Hmong, Laos Community Honors Tragic Mountains, Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt

POL Politique Int rieureFOR AussenpolitikFOR Politique trang reASI Asian related newsPOL InnenpolitikASI Nachrichten mit asiatischem BezugASI Actualit s li es aux asiatiquesFOR Foreign policy International affairsPOL Domestic policyVET VeteransVTM VietnamVTM Vietnam CLF CaliforniaDOC District of ColumbiaDOC Distrito de ColumbiaCLF KalifornienDOC District de ColumbiaCLF CalifornieLAOS Laos 12/27/08

Thousands of Hmong-Americans from California and across the United States will gather in Fresno for special ceremonies on December 27 at the Hmong and Lao veterans monument at Fresno County Courthouse Park and the Hmong New Year at Fresno Fairgrounds. The ceremonies will honor author and human rights activist Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt and commemorate the 15th anniversary of the publication of her book Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans and the Secret Wars for Laos (Indiana University Press).

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