the NVA intention was. Would you preferred to live under communist rule which hinder our customs belief ?
Lao people do not have ties with Lao family or that they are just people who got a life and look more towards the American side they act like english folks why do they need lao family for. They care less about what going on like i have i moved on but when a crime happen like this animal topic as a person you just cant promote anything that obligates your own will of power (that is called support )just be normal that we talk about murder in laos .
let the people of Lao handle that,if the gov not strong then so be it if they like Us dollor to support there eco system so be it .its called advertise marketing if you ever went to school to know whats just said cause I assure you did ,look at the way you type very smart .you care so much go to Lao open a teaching there change it the way the Lao people want but as for you I guess you will Prey on the Hmong there so is it right look at all the Negative you got im the only one not hating you
You come to Fresno California ill get you a pass port and pay for your trip prove to you that it not true ,my closest friends are laos and blacks we here in Fresno ride bikes, cars ,go fishing, hunting and the other Race like viet Koren Mexican Fight chicken together one happy human race Its called Peace and We here started Club ,Organized for all of Mankind to Join ,white ,black ,yellow,brown,different back ground he or she all welcome
My dad is my biggest hero who told and taught me not to ever hate any mankind of any personality he or she My dad is friends now day with lots of republican.There is proof of this that of my father and this raid but its at the UN head Quarter so only GVP Knows But that is the past move on everyone be smart love one another cause We ALL BLEED THE SAME RED FLUID SHARE A TRUTH I have my own mother so does every one but we share the same HOLY FATHER.Let us generation find a band Aid to heal this
This Once I will show my knowledge to all my brother and sisters who will ever reed this SengtoLao4Life your a heart less person who still live with hatred but know this even that the Hmong who was freedom fighter all moved on the ones that stay for the communist party won fairly but thats the Past so why are we here still debating and hating cant we just all get along who care about the past the war was just a test who was Dumb and smart and that the one in America are now Smarter
Hey sengto, a mutual person won't name calling. Again like I said, whether you like it or not, you can't do a thing about it. The good thing is to move on. Hmong is living happily in laos. If you have issues with Hmong American say to Hmong American not just against whole hmong. Cause you will just stir the fire ok. And for FYI: Hmong American don't care about Laos anymore. USA is the country of the great. It is our country and our home now, we live happily and pride what we have.
You spend too much times worry about Hmong American. You can call China and Vietnam your friends no one care. But I like to point it out if Laos is not benefit for the Viet. and the Chin. own good they are not going to give a darn thing about Laos. Look Laos Governments allow the Viet. and the Chin. to come to took all the golds and minerals stuffs and if you still see that is right than good for you and Laos. amen.
You have too much high hope for your own people fought. I haven't heard Vang Pao speak Lao or that served the old Lao Royals. He does not serve Laotian as a whole. He only served his own ppl and the usage of the Lao Royals and his status among the Lao Army. Without the Lao Royal. He would never been a General or that a leader for you Hmong. Also he wouldn't be worship like saint among your people today. sadly
Whatever happened in the pass let it go, he did want he had to do at that time and now he cant change a thing about it. But we all came to the U.S. for all the same reasons. GVP is right, hmoob hlub hmoob cause if you think about it who will? who will carry on our last names, our traidtional events, ect... Think about it before you or someone else start saying stupid stuff that is just going to make you dumb to the bone!!
Look I don't know well enough about the hmongs in the laos or Thailand or even the thai and laos people and their governments, I've never been there and I dont live there but I do know well enough of but the west a capable of and their history of war, So if you want to defend your country defend it, but dont think that all us Hmongs are evil and with the Americans all the way, sure we have blood on your hands and so have you.
In the past the Hmong have always have problems with other countries? Wow must alot about our history, open your eyes are see that hmong is an Minority group and have a look at all the other minority groups around the world and you'll find about that minority suffer more than any other groups not because we cause problem but because we are just an minority, And your saying the Laos have never been used? Last I heard Lao people kill their own king?
i read about what you say about vang pao! and i think of the same! vang pao is not a hero, he was the one who started the war!.. cause of his drug trade!.. when vang pao die i ask my dad is he going to vang pao funeral! he cry and say cause of him we lost alot of hmong people so my dad say FUCK HIM!!.. my dad say there is a secret book that only some people had or know about! it tell you our hmong life!.. from the beginning to now!...
