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December 29, 1979 - Midday presents the documentary “Trampled Grass.” MPR’s Greg Barron accompanied a team of medical doctors and nurses from Minnesota as they worked in Cambodian refugee camps along Thailand's border with Kampuchea, the Khmer Rouge-controlled state that controlled Cambodia from 1975 until 1979.
January 7, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on Laotian refugees arriving in Minnesota. Meersman highlights struggles and adjustments the refugees face.
March 28, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on a conference about refugees resettling in Minnesota and how Laotian refugees are dealing with the many obstacles in adapting and thriving in United States. Economic, generational, and equality issues are topics highlighted in report.
May 2, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on arrival of Laotian refugee plane. The exhausted passengers exit plane and enter a new and overwhelming home.
May 7, 1980 - The report estimates that Saint Paul now has 4,000 Indochinese refugees, about 80 percent of them the ethnic Hmong people from the mountain country of Laos.
May 9, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman interviews a Hmong refugee upon their arrival in Minnesota. Interviewee describes the life left behind and the uncertainty of what lies ahead for family in St. Paul.
July 15, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on English as a Second Language (ESL) school programs in the Twin Cities. Teachers work with refugee students from varied background languages, including Hmong, Cambodian, Thai, Laotian, and Vietnamese.