Christina Ounniyom

Map of Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia Vang Pao, the general of the Lao Army In this review of “The Hmong and the Secret War” published by PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). There are a few things I want to inform the audience beforehand. The word “communism” means a belief of economic equality by eliminating all private properties and providing equal shares to everybody. A small country called Laos is located in Southern Asia and is between Vietnam and Thailand. And China above them. There are several minority groups in Laos such as Tai Dam (Tie Duhm), Iu Mien (Meihn), Hmong (Mong), Khmer, and more . The CIA stands for Central Intelligence Agency. The audience are those who have watched or is watching the documentary, no matter who it is. And those who want to be informed about this hidden historical moment in Laos. The audience who will watch the documentary will leave them with shock, information they have never knew about, change the perspective of America and possi...

Thanksgiving 2015 The artifact I will be introducing is my paternal grandmother. My grandmother was one of the strongest woman ever in my whole entire life. She came to the United States to escape from the Vietnam and Secret War with her children and grand children as a widow. She built a foundation with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren here in the Bay Area. I have always wondered what would happen if my grandmother and everybody didn’t come to the US if the Vietnam War and the Secret War didn’t occur. I will be focusing on the history of the Vietnam War and the Secret War. Including to know more about the refugee camps my grandmother and our family members used to be in. And know more about what people have faced in this historical disaster.  The keywords I will be using are #VietnamWar, #VietnamWarDates, #RefugeeCamps, #Immigration, #Laos, #Thailand, #Cambodia, #Vietnam, #Refugees, #IndoChina, #BoatPeople, #Immigrants, #SecretArmy, #SecretWar #Insu...