Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. www.hmongamericancenter.org › ufaqs › what-were-theWhat were the Hmong’s roles in the Vietnam War?

   www.hmongamericancenter.org › ufaqs › what-were-the

   • Cached

   The Hmong played many critical roles under the directions of the U.S. CIA, including disrupting the communist North Vietnamese on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, providing intelligence about enemy operations, guarding U.S. strategic installation, and rescuing downed American pilots in northern Laos. After the War in 1975, the Hmong were singled out by ...

2. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

3. www.pbs.org › splithorn › story1PBS - THE SPLIT HORN: The Journey

   www.pbs.org › splithorn › story1

   • Cached

   The Vietnam War For thousands of years, the Hmong have maintained a distinctive culture, including dress, oral literature and religion, valuing their autonomy and close-knit community above all.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hmong_peopleHmong people - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hmong_people

   • Cached

   The Hmong in Vietnam also receive cultural and political incentives from the government, which led to the Vietnamese Hmong further diverging from the Laotian Hmong, since the latter are strongly anti-Vietnamese due to the Secret War and Communism.

5. Videos

   • 

     16:56

     youtube.com

     10thirtysix | Exclusive | The Secret War: Hmong Soldiers Who Served Alongside Americans in Vietnam

     Sep 25, 2017

     242.5K Views

   • 

     56:52

     pbs.org

     Valley PBS Original Documentaries:The Hmong and the Secret War Season 1 Episode 11

     Nov 9, 2017

   • 

     2:02

     youtube.com

     Hmong Soldiers Of America's 'Secret War' Heading To D.C.

     May 12, 2017

     8.3K Views

   View all

6. www.pbs.org › video › the-hmong-and-the-secret-warThe Hmong and the Secret War - PBS

   www.pbs.org › video › the-hmong-and-the-secret-war

   • Cached

   Nov 9, 2017 · In 1961, four years before the Vietnam War, the CIA funded a Secret War in Laos. The Hmong became CIA’s surrogate army, fighting and preventing Communism from consuming the country of Laos.

   • Video Duration: 57 min

7. www.youtube.com › watch10thirtysix | Exclusive | The Secret War: Hmong Soldiers Who ...

   www.youtube.com › watch

   • Cached

   Sep 25, 2017 · An often overlooked perspective from the Vietnam War is from the Hmong, the largest Asian population in southeast Wisconsin. We look back at their stories of...

   • Video Duration: 17 min
   • Views: 242.5K

   • Author: Milwaukee PBS

8. People also ask

   What were the Hmong's roles in the Vietnam War?

   • What were the Hmong’s roles in the Vietnam War? In the early 1960’s, the U.S. CIA sought out the Hmong and recruited them to fight a “secret war” against the North Vietnamese communists and the Pathet Lao.

   What were the Hmong’s roles in the Vietnam War?

   www.hmongamericancenter.org/ufaqs/what-were-the-hmongs-roles-in-the-vietnam-war/

   See all results for this question

   Where did the Hmong come from?

   • The Hmong migrated from southern China in the nineteenth century to the mountainous areas of Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. During the Vietnam War the Hmong worked with the American CIA in the “secret war” in Laos, and therefore were forced to flee their homeland after the victory of the communists.

   Hmong History – Hmong American Center

   www.hmongamericancenter.org/hmong-history/

   See all results for this question

   Why did the Hmong come to America?

   • The Hmong became CIA’s surrogate army, fighting and preventing Communism from consuming the country of Laos. Watch as questions about the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War and the circumstances that brought the Hmong to America are explored. Problems Playing Video?

   Valley PBS Original Documentaries | The Hmong and the Secret War | PBS

   www.pbs.org/video/the-hmong-and-the-secret-war-zwwpgu/

   See all results for this question

   How did the Hmong people live in Laos?

   • The Hmong people were farmers, most living in small villages high in the mountains. After helping the American CIA during the Vietnam War, the Hmong people were forced to flee for their lives. The old way of life was very different from their new way of life. There are only two seasons in Laos, the rainy season and the dry season.

   Hmong History – Hmong American Center

   www.hmongamericancenter.org/hmong-history/

   See all results for this question

9. www.mnvietnam.org › story › the-cia-the-hmong-and-theThe CIA, the Hmong, and the Secret War – Minnesota Remembers ...

   www.mnvietnam.org › story › the-cia-the-hmong-and-the

   • Cached

   In the shadows of the Vietnam War, the CIA conducted a secret war in Laos that relied on Hmong soldiers to prevent the threat of communism from spreading deeper into Southeast Asia. Tens of thousands died, both in the fight and in the escape. Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: America's Secret War explores the untold, turbulent history.