Jane Hamilton-Merritt to speak at National Press Club on plight of Hmong refugees

In response to recent dire developments in Thailand and Laos regarding the horrific plight of thousands of Hmong refugees, the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) will be co-hosting events in Washington, D.C. on February 5-6, 2009 with policymakers, non-governmental organizations and Members of Congress, at the National Press Club and the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C.

At the National Press Club, members of the Hmong and Laotian community will also seek to honor journalist, author and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt, who will serve as a keynote speaker at the event. She has persistently and courageously written about, and reported, on the plight of the Hmong and Laotian people during the Vietnam War and its aftermath. Dr. Hamilton-Merritt continues to research and write about the plight of the Lao Hmong people and has frequently testified in the U.S. Congress. The 15th Anniversary of the publication of her book Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans and the Secret Wars for Laos, will be discussed and recognized in the context of Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt's ongoing humanitarian and human rights work with Lao Hmong refugees in Thailand, Laos and the United States.

For more information, read the press release from the CPPA.