Hmong Nurses
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Hmong nurses played an important part of the Secret War. They were trained and performed their responsibilities in saving lives and treating the sick and wounded. They were pioneers in their generation. In the U.S., they also assisted the Hmong community adjust to their new lives. More images of the Hmong nurses are available at the Galen Beery Legacy Exhibit via Lar Yang Collection. Some of these images are from Roger Warner Collection.

St. Paul, Minnesota
2015

“I love my job because I save lives.”

— Choua Thao
Head nurse during the Secret War
Quote from 2007

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