The first Hmong Nurse, she would fly to all parts of Laos to recruit young women to be nurses during the Secret War or Vietnam War between 1962-1975.
In order to help other women refugees, Thao and several other Hmong women founded the Women’s Association of Hmong and Laos (WAHL) in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Source: Hmongstory 40 | Hmong Museum | The Know Youth Media | Choua Thao: Female Hmong Veteran Reflects on Secret War | Ponytail Journal |