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Cherzong Vang (April 13, 1943 – November 10, 2012) was an Asian-American and Hmong-American community leader from St. Paul, Minnesota. He was an elder of the Hmong people in Laos and the Lao-American community in the Twin Cities of the United States.〔Wielgos, Katie, St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota), (06 December 2012) "Obituary: Cherzong Vang served Hmong veterans, St. Paul students" http://www.twincities.com/ci_22141917/obituary-cherzong-vang-served-hmong-veterans-st-paul〕 Cherzong worked with students, including many Hmong-American students, in the St. Paul, Minnesota school system, whose parents came to the United States in the 1970s, 80s and 90s as political refugees fleeing persecution by the Pathet Lao government in Laos. ==Life and career== Born on April 13, 1943 in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos, Cherzong Vang was one of the first Hmong educators in Laos, and the United States, and served in the U.S. "Secret Army" and Royal Lao Army in the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War.〔Smith, Philip, Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Washington, D.C. ,(02 December 2014)http://www.laoveteransofamerica.org〕 He eventually received a master's degree and PhD in the United States. Vang spoke Hmong, Lao, and English. Vang served as the Minnesota Chapter President of the Minnesota Lao Veterans of America from 1991 until 2003. He was a veterans of the Vietnam War in Laos during the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos.〔Asian American Press (03 December 2012) "Hmong community leader Dr. Cherzong Vang dies" http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2012/12/03/hmong-community-leader-dr-cherzong-vang-dies〕 Vang died on November 10, 2012 in St. Paul, Minnesota. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cherzong Vang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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