Minnesota is built by immigrants who’ve enriched the state with diversity and innovation. One of those groups is the Hmong community. Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong population in the country, and it all started nearly 50 years ago when the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon. Months after the fall, Leng Wong…
The Vietnam War started in 1955, nearly 8,000 miles away from the U.S. in the dense and remote jungles of South Vietnam. While the U.S. slowly deployed into Vietnam in the 1950s, the full deployment of combat units began in 1965. Fighting would soon spread to Laos and Cambodia, with the CIA recruiting and training…
The fall of Saigon 50 years ago marked the end of the Vietnam War, and for WCCO’s Pauleen Le, it marked the start of her family’s immigration story to America — one that resonates with so many Minnesotan families. Le shares her story below. While decades have passed since the war’s end, the pain and…
Minnesota is built by immigrants who’ve enriched the state with diversity and innovation. One of those groups is the Hmong community. Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong population in the country, and it all started nearly 50 years ago when the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon. Months after the fall, Leng Wong…
The Vietnam War started in 1955, nearly 8,000 miles away from the U.S. in the dense and remote jungles of South Vietnam. While the U.S. slowly deployed into Vietnam in the 1950s, the full deployment of combat units began in 1965. Fighting would soon spread to Laos and Cambodia, with the CIA recruiting and training…
The fall of Saigon 50 years ago marked the end of the Vietnam War, and for WCCO’s Pauleen Le, it marked the start of her family’s immigration story to America — one that resonates with so many Minnesotan families. Le shares her story below. While decades have passed since the war’s end, the pain and…
Fifty years ago, when the city of Saigon fell and the U.S. military intervention in Southeast Asia came to an end, President Gerald Ford faced a choice: Many anti-communist South Vietnamese feared forced relocation and political persecution at home, and looked to America for refuge. But the American public was bitterly divided over whether to…
The Trump administration on Friday said it accidentally told some Ukrainians refugees they needed to leave the U.S. immediately because their legal status was being revoked, telling CBS News the message was sent by mistake. Some Ukrainians who had entered the U.S. under the Biden administration following Russia’s invasion of their homeland received emails this…
Woman who fled Ukraine-Russia war hopes for resolution 3 years after invasion – CBS San Francisco Watch CBS News After three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, a woman who fled is hoping for a resolution to the conflict. Loureen Ayyoob reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
Washington — The Trump administration has directed refugee resettlement groups to stop using some federal funds in light of the president’s suspension of American foreign aid, according to a U.S. State Department memo obtained by CBS News. While refugee resettlement groups are still scrambling to interpret the scope of the funding freeze, advocates believe the…