Hunted Like Animals [Hmong Documentry]

[UnderCoverNinja]

Film Synopsis

Hunted Like Animals is an eye-opening documentary about an ongoing, but unknown, genocide — against the Hmong people in the jungles of Laos. Coerced into joining the CIA’s anti-communist efforts during the Viet Nam war, this ethnic minority became a Secret Army. When the U.S. pulled out of Southeast Asia in 1975 and the Lao kingdom was overthrown by the communists, the Hmong became targets of retaliation and persecution. Hundreds of thousands fled the country; others ran to remote mountainous regions of Laos. Over thirty years and two generations later, the Hmong in hiding are still mercilessly hunted, attacked, raped, tortured and killed by the military. Since 2004, the crackdown has intensified and those who can escape seek refuge in Thailand. The traumatized refugees have not been promised protection or help. Instead, they are threatened with deportation back to Laos, the very place from which they barely escaped. In this documentary, the refugees speak for the estimated 20,000 voiceless people still trapped in the jungle, surrounded by Lao and Vietnamese soldiers — and hunted like animals.

CLIPS: http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/index.php

Opener Text: http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/play.php?id=Text_Opener.mp4

[Dj-bigkid]

Thats messed up. Great find UCN.

[XIn]

Yeah, the world doesn't care...

[UnderCoverNinja]

Yeah, the world doesn't care...

seems like it huh... even some hmong americans don't really care. i care but i feel like i can't really do anything to reall help.

[Goodspeed]

WTHeck, i know there are still hmong in Laos but i didn 't know that Hmong is still dealing with genocide...

There is Evil wrong!

Are there any rhetoric and political being conducted by the hmong leaders....?

[shades_of_black07]

i remember my dad watching this.. its hekka sad... i need to finish it.

[OneHmongBoi]

iono...damn...can't ever watch the vid...don't wanna see something like bloody wednesday again...

[HaNgStAz]

Man that's real sad that the majority of hmongs' still live in the jungles.

[shades_of_black07]

you know what? we need a REAL leader... it seems like vang pao aint doing anything about it.... us hmongs shouldnt run anymore. if we want peace, we should FIGHT for it. lets build up an army of hmongs and show em what were made of! at least that way, we would die fighting, not running.

[UnderCoverNinja]

you know what? we need a REAL leader... it seems like vang pao aint doing anything about it.... us hmongs shouldnt run anymore. if we want peace, we should FIGHT for it. lets build up an army of hmongs and show em what were made of! at least that way, we would die fighting, not running.

i agree, but at the same time, who will support us? the US won't do anything since it is not their country and they do not want another vietnam war. The only thing the we as Hmong Americans can do is voice our opinion to people who are not willing to listen. If we rebel, we will get wiped out. If we do nothing, some may live in a terrible condition; but they will be able to carry on the future for the Hmong people in Thailand/Laos. It is sad that most of the world does not know the Hmong struggles, some are starting to be aware of it; but yet not enough. I'm sure only 1 out of 100,000 of Americans know what a Hmong person is.

[thorer]

you know what? we need a REAL leader... it seems like vang pao aint doing anything about it.... us hmongs shouldnt run anymore. if we want peace, we should FIGHT for it. lets build up an army of hmongs and show em what were made of! at least that way, we would die fighting, not running.

i agree, but at the same time, who will support us? the US won't do anything since it is not their country and they do not want another vietnam war. The only thing the we as Hmong Americans can do is voice our opinion to people who are not willing to listen. If we rebel, we will get wiped out. If we do nothing, some may live in a terrible condition; but they will be able to carry on the future for the Hmong people in Thailand/Laos. It is sad that most of the world does not know the Hmong struggles, some are starting to be aware of it; but yet not enough. I'm sure only 1 out of 100,000 of Americans know what a Hmong person is.

That's true man, But even though it may be a long while. We will rise into power and be able to overcome everything. Trust me. One day. It is sooner to come than we think. =)

[YangThugs_517]

where did you get this long paragraph from??? did you write it yourself??? if so can i steal it and throw it on one of my 10 long ass page report that i have to do??? I'm almost done, i just need some more info, and i ended up finding a lil bit on here which is Urrs...so now i'm just waiting for an answer.

