HMONG NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. for HMONG NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.

Veterans VET

To honor Hmong and Laotian veterans, and their American advisors, who served with U.S. military and clandestine forces during the Vietnam War.

Contacted: Peace Corps; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Economic Development Administration; U.S. Information Agency (USIA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; Veterans Employment & Training Service; U.S. Institute of Peace; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office on Violence Against Women; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Voice of America; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); President of the U.S.; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Immigration IMM

In opposition to the forced and involuntary repatriation of Hmong and Laotina refugees and asylum seekers from Thailand to Laos; to seek to grant sanctuary, political asylum and humanitarian assistance to ethnic Laotian and Hmong veterans and their refugee families (who served with U.S. clandestine and military forces in Laos during the Vietnam War) in Thailand until they can be resettled in third countries willing to accept them.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Economic Development Administration; President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Voice of America; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Office on Violence Against Women; Peace Corps; Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Institute of Peace; U.S. Information Agency (USIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Urging that Normalized Trade Relations (NTR) be revoked for the Lao Peoples Democractic Republic (LPDR) regime until it ceases its human rights abuses, ethnic cleansings and mass starvation campaign against the Laotian and Hmong people and abides by international law. Urge that the LPDR regime not be granted World Trade Organization (WTO) entry or status.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Office on Violence Against Women; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Economic Development Administration; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Institute of Peace; U.S. Information Agency (USIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Voice of America; President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Peace Corps; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Other); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office

Defense DEF

Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections. Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging the LPDR regime and the Lao miitary to immediately cease its military attacks on Laotian and Hmong civilians and peaceful political and religious dissident groups; Urging the LPDR regime in Laos to immediately release pro-democracy Lao student demostrators arrested in October 1999 while peacefully protesting in Vientiane, Laos. Urging the LPDR regime to release Hakit Yang and two other Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul arrested in 2007 in Laos by Lao military and security forces; Urge the LPDR and Lao military to cease its religious persecution of Laotian and Hmong religious dissidents and independent Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant groups seeking to worship outside the control of the LPDR; Urging that the LPDR regime and Lao military cease its human trafficking and large-scale, systemic sexual exploitation of women, especially Laotian and Hmong minority women survivors of military attacks, reeducation camps and other forms of institutional violence.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Economic Development Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office on Violence Against Women; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Peace Corps; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Institute of Peace; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Voice of America; U.S. Information Agency (USIA); Army, Dept of (Other); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; SENATE; President of the U.S.; Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Bills named: H.Res. 402 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

In opposition to the forced and involuntary repatriation of Hmong and Laotina refugees and asylum seekers from Thailand to Laos; to seek to grant sanctuary, political asylum and humanitarian assistance to ethnic Laotian and Hmong veterans and their refugee families (who served with U.S. clandestine and military forces in Laos during the Vietnam War) in Thailand until they can be resettled in third countries willing to accept them including Australia, France and others. Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging the LPDR regime to release Hakit Yang and two other Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul arrested in 2007 in Laos by Lao military and security forces; Urge the LPDR and Lao military to cease its religious persecution of Laotian and Hmong religious dissidents and independent Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant groups seeking to worship outside the control of the LPDR; Urging that the LPDR regime and Lao military cease its human trafficking and large-scale, systemic sexual exploitation of women, especially Laotian and Hmong minority women survivors of military attacks, reeducation camps and other forms of institutional violence; Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging the LPDR regime and the Lao miitary to immediately cease its military attacks on Laotian and Hmong civilians and peaceful political and religious dissident groups; Urging the LPDR regime in Laos to immediately release pro-democracy Lao student demostrators arrested in October 1999 while peacefully protesting in Vientiane, Laos. Urging the LPDR regime to release Hakit Yang and two other Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul arrested in 2007 in Laos by Lao military and security forces; Urge the LPDR and Lao military to cease its religious persecution of Laotian and Hmong religious dissidents and independent Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant groups seeking to worship outside the control of the LPDR; Urging that the LPDR regime and Lao military cease its human trafficking and large-scale, systemic sexual exploitation of women, especially Laotian and Hmong minority women survivors of military attacks, reeducation camps and other forms of institutional violence.

Contacted: Veterans Employment & Training Service; Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Air Force, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Information Agency (USIA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; President of the U.S.; White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Voice of America; U.S. Institute of Peace; State, Dept of (DOS); Peace Corps; SENATE; Economic Development Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Education, Dept of; Office on Violence Against Women; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Other); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Res. 402 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

In opposition to illegal logging in Laos by Lao military companies that is causing or contributing to serious environmental destruction, systemic human rights violations, institutional violence and the killing of Hmong and Laotian civilians by the LPDR regime in Laos as well as generating refugees and internally displaced refugees.

