California's Hmong farmers face end of federal support

California's Hmong farmers face end of federal support

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. History has taught Hmong farmers in California’s Central Valley that betrayal can come in different forms. Many Hmong people, who are part of an indigenous group that has long lived in pockets of Southeast Asia, ended up in the United States after siding with Washington in the Vietnam War. During a nine-year secret bombing campaign in neighboring Laos, the U.S. wa…