Harvesting Pa Chays Wheat: The Hmong and Americas Secret War in Laos
Americas secret war in Laos from the mid1950s to the early 1980s sounds like the stuff of conspiracy theories, but it actually happened. Keith Quincy uncovers the secret war America denied for over 30 years. From the Hmongs war of independence with France to Americas use of Laos as a military staging point during the Vietnam War, the Hmong were exploited because of their geographic location and passive culture. Harvesting Pa Chays Wheat traces the history that led to the mass exodus of the Hmong people and their immigration into neighbouring Thailand and the United States in the early 1980s. Keith Quincy is professor of government at Eastern Washington University. He is the author of Hmong: History of a People and other books.
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Americas secret war in Laos from the mid1950s to the early 1980s sounds like the stuff of conspiracy theories, but it actually happened. Keith Quincy uncovers the secret war America denied for over 30 years. From the Hmongs war of independence with France to Americas use of Laos as a military staging point during the Vietnam War, the Hmong were exploited because of their geographic location and passive culture. Harvesting Pa Chays Wheat traces the history that led to the mass exodus of the Hmong people and their immigration into neighbouring Thailand and the United States in the early 1980s. Keith Quincy is professor of government at Eastern Washington University. He is the author of Hmong: History of a People and other books.
