Asians in Greater Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Terry Yang

Titles: Asians in Greater Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Terry Yang (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Terry Yang was born in 1956 in Luang Prabang, Laos. He and his family escaped to a refugee camp in Thailand in 1979, where they lived for one year before moving to the United States in 1980. At the time of the interview Yang was the President of the Yang Wang Meng Association of United States, a national organization dedicated to connecting the Hmong community, building Hmong leaders, and preserving Hmong culture. He was also on the board for the Walnut Grove PTA. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Escaping Laos; experiences in refugee camp; adjusting to life in America; family; Hmong cultural preservation and community-building.

Dates

• 09/16/2012 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Yang, Terry
• interviewer: Yang, Pa

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 144
• Accession Number: AV2012.5.15

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Asians in Greater Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 144>

Quantity: 1.5 hours compact disc 37 pages transcripts

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:20:25 running time

Subjects

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