Well I'm not sure about him tricking Hmongs to join the CIA. Itwas either join one side or the other at that point.There were in fact alot of Hmong traders who sold out to the Vietcongs and that costs thousands ofHmong lives so it wasthe right wayto go about things. War is very difficult andit must be black and white as possible (although ironically it never is). The main issue I have for VP is his opium dealings and collecting cash from elders who believe in him and going back to laos to fight.
@alexvang you say that the Americans are the greedy ones. you yourself are just another hmong meekah kid who probably doesn't respect what it was that our grandfathers did to get us here. my grandfathers on both my mom and my dads side fought with vang pao. and i will forever be grateful that i also born hmong meekah. because i respect those who died for us to get our freedom. rip gen. vang pao, xay chai hang, and bla xang kue. because of the three of you, was born free and hmong.
seeing all these videos piss me off at how the US just left so many of us to suffer and die over there to this day. although i'm born here and a citizen and love my country (the US), i still know and won't forget what my parents and grandparents went through to get me to be here today. i appreciate the sacrifices they made for me, for us, all hmong. and it pisses me off even more when hmong-american spoiled brats who don't appreciate all that and even forget who they really are... no honor!!!
The term "Hmong" is pronounced, "Shimon" in the Hebrew language. Hmong is a Lost Tribe of Israel, descendent of Simeon, one of 12 sons of Jacob, son of Abraham. Originally, Hmong is from Israel, not Mongolia nor China. If you look at it closely, the Jewish s original term for God is, "Yeshua" (Ya-shua) & in our language is, "Yawm Sauj" (Yer-shou). Two syllables, monotone dialect. Please read the Bible to find out more .. WE NEED TO COME SEEK OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST & REPENT OUR SINS & BURDENS!
how can you guys just say that hmong people still cant reunite and live peacefully after our leader GVP has pass away..to reunite and understand one another takes time. if you can't tell the future than shut the F up. his death has already shown our hmong people from all around the world that we do need to work together to become one but you have no idea of how many corrupted people there are in this world, word of advice keep your negativity to yourself.REST IN PEACE & MAY UR SOUL BE BACK HOME
@FlavorOfHmongMusic me i never lost my lao nation stay strong on the world map then and now tell me where you hmong country and you nationality during you live in lao you hmong live under lao nationality day by day now you turn to hmong becuase you dont want to be meow becuase meow vang pao did alots wrong thing in secret war new born meow become hmong just try to make the world believe you hmong have done not thing wrong same shit hmong and meow
anger is not the reason insulting worl is not gonna make you look good i respect all hmong poeple who understrand freedom i love hmong laosoung who understand peace . you have to know hmong laosoung we are share to live together like the rest of 68 native in lao right now and to day and i only respect hmong who understand humen right humen right no secret to hide ok humen right they don't abuse poeple or insult ok
Lao people don't want to contaminate our ppl with the Hmong for the fact that Hmong aren't capable with our civil society and our tiny country nationalism under our ppl. For a very long time. We Lao ppl fought a war to have a country for our people. You Hmong just threaten our lively hood as Lao ppl and our ancient brother and sister that fought over this Laos land.
You are mistaken. He's not crying for the Hmong people. He's crying for all his dirty little secrets & abandonment's he committed back then. It haunts him to this very day. Why do you think he preaches Hmong love Hmong every freaking year? He thinks by doing so it will make up for his deceptions, greed & cia plots. Fail.
@InsearchofHmong Whoever you are, please don't bring any religious stuff here. I TOTALLY DO NOT agree with you. PERIOD. I'm not trying to hate. I live with two Hmong Christians, and I'm glad they don't talk like you do. I love them because they respect me for what I believe in. What ever you believe in, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!
We HMOOB people are not weak we are strong!!
Never be a shame to be a HMOOB
Agree we are strong and will always be never be ashame of being hmong
My grandfather was a strong soldier and we hmong will not fall
100 percent.
Yoj mas koj yog 100 percent
I will always be proud to be hmoob the general was great he had seven wives and treated them righty
GENERAL VANG PAO IS LIKE A HMONG GOD TO ME.....HE GIVES US HAPPINESS WHEN OUR HMONG R IN TROUBLE OR IN A PROBLEM
wow...so proud to be Hmong.
