Veterans' Voices: The Secret War

The Hmong people are a minority group that lived in Southeast Asia and China. After 1975, many became refugees in North America, Australia, and parts of Europe and South America. From 1961 to 1975, In an effort to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the United States recruited, trained and financed the Hmong and Laos to serve as surrogate soldiers in the American armed forces. Today, there are over 350,000 Hmong living in the United States, with over 81,000 individuals in Minnesota, the largest urbanized Hmong population in the US. Veterans Voices': The Secret War is a program featuring the stories of some of these veterans. To learn more, visit MinnesotaVets.org Accompanying the individual interviews with Hmong veterans who were active during The Secret War, several podcasts were produced with a focus on the impact of The Secret War. Episodes in Hmonglish, Hmong, and English.

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Tsong Tong Vang #1

Veteran Tsong Tong Vang describes how he, and many his age, we were recruited straight from school to become soldiers, even living double lives.

15 Juni 20231min

Song Khoua Xiong #2

Veteran Song Khoua Xiong recalls daily battles that continued for so long, young trainees were brought in to help.

15 Juni 20231min

Song Khoua Xiong #1

Veteran Song Khoua Xiong describes young boys, still in school, being recruited to train in Thailand.

15 Juni 20231min

Paul Yang #2

Veteran Paul Yang talks about the routes the Hmong was charged with protecting by the Americans, and yet there was no public recognition of the Hmong’s alliance and service during the War.

15 Juni 20231min

Paul Yang #1

Veteran Paul Yang recalls his journey from student, to personal secretary to a colonel, to a solider.

15 Juni 20231min

Wa Joe Vu #3

Veteran Wa Joe Vu recalls a time he almost detonated a bomb by accident, but a gut reaction brought him to a separate location.

14 Juni 20231min

Wa Joe Vu #2

Veteran Wa Joe Vu describes how he received very few breaks from the front line because of his specific skillset.

14 Juni 20231min

Wa Joe Vu #1

Veteran Wa Joe Vu recalls weapons being brought into his village, but being too young to hold a gun. He would eventually join the fight when he was 16-years-old.

14 Juni 20231min