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Dr. Yang Dao could have easily accepted one of many prestigious job offers to stay in France. Yet, it was his love for the Hmong that compelled him to return to war-torn Laos where he would fulfill his lifelong dream in helping to lift the Hmong out of obscurity.
Yaj Daus was the he first Hmong in history to receive a Ph.D. in social science from the Sorbonne, University of Paris, in May 1972. What did he do that shows he loves his Hmong people?