![]() "We are happy," said Lor, "to know that there are people like Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt's efforts in bringing national attention to the Hmong humanitarian problems in Thailand and in Laos. Lor and other Hmong American students reported their deep appreciation for Dr. Following Hamilton-Merritt's lecture, Lor pointed out that for the first time, every American student and staff at NWTC could know the Hmong suffering in Laos and also know why Hmong people had to no choice but to come to America. Hamilton-Merritt showed video slides of the atrocities committed against the Hmong in Laos by the current government there, many in the audience wept.įor a number of the Hmong American students at NWTC, seeing photos of such places as Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in northern Thailand where several of them were born was very emotional. Jane Hamilton-Merritt to lecture about this important subject on the campus.Īs Dr. Tao Lor, Vice President of the Asian American Club at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ( NWTC ) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, spoke about the importance of hearing from a distinguished scholar about the Hmong and American relationship during the Vietnam War era and the College’s invitation to Dr. Hamilton-Merritt’s visit and the impact of her presentation and outreach to the campus and community. NWTC faculty, staff and students, including Hmong students, as well as community leaders, offered their observations today about Dr. ![]() Hamilton-Merritt was also welcomed by, and met, with Hmong community leaders and public officials in the Green Bay and Appleton area of Wisconsin. On Wednesday and Thursday, November 5-6, Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt who spoke on November 5, 2008, to the Asian Club, Hmong-Americans, university students and faculty about the human rights and refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos facing Hmong and Laotian refugees and asylum seekers. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ( NWTC ) recently hosted guest lecturer Dr. () - Washington, D.C., Green Bay and Appleton, Wisconsin, November 13, 2008, For Immediate Release Jane Hamilton-Merritt to lecture about this important subject on the campus. Tao Lor, Vice President of the Asian American Club at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, spoke about the importance of hearing from a distinguished scholar about the Hmong and American relationship during the Vietnam War era and the College's invitation to Dr. ![]() Hmong Students, College Discuss Human Rights, Refugee Crisis in Laos, Thailand
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