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NC Hmong Improving Civic Engagement NC Hmong Improving Civic Engagement (NICE) is currently a committee started with the purpose of gauging the political interest of the Hmong community in NC

NC Hmong Improving Civic Engagement (NICE) Committee

Mission: The main mission of the NICE committee is to improve the civic engagement of the Hmong community in North Carolina. Goal: The goal of the NICE committee is to fulfill its mission of civic engagement through involvement in activities that promote political action, and improve the health, education, and livelihood of the Hmong community in North Carolina. Projects: Event in August, STEVE LY CAMPAIGN, Voter Registration, Survey

02/10/2025
13/05/2025
24/05/2024

Steve Ly - Son of a Robin

Flying with the Ravens at Long Tieng were Hmong “backseaters” using the call sign Robin. Selected by local commanders with the approval of Laotian Major General Vang Pao, these men played a crucial role in the air war over Laos.

Mostly veteran guerilla soldiers, they translated radio calls between friendly troops on the ground and the Ravens. Once airborne, the Robins established radio contact with local units for a situation report. If units requested air support, the Robin relayed the information to the Raven in the front seat who coordinated with US forces.

The Hmong used the Robin call sign from 1969 to 1973. Before and after these years, the US Air Force simply referred to them as backseaters. In all, twenty-eight Hmong served as backseaters and Robins, with six dying in the line of duty.

- National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Hmong in NC: Children shoulder the labor of InterpretingMy sister Sendra Yang and my dad Mer Yang, share our family's ex...
14/03/2024

Hmong in NC: Children shoulder the labor of Interpreting

My sister Sendra Yang and my dad Mer Yang, share our family's experience in this article.

Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in healthcare settings, which can be challenging gi...

“It really isn’t even about the 2020 election anymore, because it’s over and done,” he told the Citizen. “I think what’s...
26/11/2021

“It really isn’t even about the 2020 election anymore, because it’s over and done,” he told the Citizen. “I think what’s important here is the harm that continues to be perpetuated against the Hmong community – an Asian American community living within the city of Elk Grove.


To report any civil rights violation or discrimination:
[email protected]
www.AACLAD.org

Former Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly on Nov. 18 resigned from the California Democratic Party, citing their lack of support for the Hmong community.

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