1979: Minnesota Gov. Quie tours refugee camps in Thailand
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Original broadcast date: Oct. 30, 1979
MPR News reporter Pat Kessler talked to Minnesota Gov. Al Quie about a trip he made to Asia in the fall of 1979.
"Gov. Quie used phrases like 'another Holocaust,' 'human wreckage' and 'suffering beyond belief' when he described his impressions of the short tour of camps of refugees in Thailand," Kessler reported.
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Quie talked of helping refugees in the camps regain their health before trying to help them relocate outside Thailand.
Hmong in Minnesota
The year 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the Hmong arrival in Minnesota. At that time, the number of Hmong could be counted in the dozens.
Now the Twin Cities metro area is home to 64,000 Hmong people, making it the largest urban population of Hmong in the country. This story is one of many, culled from the MPR News radio archives, as we look back at the history of the Hmong people, both in Southeast Asia and Minnesota.