en.unionpedia.org

Vang Pobzeb, the Glossary

Index Vang Pobzeb

Vang Pobzeb (RPA: Pob Zeb Vaj, Pahawh:; July 12, 1957 – August 23, 2005) was a Hmong American dedicated to Lao and Hmong human rights.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Amnesty International, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Freedom of religion, Genocide, Hmong Americans, Hmong people, Human rights, Lao Human Rights Council, Lao people, Lao People's Armed Forces, Lao Veterans of America, Laos, Marxism, Non-governmental organization, Pahawh Hmong, Pathet Lao, People's Army of Vietnam, Refugee, Romanized Popular Alphabet, Saint Paul, Minnesota, The Center for Public Policy Analysis, United League for Democracy in Laos, United Nations, United States Congress, University of Colorado Denver, Vietnam, Wat Tham Krabok, Wisconsin Senate.

  2. American people of Hmong descent
  3. Laotian anti-communists
  4. Laotian emigrants to the United States
  5. Laotian exiles

Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

See Vang Pobzeb and Amnesty International

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Eau Claire (French for "clear water") is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

See Vang Pobzeb and Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Freedom of religion

Freedom of religion or religious liberty is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.

See Vang Pobzeb and Freedom of religion

Genocide

Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people, either in whole or in part.

See Vang Pobzeb and Genocide

Hmong Americans

Hmong Americans (RPA: Hmoob Mes Kas, Pahawh Hmong: "") are Americans of Hmong ancestry. Vang Pobzeb and Hmong Americans are American people of Hmong descent.

See Vang Pobzeb and Hmong Americans

Hmong people

The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, Nyiakeng Puachue:, Pahawh Hmong) are an indigenous group in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

See Vang Pobzeb and Hmong people

Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,.

See Vang Pobzeb and Human rights

Lao Human Rights Council

The Lao Human Rights Council, Inc. (LHRC) is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental (NGO) refugee and human rights organization.

See Vang Pobzeb and Lao Human Rights Council

Lao people

The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, who speak the Lao language of the Kra–Dai languages.

See Vang Pobzeb and Lao people

Lao People's Armed Forces

The Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF; ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ) or the Lao People's Army (LPA) is the armed forces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the institution of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, who are charged with protecting the country.

See Vang Pobzeb and Lao People's Armed Forces

Lao Veterans of America

The Lao Veterans of America, Inc., describes itself as a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental, veterans organization that represents Lao- and Hmong-American veterans who served in the U.S. clandestine war in the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War as well as their refugee families in the United States. Vang Pobzeb and Lao Veterans of America are Laotian anti-communists, Laotian emigrants to the United States and Laotian exiles.

See Vang Pobzeb and Lao Veterans of America

Laos

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country and one of the two Marxist-Leninist states in Southeast Asia.

See Vang Pobzeb and Laos

Marxism

Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis.

See Vang Pobzeb and Marxism

Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

See Vang Pobzeb and Non-governmental organization

Pahawh Hmong

Pahawh Hmong (RPA: Phaj hauj Hmoob, Pahawh:; known also as Ntawv Pahawh, Ntawv Keeb, Ntawv Caub Fab, Ntawv Soob Lwj) is an indigenous semi-syllabic script, invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang, to write two Hmong languages, Hmong Daw (Hmoob Dawb White Miao) and Hmong Njua AKA Hmong Leng (Moob Leeg Green Miao).

See Vang Pobzeb and Pahawh Hmong

Pathet Lao

The Pathet Lao (translation), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century.

See Vang Pobzeb and Pathet Lao

People's Army of Vietnam

The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; of Vietnam), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (lit) or the People's Army (Quân đội Nhân dân), is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

See Vang Pobzeb and People's Army of Vietnam

Refugee

A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by a contracting state or by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if they formally make a claim for asylum.

See Vang Pobzeb and Refugee

The Romanized Popular Alphabet (RPA) or Hmong RPA (also Roman Popular Alphabet), is a system of romanization for the various dialects of the Hmong language.

See Vang Pobzeb and Romanized Popular Alphabet

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County.

See Vang Pobzeb and Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Center for Public Policy Analysis

The Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA), or Centre for Public Policy Analysis, was established in Washington, D.C., in 1988 and describes itself as a non-profit, non-partisan, think tank and research organization.

See Vang Pobzeb and The Center for Public Policy Analysis

United League for Democracy in Laos

The United League for Democracy in Laos, Inc. (ULDL) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the Washington, D.C.-area with chapters and members in the United States, Thailand, and Laos.

See Vang Pobzeb and United League for Democracy in Laos

United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

See Vang Pobzeb and United Nations

United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

See Vang Pobzeb and United States Congress

University of Colorado Denver

The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) is a public research university located in downtown Denver, Colorado.

See Vang Pobzeb and University of Colorado Denver

Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.

See Vang Pobzeb and Vietnam

Wat Tham Krabok

Wat Tham Krabok (วัดถ้ำกระบอก, literally 'Temple of the Bamboo Cave') is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Phra Phutthabat District of Saraburi Province, Thailand.

See Vang Pobzeb and Wat Tham Krabok

Wisconsin Senate

The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature.

See Vang Pobzeb and Wisconsin Senate

See also

American people of Hmong descent

Laotian anti-communists

Laotian emigrants to the United States

Laotian exiles

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vang_Pobzeb