My grandpa died of liver damage from a grenade and I miss him and wish i got to know him ;___; and my mom was so determined but never gaven a chance to go to school ;___; PLEASE my hmong people(LOVE EACH OTHER AS WE ALWAYS HAVE) that is my only WISH ;____; IVE seen american hmong life and been through it ( I see gangs, Hmong people speaking 100% english, hmong people fall in the hands of christianity, and the old way forgotten, I am very sad very very sad because my LOVE is TOO GREAT) ;___; LOVE
thank you very much to the United state of America. We Hmong never forgot what a good decision that you American welcome Hmong and took us to your country and give us a good environment and freedom. United State is a good country. We Hmong should say thank you to them all.
we all have to admit when we see a man of GVP stature cry, man u cant help but become a bit teary eyed yourself
peb yuav ntsym nco qab ntsoov hais tiam peb yog hmoob txiv naiphoo yog hero ntawm peb lub siab
Of course we respect those Hmong in Laos for the fact that they well represent the unity of the Laotian ppl. Unlike those Hmong-American and the Vang Pao fraction who disregard themselves to service the Laotian as a whole. They clearly forgotten where they came from. Today Hmong in the state only speak Hmong, but not Lao. How could we Lao ppl accept your ppl if you entitle to speak your own language that your own ppl don't rarely have a history among our country and ppl?
Where can I find the video at 1:02 ?
R.I.P VANG PAO!!!
Hmong country was in ancient China. You lost your homeland. Now you can move to Vietnam or Laos or Thailand for living & become SEA citizen, welcome.
Do you actually believe that the Hmong is a part of the Laotian greater community? They are actually isolated on there own by oppressing the Laotian people who has nothing to do with the war. The Hmong are fighting against all Laotian people including the one in the U.S. The Hmong has no idea where this may lead too next.
he is the one all the hmong as the people in the world know
I am sorry, He cries about leaving and felt so bad about it, Then why leave your land and people behind. No one forced him to leave
Kennedy saying Laos (lay-ahs)
Hmoob people will never forgive this day all hmoob people...........!!
Aren't we American too? What makes u have the right for our people to voice our opinion here? I know many Hmong-American are against us Lao-American. Every generation we sense that the Hmong-American are creating a wall against us. Which is why we rather turn our attention with other national & ethnic 4 our own development in the states & over in Laos in the near future. While u Hmong shelter yourself among your own ppl with no royal pride or service to the country that we once shelter your ppl.
You also have to understand that Gen. Vang Pao didn't have any other choice but to flee during the end of the war. Let just say we Lost and if he stayed he would be executed like what is going on today with the remain force of Gen. Vang Pao ,or sadly if their are any remaining Choa Fa left in the jungles of Laos.
@FlavorOfHmongMusic CHI POR LOR LOR
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my grandpa fought in the vietnam war im glad hes still alive but for my hmong people who died in the vietnam war
i feel sad for them
Please get your grandpa to tell his story, get it on video. The story of the Hmong is not widely known and the wars in Laos remain disputed history. If the Hmong don't document themselves they will be at the mercy of American "academics" who have repeatedly disgraced themselves by constructing false histories full of lies of omission.
cant he lives in california and i live in alaska
Mine died during war I never got to meet him in glad yours is safe
Don't be be great full you are here today
@@mathao8715 I am grateful and also my grandpa passed away last year
I hope this inspires Hmong Americans to see without our parents sacrifices we wouldn't be in America which is a democracy. Be inspire to do better for you and your generation.
More like I hope this inspires white and black americans of what the hmong had to do to be living in america today.
Such a short powerful video about our history..
We are to remember the sacrafices of our people. General Vang Pao did what he had to do to save his people, and he was a great leader, without him i think our race would have been erased.
there's more to it than you know... a lot... who knows who was good or bad... only regular pple knows what he did, but behind the scenes, there are top secrets that only the top officers and Laotian prince and king knows... even the U.S. government doesn't even know about. It's complicated.
@@JoJo-io7sx you just have to complete your word.
@@JoJo-io7sx good dear.
