Vang Pobzeb, the Glossary
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]
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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.
- American people of Hmong descent
- Laotian anti-communists
- Laotian emigrants to the United States
- 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.
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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.
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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.
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Genocide
Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people, either in whole or in part.
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.
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Hmong people
The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, Nyiakeng Puachue:, Pahawh Hmong) are an indigenous group in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
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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,.
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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.
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Lao people
The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, who speak the Lao language of the Kra–Dai languages.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Marxism
Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis.
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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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.
Romanized Popular Alphabet
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
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University of Colorado Denver
The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) is a public research university located in downtown Denver, Colorado.
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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.
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.
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Wisconsin Senate
The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature.
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See also
American people of Hmong descent
- Ahney Her
- Bee Vang
- Bo Thao-Urabe
- Brenda Song
- Bryan Thao Worra
- Bua Xou Mua
- Chai Vang
- Cherzong Vang
- Chia Youyee Vang
- Dia Cha
- Doua Moua
- Doualy Xaykaothao
- Hmong Americans
- Houa Vue Moua
- Jerry Yang (poker player)
- Ka Vang
- Kao Ly Ilean Her
- Killing of Fong Lee
- Mai Der Vang
- Mai Neng Moua
- May Lee-Yang
- May Song Vang
- Megan Khang
- Michael Vang
- Pao Houa Her
- Pop Buell
- Sophia Y. Vuelo
- Sunisa Lee
- Vang Pao
- Vang Pobzeb
- Wangyee Vang
- Yia Vang
- Zha Blong Xiong
Laotian anti-communists
- Boun Oum
- Bounleuth Saycocie
- Hang Sao
- Khamphoui Sisavatdy
- Lao Veterans of America
- Lee Lue
- Ouane Rattikone
- Oudone Sananikone
- Pa Kao Her
- Phoumi Nosavan
- Royal Lao Government in Exile
- Sauryavong Savang
- Sisavang Vatthana
- Sisavang Vong
- Sisouk na Champassak
- Soulivong Savang
- Thao Ma
- Thao Ty
- Vang Pao
- Vang Pobzeb
- Vang Sue
- Zong Zoua Her
Laotian emigrants to the United States
- Bua Xou Mua
- Chai Vang
- Channapha Khamvongsa
- Cherzong Vang
- Chloe Dao
- Dia Cha
- Foung Hawj
- Hang Sao
- Joe Bee Xiong
- Kao Ly Ilean Her
- Khan Malaythong
- Kong Le
- Krao Farini
- Lao Veterans of America
- Mai Neng Moua
- May Song Vang
- Mee Moua
- Sisouk na Champassak
- Sophia Y. Vuelo
- Susan Pha
- TC Huo
- Tou Xiong
- Vang Pao
- Vang Pobzeb
- Wangyee Vang
Laotian exiles
- Boun Oum
- Hang Sao
- Kong Le
- Lao Veterans of America
- Sauryavong Savang
- Savivanh Savang
- Sisouk na Champassak
- Soulivong Savang
- Thanyavong Savang
- Vang Pao
- Vang Pobzeb