There was no media outlet to reach the Hmong, so the workers used a mass door knocking campaign, especially in public housing sites in Saint Paul. This effort was the motivation for creating the first Hmong public TV show, Kev Koom Siab. Houa Vue Moua published an autobiography of her life and journey to America titled, Trails Through The Mist.Ilean Her is the first Hmong woman attorney to pass her Minnesota Bar exam.Mao Thao started Hmong Health Talk Program through Kev Koom Siab.Mai Neng Moua and other writers created Paj Ntaub Voice, a Hmong literary journal.Mao Thao led a group of health workers to research Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome (SUDS) in Phanat Nikhom refugee camp in Thailand.Paul School Board, the first Hmong elected to any public office in the United States. Mao Thao formed the Hmong Health Care Professionals Coalition to provide health education and screening, free flu vaccine clinics, and hosts community health fairs at the July Sports Festivals.Bea Vue-Benson became first ordained Hmong woman minister in the United States.Two Hmong American Women’s Delegations led by Minnesota Hmong women participated in the United Nations Fifth World Conference on Women in China.Pacyinz Lyfoung became the first Hmong American woman attorney to practice law in Minnesota, at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.KaYing Yang named as executive director of WAHL - the first young and unmarried Hmong woman to head a mutual aid association.She may be the first Hmong woman to do this. Yang became the first two Hmong women in Minnesota to obtain Doctor of Medicine degrees, both from the University of Minnesota Medical School. Pacyinz Lyfoung founded and became executive director of Asian Women United Shelter for domestic violence victims and survivors.Mee Moua and Xee Vang Thao co-founded the Hmong American Bar Association of Minnesota.Bo Thao became executive director of WAHL, and implemented Hmong Women’s Peace, the first Sexual Assault program.KaYing Yang named as executive director of the Southeast Asia Resources Action Center (SEARAC)-the first Hmong to head a national advocacy organization for refugees and immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.Bo Thao, MayKao Hang, Gaoly Yang, Mao Thao, Chia Vang and other Hmong women created the Find Bao Lor Fund, named for a Hmong woman who was murdered by her husband.Bo Thao and MayKao Hang started the Hmong Women’s Action Team.
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