Mxho Xiaaj was born into a family of entrepreneurs. During the war, she started her business by selling goods to civilians and soldiers at Sam Thong, Laos. Sam Thong was a medical center for the war in Xieng Khouang Province/Military Region II. She also believed in equality, that women should have the privilege and rights like men. She dreamed for one day to be able to wear pants like men, instead of long-shirts. On the final day of the war, her and her families were separated. Some were evacuated by plane out of Long Cheng. Those remained walked by foot to escape the ensuing communist forces. Xiaaj and her family were reunited in the refugee camps in Thailand. In the U.S., she accomplished her dream by owning a small business and no longer fear of being looked down upon by wearing jeans’.