Film Synopsis

Hunted Like Animals is an eye-opening documentary about an ongoing, but unknown, genocide — against the Hmong people in the jungles of Laos. Coerced into joining the CIA’s anti-communist efforts during the Viet Nam war, this ethnic minority became a Secret Army. When the U.S. pulled out of Southeast Asia in 1975 and the Lao kingdom was overthrown by the communists, the Hmong became targets of retaliation and persecution. Hundreds of thousands fled the country; others ran to remote mountainous regions of Laos. Over thirty years and two generations later, the Hmong in hiding are still mercilessly hunted, attacked, raped, tortured and killed by the military. Since 2004, the crackdown has intensified and those who can escape seek refuge in Thailand. The traumatized refugees have not been promised protection or help. Instead, they are threatened with deportation back to Laos, the very place from which they barely escaped. In this documentary, the refugees speak for the estimated 20,000 voiceless people still trapped in the jungle, surrounded by Lao and Vietnamese soldiers — and hunted like animals.

CLIPS: http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/index.php

Opener Text: http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/play.php?id=Text_Opener.mp4

[UnderCoverNinja]

where did you get this long paragraph from??? did you write it yourself??? if so can i steal it and throw it on one of my 10 long ass page report that i have to do??? I'm almost done, i just need some more info, and i ended up finding a lil bit on here which is Urrs...so now i'm just waiting for an answer.

Film Synopsis

Hunted Like Animals is an eye-opening documentary about an ongoing, but unknown, genocide — against the Hmong people in the jungles of Laos. Coerced into joining the CIA’s anti-communist efforts during the Viet Nam war, this ethnic minority became a Secret Army. When the U.S. pulled out of Southeast Asia in 1975 and the Lao kingdom was overthrown by the communists, the Hmong became targets of retaliation and persecution. Hundreds of thousands fled the country; others ran to remote mountainous regions of Laos. Over thirty years and two generations later, the Hmong in hiding are still mercilessly hunted, attacked, raped, tortured and killed by the military. Since 2004, the crackdown has intensified and those who can escape seek refuge in Thailand. The traumatized refugees have not been promised protection or help. Instead, they are threatened with deportation back to Laos, the very place from which they barely escaped. In this documentary, the refugees speak for the estimated 20,000 voiceless people still trapped in the jungle, surrounded by Lao and Vietnamese soldiers — and hunted like animals.

CLIPS: http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/index.php

Opener Text: http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/play.php?id=Text_Opener.mp4

I have such bad grammer skills that if i were to write that whole paragraph, it would probably take forever to just write that much. I am a good bullshit writer though ... i'm not a good factual writer.

Found it at the link... http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/synopsis/index.html

[UnderCoverNinja]

you know what? we need a REAL leader... it seems like vang pao aint doing anything about it.... us hmongs shouldnt run anymore. if we want peace, we should FIGHT for it. lets build up an army of hmongs and show em what were made of! at least that way, we would die fighting, not running.

i agree, but at the same time, who will support us? the US won't do anything since it is not their country and they do not want another vietnam war. The only thing the we as Hmong Americans can do is voice our opinion to people who are not willing to listen. If we rebel, we will get wiped out. If we do nothing, some may live in a terrible condition; but they will be able to carry on the future for the Hmong people in Thailand/Laos. It is sad that most of the world does not know the Hmong struggles, some are starting to be aware of it; but yet not enough. I'm sure only 1 out of 100,000 of Americans know what a Hmong person is.

That's true man, But even though it may be a long while. We will rise into power and be able to overcome everything. Trust me. One day. It is sooner to come than we think. =)

We are a powerful group of people, but they do not recognize our strengths. The human race tends to see weaknesses rather than strengths.

With the Hmong people coming to power in the near future? I don't see it coming any sooner due to the fact that the current leaders seem to show some greed within their organizations. Of course some of the Hmong people have donated thousands of dollars to try to inform the world on what is going on; but yet there hasn't been any change from then to now still.

[ckv]

dang i can't believe that there are still people out there who don't know about the hmong genocide, we need to get this out somehow. when is the film coming out? or where can i get a copy?

http://tinychat.com/hlubbers

PoopascoopaBH

beachy Posted by aznangel