General Vang Pao is one of the most recognized name and figure in the Hmong history. He will be remembered as a great General and hero to many Hmong during the Vietnam War. He was a great liason between the US and the Hmong guerilla fighters that the US recruited to save down pilots and attack the Ho Chi Minh Trail that cross from North Vietnam down to South Vietnam. If it were not for his decision to assist the US in the Vietnam War or in Laos, it was known as the "Secret War", Hmong people would not be in the US or any other countries today.

However great he was during the war, General Vang Pao's reputation has gone through many changes over the past decade. It went from a hero in the Vietnam War to corruptions within the Hmong communities. I remember growing up and my parents would say that "one day we will go back and take back our homeland. The General has promised us." During these times, many Hmong support the General in this vision and dream. Eventually reality sets in and many Hmong refugees...