Vang Pobzeb

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In this Hmong name, the surname is Vang. In accordance with Hmong custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.

Vang Pobzeb (July 12, 1957 – August 23, 2005) was a

religious freedom
violations, and persecution of the Lao and Hmong people.

Early life

Vang was born in Laos on July 12, 1957. He later moved to the United States and received his PhD in international relations from the University of Colorado Denver with a focus on world politics and Asian security, refugee and human rights issues.[citation needed] Vang was fluent in the languages of Hmong Daw (White Hmong), Mong Njua (Green Hmong), Laotian, English and was able to speak and read some French.[1]

Career

Vang was responsible for the United Nations's recognition of the word Hmong as the proper term for the Hmong people.[2] Additionally, he testified in the United States Congress, and at the United Nations in New York City and Geneva]l on numerous occasions on the Hmong genocide in Laos.[3]

Vang founded and served as the first president and executive director of the non-governmental organization Lao Human Rights Council.[4] Vang also founded the Hmong American United Students Association in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in April 1981.[citation needed] In September 1986, he was appointed to form and chair the Hmong Council Education Committee.[citation needed]

In the 1980s and 1990s, Vang worked with Philip Smith and

refugees who had fled political persecution from communist Laos to Thailand. In a paper published in 1990, Vang wrote that Laos was colonial territory of Vietnam since 2 December 1975 and was directed by Vietnam in its internal and external affairs.[7]

According to Smith and The Centre for Public Policy Analysis, in the 1990s and early 2000s, Vang and the Lao Human Rights Council helped to raise awareness and provide research and information about military attacks and human rights violations in Laos by

Vietnam People's Army.[8] Much of this information was confirmed by Amnesty International
and other human rights organizations as well as independent journalists.

Death and recognition

Vang died in Saint Paul, Minnesota on August 23, 2005. He was recognized posthumously on September 22, 2005 by the Wisconsin Senate for his work assisting the Hmong and Laotian community.[9]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Philip, Center for Public Policy Analysis, http://www.centerforpublicpolicyanlysis
  2. ^ http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2005/REG/SJR37.pdf
  3. ^ "Lao Human Rights Council letter to Ways and Means Subcommittee." April 9, 2003.
  4. ^ Lao Human Rights Council, Inc., Green Bay, Wisconsin, (20 December 2014) http://www.laohumanrightscouncil-inc.org Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA), United States, Washington, D.C." www.centerforpublicpolicyanalysis.org. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  6. ^ "Acts of betrayal - persecution of Hmong National Review - Find Articles". 2007-07-05. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  7. ^ Vang, Pobzeb (1990). "White Paper on Vietnamese Aggressions in Laos: 1954-1990" (PDF). Digital Repository, Arizona State University. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. ^ Smith, Paula. "Home". Centre For Public Policy Analysis. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  9. ^ 2005 Senate Joint Resolution 37 September 22, 2005.

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