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Hang Sao (Haam Choj, a given Mong name; 1939–2004) was a prominent figure in theLaotian Civil War. He was raised in the city ofPah Leong,Xieng Khoua.
Career
editHang Sao served in theRoyal Lao Army from 1961 to 1975. In 1969, he was appointed to the post ofLieutenant Colonel by GeneralOun Latikun andPrime MinisterSouvanhna. He also served as an advisor to GeneralVang Pao during the conflict.[1]
Hang Sao and his family emigrated from Laos toFrance in 1976, and then to theUnited States: first toSeattle, Washington in 1978, and finally toDetroit,Michigan in 1984. In 1982, Hang Sao was appointed as Deputy Minister of Interior by theRoyal Lao Government in Exile and in 1992, he was appointed as an advisor to theKing of Laos in-exile,LangXang Houng Kau. Hang Sao earned hisBachelor of Arts inpolitical science in 1995, and was elected to tenHmongchurches.
He was active in theHmong American community until his death in 2004.
References
edit- ^Pfeifer, Mark Edward; Chiu, Monica;Yang, Kou (31 January 2013).Diversity in Diaspora: Hmong Americans in the Twenty-First Century. University of Hawaii Press. p. 37.ISBN 978-0-8248-3597-2.
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