He was a awesome men with honor and kindness
Gvp was a great leader but he couldn't save everyone. Only his top officers and their families. Everyone was left to die. The only lucky ones made it to Thailand to the refugee camps. Your parents saved you. Not gvp.
nobody knows what hmoob people been though my grandma survived the war but her mom didn’t sadly :
Be proud u r Hmong! Be great fun to the ones who sacrificed their lives for our freedom! Remember we are Hmong and we are not weak! We Stand for freedom and we will forever stand for our freedoms and that is our power our strength!
First time I see GVP cried. Man, when you see your leader cries...that hurts a lot. Made my tears come out. That made me thinking...
We are like the Kurds in the Middle East, strapped on our lands. Never notice by the Western powers (in colonial times) to become independent.
We always love you and you will be in our heart forever. Thank you so much for everything you have had done to our Hmong people.
I’m glad to be Hmong, it’s underrated race that not many people know about
Yes sadly ; (
We may be underrated,that's because we don't want the fame nor a history of war,plus we underrated on ourselves on purpose
You mean ethnicity.
We are coming up, soon we will be known like the Chinese and Koreans, South east Asians in general.
Me too. To understand what it is keeps us strong.
Remember the past to better our future, stop blaming our parents and great leaders for doing wrong. Hmong leaders in the past the have completed their missions, but still the young generation and we have to prepare for what to come next.
ntxawg yaj Its unfortunate though as our generation are becoming Americanized and not enough of us are helping our own people. Majority of hmong people in Laos are finding ways to con the hmong Americans and even the Hmong Americans here are going back for all the wrong reasons. Exploiting young girls and what not and the Hmong Lao happily exploiting themselves along with it. I understand there's always going to be a change in modern society though. I just wish we all can do something bigger that will make a positive change to better our people as a whole.
After Gen. Vangpao left Laos to Thailand, the exodus begun. It has been 30 years, but in the heart of many Hmong, it just like yesterday. They have endured so much pain and sorrow. Arduous lives and perilous journey. The Hmong are truly heroic, as they fought for indepedence and freedom to all ethnic groups.
It's sadness. I cried just thinking about all the Hmong who have been murdered during the war as well as those who have drowned during crossing the river. My father and mother told me stories of the crossing. It was horrific.
GVP got choices to make? Why left his people die hard n fame..think about it, if he was a die hard General, he would of stay back n fight til the end, Ciaj ciaj tuag tuag
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Puas yuav muaj ntxiv lawm os peb txiv nais phoo vaj pov thov kom koj rov los hlub peb hmoob txij thaum koj ncaim peb hmoob mus lawm tsis muaj leej twg yuav los hlub peb hmoob li
Is there a way I can get in touch with my hmong people? I just want to hug them and help them in some way I'm hmong and proud of it
Go to minnesota hmong town it's on youtube
AND UNDER THE CANDLE WAS MY GRANDMA HUSBAND
As an american I feel a deep sence of shame for my nations actions in having involed your people in one of our contemptible wars of aggression. My country should never have gotten involved, but having done so it should have fought it's own battles. As an american I am so very sorry for what happened to you all.
It was heart breaking to see Gen Vang Pao cried when he was forced to leave Laos. Many many Hmong died trying to escape the revenge from Vietnam and Laos communists. CIA and USA owe these people a lot. Rest in Peace, my friends.
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HMONG rapper or not let's get together I'm from England Boston
it was a pretty tough war.....42 years later and it still burn in our heart.........we never really had a chance to begin with........ 45,000 Hmong soldier ......20,000+ thai volunteer soldier came to help.......20,000+ royal Laos government soldier... against 150,000 north Vietnamese troops and 50,000 pathet Laos communist troop......also not to mention another 2 Million north Vietnamese troop in Vietnam that is ready to come into Laos anytime to help...... 400,000 american troops in Vietnam fighting the 2 million north Vietnamese soldier next door in Laos
and that was my grandpa
That's what ignorant people would say...General Vang Pao had an enduring vision and a plan for the future of Hmongs in the US. However, things didn't go according to plan when his people no longer needed him, and some even betrayed him (like some of you are doing right now).
Peb haiv neeg hmoob tu siab ib yam os. Tuaj cuav zos tim koj os py zoo
My Grandfather was in the war with G.V.P.. He survived and told me storys.
Make me cry
This is so emotional that it made me cried.
