Friday, February 27, 2015

Flower Farmers: The Story of the Hmong in Puget Sound

The Redmond Historical Society Saturday Speaker Series is pleased to announce its March 2015 program.   
 
Saturday, March 14th
FLOWER FARMERS: THE STORY OF THE HMONG IN PUGET SOUND
10:30am – noon (Doors open 10:00)
Redmond Historical Society Speaker Series
 
Many of the fabulous flower bouquets at Seattle-area outdoor markets are grown and arranged by families from a Southeast Asian people known as the Hmong. Join the Hmong Association of Washington as they share their remarkable story of CIA- backed guerilla warfare during the Vietnam War, fleeing Laos after the war, and the challenges of resettling in a new land.

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