Secret War in Laos: CIA, Hmong, Pathet Lao, US Documentary - Laotian Civil War (1970)

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DVD: www.amazon. thefilmarchive.org The Hmong Asian ethnic group mountainous regions China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand. Hmong -groups Miao ethnicity (苗族) southern China. Hmong groups began gradual southward migration 18th century due political unrest find arable land. A number Hmong people fought communist Pathet Lao Laotian Civil War. Hmong people singled retribution Pathet Lao Laotian government 1975, tens thousands fled Thailand seeking political asylum. Thousands refugees resettled Western countries late 1970s, United States Australia, France, French Guiana, Canada, South America. Others returned Laos United Nations-sponsored repatriation programs. Around 8000 Hmong refugees remain Thailand. In early 1960s, US Central Intelligence Agency' (CIA) Special Activities Division began recruit, train lead indigenous Hmong people Laos fight North Vietnamese Army intruders Laos Vietnam War. It Special Guerrilla Unit led General Vang Pao. About 60% Hmong men Laos assisted CIA join fighting "Secret War" Laos. The CIA Special Guerrilla Unit counter attack unit block Ho Chi Minh Trail, main military supply route north <>...</>