Yes. During the night when my parents were about to cross the Mekong River, one Hmong gentleman wanted my mom to throw my older brother into the river or kill him with a dose of opium, but my mother couldn't. It was a life and death situation. My parents tried crossing the river three times, First try, they didn't make it. Second time, they got arrested. Third time, they finally crossed. My parents would of die if they crossed the first and second because that what happened to their relatives.
Your point is: for the Hmong to save our ass, Vang Pao should join communism with Kaysone and Souphanouvong--then we would be fighting the Americans and Lao loyalists. Either way, our ass get kicked. I'll admit Hmong is a violent race. We fought the Chinese in China. And we had to fight the Secret War too. VP chose America. We were close to winning, but in a war, it can go any direction. We lost. We didn't get slaughtered like the Cham or other Kmer groups BECAUSE we fight back. Be proud.
Coming here, anyone can become Americans. Anyone can rise up to lead better lives.
I think Lao people lost some identity culturally when Laos lost its king and royal family. But with over 3-4 million ethnic Lao people, you don't have to worry about your people becoming like the Cham. Your government is run by Lao people so you shouldn't worry. I don't like what the communist government did to Laos but maybe they will change. Once it changes like in China, then it will be better for all.
With communism Hmong are safe, but Hmong are already too pro-western in 1950s. We were with France and then America. Vang Pao had no choice but be with America. 1-We lost because the Lao people are too weak (they betray us like this Sengto Lau). 2-Hmong are 400,000 against 20,000,000 North Vietnamese, we cannot win with that number. I think Vang Pao did good, because we Hmong are known world wide. America did not abandon us. They took us America and now we are Americans. I think that is good.
Don't talk to me like you are in Laos, from Laos. We are in Ameerica so talk like we are in America. In America, we don't need to learn Lao or speak Lao. In America your people don't have to accept my people, Stop thinking like we want your acceptance. We could careless what you think. In America you do what you want. In America, we don't want to associate with you because we can go out with whites, blacks, hispanics, russians, etc.
You don't see Hmong as your own people, you are absolutely right. We have more ties to the Chinese than to your Lao people. Our culture, our names, our religion are all similar to the Chinese. Where as you Lao are similar to Bremese, Thais, Cambodians. I agree with you there buddy.
Did you not just agreed that communist Lao-Hmong can live in peace with Lao people in Laos?? You said you respected them, so don't say that Laos is small for twp ppl. Only hate Hmong Americans, okay.
You are ethnic Lao so if Communist Laos take you back then go join them. Go be with your Lao people. Hmong Americans will never go to Laos again, we are Americans now.
The Lao King, our king, was who Vang Pao's Hmong (Hmong American) are loyal to. Since your communist brothers killed the king in a prison, Hmong Americans have no loyalty to communist Laos now. Hmong American's unity to Laos is dead when communist killed the King. Only his faction respect us, not you and the communist.
Don't talk like a commie. You sympathize with the communist Lao right?. Hmong Americans want nothing to do with communist Laos because they treat us as the enemy. We no longer need Laos, we are Americans now.
But as for the communist Hmong in Laos, they are in all sphere of Lao civil society right now. There are Hmong generals in the LPDR and police. There are Hmong ministers and even Mayor of Vientaine capital is Sombath Yialyher, a Hmong. They get along with Lao people in Laos now.
That's because you were born in America. The white Lao, the Loyalist, are friends with the Hmong. Together we fought communism aggression. But then again, even this non-communist Royal army element only fight the communist half heartily. It was the Hmong that put a dogged fight against the commies Viet and Lao.
When Vang Pao was alive, he always spoke in Lao during New Years celebrations, and he is always with other Loyalist Lao generals at those celebrations. You don't go so you don't know.
The loyalist Lao came to America with Vang Pao's Hmong, we were allies and friends then. But now this younger Lao American generation are turning against Hmong Americans. They say Hmong are the only enemy of Laos. They don't acknowledge to have fought in the war on our side. And because they are ethnic Lao and Laos accepts them back, they are brothers again. Whereas, Hmong Americans don't have that choice, we are the scapegoat and blamed for everything. I'm happy Laos is doing good now.