Contacted: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Air Force, Dept of; Office on Violence Against Women; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Peace Corps; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Voice of America; Economic Development Administration; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Information Agency (USIA); President of the U.S.; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Institute of Peace; U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

In opposition to domestic abuse in the Laotian and Hmong community in the United States. In support of women's and human rights and in opposition to violence against women in the United States, Laos and Southeast Asia. In opposition to human trafficking by the LPDR regime in Laos and in Southeast Asia.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Voice of America; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Peace Corps; Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Office on Violence Against Women; Education, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Other); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Institute of Peace; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Economic Development Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Employment & Training Service; U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Information Agency (USIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Insurance INS

Insurance and risk issues regarding the Hmong-American and Laotian-American community.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Veterans Employment & Training Service; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Air Force, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Economic Development Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Institute of Peace; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Voice of America; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Peace Corps; Office on Violence Against Women; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; U.S. Information Agency (USIA); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Religion REL

Urge the LPDR regime in Laos and Lao military to cease its religious persecution of Laotian and Hmong religious dissidents and independent Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant groups seeking to worship outside the control of the LPDR.

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Economic Development Administration; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office on Violence Against Women; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Institute of Peace; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Army, Dept of (Other); Veterans Employment & Training Service; President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Information Agency (USIA); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Peace Corps; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Voice of America

Travel/Tourism TOU

Urging the LPDR regime and Lao military to release Hakit Yang and two Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul, Minnesota arrested in Laos in 2007 as well as other American citizens who have disappeared in Laos after being arrested by Lao military or security forces, or who have disappered along the Thailand-Laos border; Urging international travel and tourism boycott of Laos and the LPDR regime until releases Hakit Yang and Hmong-American citizens and it stops its miltiary attacks against civilians.

Contacted: U.S. Information Agency (USIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); President of the U.S.; Economic Development Administration; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office on Violence Against Women; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Institute of Peace; Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Voice of America; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Peace Corps; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Veterans Employment & Training Service; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Homeland Security HOM

To honor Hmong and Laotian veterans, and their American advisors, who served with U.S. military and clandestine forces during the Vietnam War; U.S. Congressional oversight and implementation of the Patriot Act and Real ID Act; U.S. Congressional oversight and implementation of the Patriot and Real ID Act to correct and remove the "terrorist" label regarding the Hmong people, and to insure correct interpretation and follow-up regarding U.S. Congressional legislative remedies to address this matter.

Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Voice of America; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Economic Development Administration; Air Force, Dept of; President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office on Violence Against Women; U.S. Institute of Peace; U.S. Information Agency (USIA); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Peace Corps; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Education, Dept of; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Intelligence INT

To honor Hmong and Laotian veterans, and their American advisors, who served with U.S. military and clandestine forces during the Vietnam War. In opposition to the forced repatriation of ethnic Hmong and Laotian veterans and their refugee families from Thailand to the regime in Laos that they fled. Seeking to address the humanitarian catastrophe, ethnic cleansing and mass starvation in Laos of the Hmong veterans and their refugee families, and those who served with U.S. military and clandestine forces in the Vietnam War. In opposition to the forced and involuntary repatriation of Hmong and Laotina refugees and asylum seekers from Thailand to Laos; to seek to grant sanctuary, political asylum and humanitarian assistance to ethnic Laotian and Hmong veterans and their refugee families (who served with U.S. clandestine and military forces in Laos during the Vietnam War) in Thailand until they can be resettled in third countries willing to accept them including Australia, France and others. in Thailand until they can be resettled in third countries willing to accept them including Australia, France and others. Urging that diplomatic and international economic sanctions be brought against the Lao Peoples Democractic Republic (LPDR) regime, and Lao military and military owned companies, as a consequence of their current egregious human rights abuses, ethnic cleansings and mass starvation campaign against the Laotian and Hmong people and abides by international law; Urging that LPDR military and political leaders responsible for genocide, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, war crimes and atrocities against Laotian and Hmong civilians and peaceful political and religious dissident groups be held accountable to international law and be indicted and brought to trial before and international war crimes tribunal in the Hague or other appropiate location; Urging that the LPDR regime in Laos, and the Lao military, be pressed by the U.S. Congress, United States, United Nations and International community to abide by the spirit and letter of H.Res. 402 (passed in the U.S. Congress in 2004) to allow international human rights monitors into Laos, humanitarian assistance for Hmong under attack by the Lao military and LPDR regime, and international monitored, free and fair elections; Urging that the LPDR regime cease its military and security force attacks on Hmong and Laotian civilians and political and religious dissident groups; Urging the LPDR regime and Lao military to release Hakit Yang and two Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul, Minnesota arrested in Laos in 2007 as well as other American citizens who have disappeared in Laos after being arrested by Lao military or security forces, or who have disappered along the Thailand-Laos border; Other national security and intelligence related matters.

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Information Agency (USIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Peace Corps; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Voice of America; Army, Dept of (Other); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office on Violence Against Women; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Education, Dept of; U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); U.S. Institute of Peace; White House Office; Economic Development Administration; Veterans Employment & Training Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.Res. 402 (110th)