Creation: 12 April 2025

General Note: Session 5C
The Secret War in Laos and Its Legacies: Lao, Hmong and American Perspectives
Commentator/Moderator: Susan Hammond, Founder, War Legacies Project
Lao Bombing Lao, with US Help, 1964-1965: Souvanna Phouma’s Reluctance to
Work with Lyndon B. Johnson’s Administration
Michael Rattanasengchanh, Ph.D., Midwestern State University
USAID/CIA Police Training Programs in Laos and the Origins of the Secret War
Jeremy Kuzmarov, Ph.D., Tulsa Community College, CovertAction Magazine
Politics, Migration, and Identity: The Hmong and the Secret War after 1975
Dr. Nengher Vang, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Location: Cotton Room

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Citation: 1975: The End of the Vietnam War - 2025 Conference, Institute for Peace and Conflict / Vietnam Center and Archive - Session 5C - The Secret War in Laos and Its Legacies: Lao, Hmong and American Perspectives, 999VI4696. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999VI4696, Accessed 30 Dec 2025.

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