I guess you're not very educated historically. You know the Hmong by watching Air America movie, that explains your ignorance of all ethnic of people in Laos. You're in no position to debate history due to your own admission that you're clueless about the Hmong. You must live a very sheltered or privileged life. The Hmong were recent emigrants to Laos, yes, but over 200yrs ago. We're highlanders, don't practice buddhism. We even have more in common with the Chinese. Hence our differences.
thanks for sharing this video.
My heart is sadden. The journey of the Hmong has come to an end. I am very sad. December 8, 1929 - January 6, 2011 my beloved grandfather Vang Pao.... your words, your love, your passion.... you left us and you left this earth today... my tears had fallen.... You were my hero, my parents' hero and a wonderful Txiv Yawg.
@BabyBBB01, hey, hey, hey, go easy on this girl. She is not talking bad about the Hmong. She's is just explaining to me that Hmong Americans are luckier. I find EEKhamkeang to be very fair.
so i see....ya realize that this is sad huh... what happen to all the gang shit.... to all my hmong ppl let drop this gang playing.. we hmong should love each other...NOT killing one another....
The Hmong suffered after the 3 kingdoms lost we were the southwest kingdom when we were conquered by the Chinese we migrated away because they didn’t like us some of us stayed but we don’t live in the cities we live in the mountains and one little town for hmong people we migrated to Laos Hong Kong and Thailand then the Americans came and saw us drafted us to war we helped we died trying then they left us for dead but a lot of us knew we lost so we took our chance to run but some of us stayed because they say oh the Americans are Frankensteins they eat us but they didn’t know what white people react so yeah
Rest of peace president John f. Kennedy to stop Vietnam war and stop communism 1917-1963
In 1972 I was 10 years old and fighting against the North Vietnamese and the Lao Communist now I am a US citizen and I want to go back to fight until Hmong have a Country in this world so we can promote love and honest to the world.
I hope someday Hmong will have a Country.
We got a UN Lawyer already so will be in Geneva next month against the Lao Communist then will see what UN have to say.
I hope the UN will nail the Lao Communist.
I am a Hmong myself. My grandpa fought in the Secret War. I'm proud to be Hmong, but he has passed away for a year now. I wish I had spent more time with him.
@@jinchang1392 but the Chinese took our home land around the 2000 BCE because the revoke against the Hmong or Grandpa as we call him the God of Warfare, but as now Laos is still killing hmong people
cia played both sides, invented the game and chess board.
wow! someone has no life...please show yourself and use your real name if you're that tough!!!!
You Know U S play politic for us we dint now the politices fo candiidate only the Hmong poeple need to carefuly
Sad to hear. But thats is life when u sided with usa they dump u just like that when they lost. Like in korea, Vietnam, iraq, syria, and so many other places. Leason learn in this history and u cant blame those in power now hunting them down because they also help the cia to kill thier soilder and citizen so this is a very painful and cost of a war. Live in peace to avoid painful again
@NinXio only cuz we're forced to be from the moment we come out of the womb. what if there was no america, and when people were born they were just "one" with everyone instead of labeled as a specific race, culture, religion, after all we are one, except for some damn reason, certain people just deserve to be rich because they can, the most greediest and racist people control where all my and your money goes in the end. you wanna ask me if i know we are americans? well yes, we are. but its sad.
Your grand father didn't bring my family here or anybody else's. He only brought his top soldiers. One of those top soldier was my great uncle. His family came to U.S. before mines. My family had to pay through with money we had from the French and Hmong war. Plus your grandfather killed one of my grandfather for "betraying". He was killed on a road coming from the farm. Is this your grandfather's way of saying he loves his people
I don't understand what do you said? I has never complaint to you why you sent a dirty comment for me? you are Hmoob or foreigners? if you are Hmoob you can write to me in hmoob no problem, i don't want get problem/ you ok. Why you didn't against SengtoLao4life who's always against and you did a traitor against Hmoob, no good man!
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im so regret
i should born early before vietnam war
so i can help general vang pao to fight with vietnamese n lao
to protect our country n our hmong people
this is very good clip of Hmong history....I actually cried when i saw the refugee. i was born and raised in there.
Of course I'm Hmong. Story for personal account doesn't change historical political agenda, Let just say that I'm will aware of the historical aspect of the war and the current government of Laos and Vietnam. If you do know more please tell me why do you have a grudge against Vang Pao when he only did what was Necessary for the Hmong, You have to understand that part of Laos wasn't even Laos during the communist took over. You have to look at the political aspect of The NVA motives.
