Question
Following a 1970s civil war, many people of this ethnicity settled in the communities of Eau Claire and Wausau, Wisconsin. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ethnicity of nearly 400,000 Americans, many of whom came to the US after a "Secret War." In the 1980s, people of this ethnicity relocated from refugee camps to Merced.
ANSWER: Hmong Americans [or Hmoob Mes Kas; prompt on Miao, though this term is considered a pejorative)
[10e] Hmong immigration to the U.S. was significantly slowed after the passage of this law passed in the wake of 9/11, which expanded the FBI's power to fight terrorism.
ANSWER: USA PATRIOT Act [or Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act]
[10h] The first wave of Hmong immigration to the US occurred after the dismantling of this general's Secret Army. He was accused by the US Department of Justice of conspiring to overthrow Laos’ Communist government in 2007.
ANSWER: Vang Pao
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