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Laotian Americans - Wikipedia Laotian immigration to the United States started shortly after the Vietnam War [4] Refugees began arriving in the U S after a Communist government came to power in Laos in 1975 and by 1980, the Laotian population of the U S reached 47,683, according to census estimates The numbers increased dramatically during the 1980s so the census estimated that there were 147,375 people by 1990 The
Laos–United States relations - Wikipedia Relations between Laos and the United States officially began when the United States opened a legation in Laos in 1950, when Laos was a semi-autonomous state within French Indochina These relations were maintained after Laos' independence in October 1953
Laos - Wikipedia Laos, [a] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), [b] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest
Lao people - Wikipedia The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, primarily inhabiting Laos and northeastern Thailand They speak the Lao language, part of the Kra–Dai language family, and are the dominant ethnic group in Laos Significant Lao communities also reside in Thailand’s Isan region, where they form a regional majority, as well as in smaller numbers in Cambodia, Vietnam, and
Hmong Americans - Wikipedia Hmong Americans (RPA: Hmoob Mes Kas, Pahawh Hmong: 𖬌𖬣𖬵 𖬉𖬲𖬦 𖬗𖬲) are Americans of Hmong ancestry Many Hmong Americans immigrated to the United States as refugees in the late 1970s, with a second wave in the 1980s and 1990s Over half of the Hmong population from Laos left the country, or attempted to leave, in 1975, at the culmination of the Laotian Civil War During
Lao Veterans of America - Wikipedia The Lao Veterans of America, Inc , describes itself as a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental, veterans organization that represents Lao- and Hmong-American veterans who served in the U S clandestine war in the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War as well as their refugee families in the United States
Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act of 2000 - Wikipedia Lao Hmong General Vang Pao, the most influential leader in the Hmong community prior to his decline and death in the United States, also backed passage of the legislation As a result of the Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act tens of thousands of ethnic Laotian and Hmong veterans received American citizenship
Laotian diaspora - Wikipedia The Laotian diaspora consists of roughly 800,000 (2 5 million estimated 2018 by Seangdao Somsy LHK LLX [citation needed]) people, both descendants of early emigrants from Laos, as well as more recent refugees who escaped the country following its communist takeover as a result of the Laotian Civil War The overwhelming majority of overseas Laotians live in just three countries: Thailand, the