Susan Certeza you do realized that majority of the Hmong had no choice during those tuff time, as Majority was already fighting the Vietnamese before the actual support of the US, You have to understand that we didn't have a choice but was only to be Assimilated with the current ruler of that time. Have you heard the quote either you joined us or your against us while little girl that what the NVA intention was. Would you preferred to live under communist rule which hinder our customs belief ?
Lao people do not have ties with Lao family or that they are just people who got a life and look more towards the American side they act like english folks why do they need lao family for.
They care less about what going on like i have i moved on but when a crime happen like this animal topic as a person you just cant promote anything that obligates your own will of power
(that is called support )just be normal that we talk about murder in laos .
let the people of Lao handle that,if the gov not strong then so be it if they like Us dollor to support there eco system so be it .its called advertise marketing if you ever went to school to know whats just said cause I assure you did ,look at the way you type very smart .you care so much go to Lao open a teaching there change it the way the Lao people want but as for you I guess you will Prey on the Hmong there so is it right look at all the Negative you got im the only one not hating you
You come to Fresno California ill get you a pass port and pay for your trip prove to you that it not true ,my closest friends are laos and blacks we here in Fresno ride bikes, cars ,go fishing, hunting and the other Race like viet Koren Mexican Fight chicken together one happy human race Its called Peace and We here started Club ,Organized for all of Mankind to Join ,white ,black ,yellow,brown,different back ground he or she all welcome
My dad is my biggest hero who told and taught me not to ever hate any mankind of any personality he or she My dad is friends now day with lots of republican.There is proof of this that of my father and this raid but its at the UN head Quarter so only GVP Knows But that is the past move on everyone be smart love one another cause We ALL BLEED THE SAME RED FLUID SHARE A TRUTH I have my own mother so does every one but we share the same HOLY FATHER.Let us generation find a band Aid to heal this
This Once I will show my knowledge to all my brother and sisters who will ever reed this SengtoLao4Life your a heart less person who still live with hatred but know this even that the Hmong who was freedom fighter all moved on the ones that stay for the communist party won fairly but thats the Past so why are we here still debating and hating cant we just all get along
who care about the past the war was just a test who was Dumb and smart and that the one in America are now Smarter
Hey sengto, a mutual person won't name calling. Again like I said, whether you like it or not, you can't do a thing about it. The good thing is to move on. Hmong is living happily in laos. If you have issues with Hmong American say to Hmong American not just against whole hmong. Cause you will just stir the fire ok. And for FYI: Hmong American don't care about Laos anymore. USA is the country of the great. It is our country and our home now, we live happily and pride what we have.
You spend too much times worry about Hmong American. You can call China and Vietnam your friends no one care. But I like to point it out if Laos is not benefit for the Viet. and the Chin. own good they are not going to give a darn thing about Laos. Look Laos Governments allow the Viet. and the Chin. to come to took all the golds and minerals stuffs and if you still see that is right than good for you and Laos. amen.
You have too much high hope for your own people fought. I haven't heard Vang Pao speak Lao or that served the old Lao Royals. He does not serve Laotian as a whole. He only served his own ppl and the usage of the Lao Royals and his status among the Lao Army. Without the Lao Royal. He would never been a General or that a leader for you Hmong. Also he wouldn't be worship like saint among your people today. sadly
Whatever happened in the pass let it go, he did want he had to do at that time and now he cant change a thing about it. But we all came to the U.S. for all the same reasons. GVP is right, hmoob hlub hmoob cause if you think about it who will? who will carry on our last names, our traidtional events, ect... Think about it before you or someone else start saying stupid stuff that is just going to make you dumb to the bone!!
Look I don't know well enough about the hmongs in the laos or Thailand or even the thai and laos people and their governments, I've never been there and I dont live there but I do know well enough of but the west a capable of and their history of war, So if you want to defend your country defend it, but dont think that all us Hmongs are evil and with the Americans all the way, sure we have blood on your hands and so have you.
