Article: Sports let Hmong get comfortable at Edison.(SPORTS)

Kor Xiong was 5 when his family joined the exodus of Hmong people to the Chieng-Kham refugee camp in Thailand. Xiong's family came from the hills of Laos, as did most Hmong who wound up in the refugee camps.

The exodus to Thailand started near the end of the Vietnam War. Many Hmong had worked on behalf of the United States during the war, and they left the Laotian hills to avoid Communist retribution.

The refugee camps continued to grow through the years, as Hmong attempted to reunite with family members and make their way to the United States. Xiong (pronounced Shong) and most of his family spent 10 years in Chieng-Kham before they were approved to ...

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