What is the Touby Lyfoung Foundation?
The Touby Lyfoung Foundation is a private family foundation established for the purpose of honoring Phagna Touby Lyfoung’s legacy. It is also intended to serve as a vehicle for his descendants and family to continue his legacy: to promote the pride and love for the Hmong People from Laos who had to flee communist genocide after the Vietnam War and now live in several new homelands around the world.
We understand that the Hmong diaspora from Laos has gone through many changes and evolutions. Although we would not pretend to be able to define precisely what exactly is a Hmong from the Laos Diaspora, we could say in all fairness that it would involve having at least one Hmong ancestor who lived in Laos and most likely went through the experience of the Vietnam War and now live the experience of being from the refugee or exile community in new homelands. Having in our family many children from the mixing of cultures and race inherent in our diaspora, we embrace the new diversity of the Hmong from Laos Diaspora and support its interest in its Hmong roots and its evolving future around the globe.
We understand that the Hmong diaspora from Laos has gone through many changes and evolutions. Although we would not pretend to be able to define precisely what exactly is a Hmong from the Laos Diaspora, we could say in all fairness that it would involve having at least one Hmong ancestor who lived in Laos and most likely went through the experience of the Vietnam War and now live the experience of being from the refugee or exile community in new homelands. Having in our family many children from the mixing of cultures and race inherent in our diaspora, we embrace the new diversity of the Hmong from Laos Diaspora and support its interest in its Hmong roots and its evolving future around the globe.
