it's finally here

OUT OF LAOS is the true story of a secret war in the mountains of Southeast Asia and its aftermath in America. A sweeping, half-century saga of cultures colliding and adapting, it stars the headstrong Hmong general and the eccentric CIA man who changed a people’s destiny.

With hundreds of photos and folk art scenes, this breakthrough history is so visual, so easy on the eyes, it's almost like watching a movie.

it's finally here

it's finally here

OUT OF LAOS is the true story of a secret war in the mountains of Southeast Asia and its aftermath in America. A sweeping, half-century saga of cultures colliding and adapting, it stars the headstrong Hmong general and the eccentric CIA man who changed a people’s destiny.

With hundreds of photos and folk art scenes, this breakthrough history is so visual, so easy on the eyes, it's almost like watching a movie.



The Kingdom

During the 1950s, the King of Laos, "Land of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol," as it officially called itself, was both rich and poor.

The Alliance

Three countries made up the anticommunist alliance in Laos. Each sent overachievers who create their own roles in the field.

Out of Laos

Hope faded, until there were only two real options left: surrendering to the new regime or escaping across the river to Thailand.

We Are All Hmong

In the sense that everyone on earth is descended from migrants who left their homelands and had to adapt to new places and cultures.