From 1961 to 1975 the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency conducted a “secret” guerilla war in the Kingdom of Laos in Southeast Asia while the larger, more media-covered Vietnam War raged next door. It was the largest CIA operation during the Cold War and resulted in Laos becoming the most heavily bombed country in the history of air warfare.
Road to America-The Ho Chi Minh Trail presents a Buddhist family—Hank and Kaet Cheranichit and their four young children caught up in a war they did not start—from their peasant births in a primitive country to their flight to the strange new land of America.
The story, until now, has never been told from the point of view of native participants: a young man who worked for 11 years as an operation assistant for CIA case officers while his wife worked as a CIA broadcaster. This historical, religious, and cultural memoir follows their touching, and often hazardous journey, on their path to freedom and enlightenment.
It has been 35 years since 500,000 Laotians fled the Communist tyranny of their homeland seeking the democratic freedom of the United States. As the second generation of these immigrants become part of the American melting pot, it is important to remember those whose bravery, courage and strength of character led the way.
Road to America-The Ho Chi Minh Trail presents a Buddhist family—Hank and Kaet Cheranichit and their four young children caught up in a war they did not start—from their peasant births in a primitive country to their flight to the strange new land of America.
The story, until now, has never been told from the point of view of native participants: a young man who worked for 11 years as an operation assistant for CIA case officers while his wife worked as a CIA broadcaster. This historical, religious, and cultural memoir follows their touching, and often hazardous journey, on their path to freedom and enlightenment.
It has been 35 years since 500,000 Laotians fled the Communist tyranny of their homeland seeking the democratic freedom of the United States. As the second generation of these immigrants become part of the American melting pot, it is important to remember those whose bravery, courage and strength of character led the way.
