Local Hmong American sees ICE in Minnesota through a broader historical lens

Peng Thao, who lives in the Fox Cities and is a member of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education, has been watching with increasing distress the daily events in Minnesota. He saw the video that captured the wrongful detainment and inhumane treatment of ChongLy Thao. While he says he was certainly upset by what he witnessed and admits that “seeing someone who looks like you” makes it more real, he sees what is happening in Minnesota not solely from the standpoint of a Hmong American but through the broader historical lens of American injustice.