Hmong Oral History Project: Interview with Xeng S. Yang

Titles: Hmong Oral History Project: Interview with Xeng S. Yang (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Xeng Sue Yang is a Hmong man, 44 years old. He was a soldier for the CIA (1960-1975) and farmer in Laos. Since arriving in the United States in 1979, he has lived in Minneapolis. Presently he is a story teller and a musician. He is married to Khou Xiong Yang. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Xeng Sue Yang talks of his life as a CIA soldier in the Vietnam War and his feelings of patriotism. Tales of adjustment to life in the United States are related as well as observations regarding the differences in the legal systems of the two countries. Xeng Sue Yang concludes the interview with a statement of hope to keep his culture alive. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Interview translated by May Herr.

Dates

• 11/13/1991 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Yang, Xeng Sue
• interviewer: Rossi, Linda

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 16
• Accession Number: AV1994.94.8

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Hmong Oral History Project' <OH 16>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 5 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:00:41 running time

Subjects

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