A Hmong Soldier Remembers - Doua Yang
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2017
- Doua Yang was a Hmong soldier who fought in Laos during the Viet Nam war.
He tells of his experiences during the war, his escape from the communists after the war and his eventual immigration to the U.S.
2017
Don’t give up. You’ve gone through so much, you fought so hard, live to the fullest, you deserve it!
the Hmong simply were an indigenous hill tribe people
who existed in what we define today as the geographical country of Laos
they were already pushed out to the vicinity edges of society
into the mountains and jungles of second class, second choice barely arable land
who got caught up in a international world power struggle that wasn't their own
their fate was simply unfortunate and beyond anything their own culture or language could afford to inform or warn them about
this is simply one of the most legit and personable documentaries I've seen
about what we know today as the vietnam secret war struggle era of the Hmong people in geographic Laos-Vietnam-Thailand South East Asia 20th Century
there are many ways to define the common Hmong experience here
but what is more important here is
that the Hmong story is one of personal survival
and being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with an outdated passing way of life
the developing world was encroaching on their domain
the western model of country and nation would be their demise
the hand dealt to the Hmong was one of curse, misfortune, and conscription
that for many, revealed itself to be a dying cause
they were merely, a pawn, in a game, that they could never win themselves.
the diaspora of the Hmong all around the world would prove to be a true test
of how an indigenous people's culture and language
could survive in a world crowded by countries, lines on a map
none of which, they could call their own
Today, the Hmong people have survived
scattered into different places and congregated in their own communities all around the face of the earth
their common experience binds them. their common struggles mold them
they continue to survive, looking back and remembering the crossfire of bullets whizzing past their heads
barely escaping the death placed at their feet, in a jungle of a world, they couldn't claim as their own.
Underrated comment, thank you for this!
America did the same to afghanstan people surrender than leave like nothing happen. I am so proud these brave hmong men and my father. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this! We forget how recent these events are and still effect the people living among us. Beautiful documentary.
It’s very sad to listen to this man! Many people don’t really know the emotional side, including myself!
This poor man dealing with PTSD most of our elders are like this 😢
I think learning the stories of Doua Yang, and the many undocumented Hmong soldiers who we're left behind are the better stories than the ones everyone knows about of General Vang Pao, no offense to General Vang Pao but just the fact like 90% were still continuing on the war without the Americans help.
I'm just learning about the Hmong Soldiers! Great documentary!!
Nej tàj dhau lawm rau qhov hais lus li
Sib pab os py
I think you might have made a mistake. I believe they are Vang and not Yang.