In the past the Hmong have always have problems with other countries? Wow must alot about our history, open your eyes are see that hmong is an Minority group and have a look at all the other minority groups around the world and you'll find about that minority suffer more than any other groups not because we cause problem but because we are just an minority, And your saying the Laos have never been used? Last I heard Lao people kill their own king?
i read about what you say about vang pao! and i think of the same! vang pao is not a hero, he was the one who started the war!.. cause of his drug trade!.. when vang pao die i ask my dad is he going to vang pao funeral! he cry and say cause of him we lost alot of hmong people so my dad say FUCK HIM!!.. my dad say there is a secret book that only some people had or know about! it tell you our hmong life!.. from the beginning to now!...
Well I'm not sure about him tricking Hmongs to join the CIA. Itwas either join one side or the other at that point.There were in fact alot of Hmong traders who sold out to the Vietcongs and that costs thousands ofHmong lives so it wasthe right wayto go about things. War is very difficult andit must be black and white as possible (although ironically it never is). The main issue I have for VP is his opium dealings and collecting cash from elders who believe in him and going back to laos to fight.
@alexvang you say that the Americans are the greedy ones. you yourself are just another hmong meekah kid who probably doesn't respect what it was that our grandfathers did to get us here. my grandfathers on both my mom and my dads side fought with vang pao. and i will forever be grateful that i also born hmong meekah. because i respect those who died for us to get our freedom. rip gen. vang pao, xay chai hang, and bla xang kue. because of the three of you, was born free and hmong.
seeing all these videos piss me off at how the US just left so many of us to suffer and die over there to this day. although i'm born here and a citizen and love my country (the US), i still know and won't forget what my parents and grandparents went through to get me to be here today. i appreciate the sacrifices they made for me, for us, all hmong. and it pisses me off even more when hmong-american spoiled brats who don't appreciate all that and even forget who they really are... no honor!!!
The term "Hmong" is pronounced, "Shimon" in the Hebrew language. Hmong is a Lost Tribe of Israel, descendent of Simeon, one of 12 sons of Jacob, son of Abraham. Originally, Hmong is from Israel, not Mongolia nor China. If you look at it closely, the Jewish s original term for God is, "Yeshua" (Ya-shua) & in our language is, "Yawm Sauj" (Yer-shou). Two syllables, monotone dialect. Please read the Bible to find out more ..
WE NEED TO COME SEEK OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST & REPENT OUR SINS & BURDENS!
how can you guys just say that hmong people still cant reunite and live peacefully after our leader GVP has pass away..to reunite and understand one another takes time. if you can't tell the future than shut the F up. his death has already shown our hmong people from all around the world that we do need to work together to become one but you have no idea of how many corrupted people there are in this world, word of advice keep your negativity to yourself.REST IN PEACE & MAY UR SOUL BE BACK HOME
@FlavorOfHmongMusic me i never lost my lao nation stay strong on the world map then and now
tell me where you hmong country and you nationality
during you live in lao you hmong live under lao nationality day by day
now you turn to hmong becuase you dont want to be meow
becuase meow vang pao did alots wrong thing in secret war
new born meow become hmong just try to make the world believe you hmong have done not thing wrong
same shit hmong and meow
anger is not the reason insulting worl is not gonna make you look good
i respect all hmong poeple who understrand freedom
i love hmong laosoung who understand peace . you have to know hmong laosoung we are share to live together like the rest of 68 native in lao right now and to day
and i only respect hmong who understand humen right humen right no secret to hide ok humen right they don't abuse poeple or insult ok
Lao people don't want to contaminate our ppl with the Hmong for the fact that Hmong aren't capable with our civil society and our tiny country nationalism under our ppl. For a very long time. We Lao ppl fought a war to have a country for our people. You Hmong just threaten our lively hood as Lao ppl and our ancient brother and sister that fought over this Laos land.
You are mistaken. He's not crying for the Hmong people. He's crying for all his dirty little secrets & abandonment's he committed back then. It haunts him to this very day. Why do you think he preaches Hmong love Hmong every freaking year? He thinks by doing so it will make up for his deceptions, greed & cia plots. Fail.
@InsearchofHmong Whoever you are, please don't bring any religious stuff here. I TOTALLY DO NOT agree with you. PERIOD. I'm not trying to hate. I live with two Hmong Christians, and I'm glad they don't talk like you do. I love them because they respect me for what I believe in. What ever you believe in, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!