AR HR1058

Arkansas House Resolution recognizing the Hmong community, estimated at approximately 4,750 members statewide, with 2,500 in northwest Arkansas, 1,000 in Sebastian County, 500 each in Pulaski and Pike Counties, and 250 in Madison County

Hmong community members contribute as agriculturists, teachers, law enforcement officers, poultry and livestock producers, and healthcare workers while preserving their cultural heritage

The northwest Arkansas Hmong community maintains a 40-acre property in Summers, Arkansas for the Hmong New Year celebration and cultural preservation events

During the Laotian Civil War (Secret War), Hmong people rescued downed U.S. pilots, protected the "Lima Site 85" radar installation, and attacked North Vietnamese soldiers on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, saving thousands of American and Laotian lives

Following the war, CIA officer Jerrold B. "Jerry" Daniels evacuated Hmong General Vang Pao and more than 2,000 officers, soldiers, and families to Thailand, later facilitating refugee resettlement in the United States