Family History
The country where our grandparents came from.
What is Laos?
The highest educational degree attained by any Neng Thong family member.
What is juris doctorate or attorney degree?
The relation between John and Nom Fue.
What are 1st cousins?
The number of sons Neng Thong Thao had.
What is 8?
This is the capital of Laos.
What is Vientienne?
The river the Thao family had to cross to escape communist Laos into Thailand.
What is the Mekong River?
These are 2 of the persons with masters degrees in our family.
Who are: 1. John H. Thao; 2. Leona Thao; 3. Samantha Thao; 4. Mai Houa Thao?
The relation between Kevin and Sonny.
What is nephew and uncle?
These are 4 of Neng Thong's 8 sons by name.
Who are: 1. Chong Koua (deceased); 2. Lee Fong Thao (deceased); 3. Chue Blong; 4. Me (deceased); 5. Chong Neng (deceased); 6. Neng Ge; 7. Vang (deceased); and 8. Pao Ge (deceased)
Complete the phrase: "The only thing we have to fear _______________."
What is "fear is fear itself"?
This is the city and state the Thao Family resettled in the US.
What is Kankakee, IL.
These are 4 of many in Neng Thong's family with bachelors degree.
Who are: 1. Xeng Doua; 2. Nom Fue; 3. John; 4. Leona; 5. Bobbi; 6. Samantha; 7. Sanita; 8. Sonny; 9. Leona; 10. Melissa; 11. Nalee; 12. Mai Houa; 13. Kocher Vue; and more...?
The relation between Donahee and Mrs. Neng Thong.
What is great great grand-son and great great Grandma?
The number of daughters of Neng Thong and their names.
What is 5? 1. Mai ong (Phauj Chong Yia Vue); 2. Ma (Phauj Nhia Vue Yang); 3. Mao (Phauj Chia Choua Vang); 4. Ia (Phauj Neng Wa Vue); 5. Mai/Mo (Phauj Chong Bee Lor).
This object is small and pointy on both ends. In Hmong it is "me me ob tog ntse".
What is a rice seed?
The month and year our family came to the USA.
What is February 1980?
This degree is a professional degree in business.
What is M.B.A- Master of Business Administration?
The relation between Hmongchi-Nehn Vue and Chao Vo.
What are cousins in law?
This Aunt and Uncle sponsored and supported the Thao Family coming to the USA.
Who are Aunt Ma and Uncle Nhia Vue Yang?
This secret war in Laos lasted from this year to this year.
What is 1961 to 1975?
The village/city in Laos where the Neng Thong Thao family originated from.
What is the city or village of Thai Say, Laos or Thamsoy, Laos?
The highest grade level achieved by any member of the Neng Thong family in Laos.
What is the 4th grade?
The relation between Kocher Vue and Mitchell Yang.
What is uncle and/or nephew in law?
This aunt and uncle lives in Merced, CA.
Who is uncle Chia Choua and Aunty Mao T. Vang?
These are 10 of the 18 Hmong clan last names.
What are: 1. Chang; 2. Cheng; 3. Chue; 4. Fang; 5. 6. Her, 7. Khang; 8. Kong; 9. Kue, 10. Lee, 11. Lor; 12. Moua; 13. Pha; 14. Thao; 15. Vang; 16. Vue; 17. Xiong; and 18. Yang?
The root great grandfather of the Thao Clan.
Who is Chue Blong Thao?
The one thing that any person must have in order to go anywhere and/or be anything in life.
What is a specifically well defined goal.
The relation between Chue Blong and Everson Vue.
What is Great Grandpa and great grandson?
This aunt and uncle lives in Laos and their names are:
Who are uncle Chong Yia Vue and aunty Ong T. Xiong?
This language was first taught in Laos as a foreign language.
What is French?
This is Grandpa Neng Thong's other name when married to his first wife.
What is Chia Cheng (Txhiaj Ceeb)?
Name 3 occupations in the Neng Thong family.
1. Attorney; 2. IT Consultant; 3. Counselor; 4. Jet mechanics; 5. Graphic deisgner; 6. HR ; 7. Entrepreneur; 8.
This is the relation between Nhia Vue Yang and Chong Bee Lor.
What are brothers in law or txiv laus txiv hluas?
This aunt and uncle lives in Sheboygan, WI.
What are uncle Wa Neng Vue and Aunty Ia Vue?
This is the first Hmong person to earn a doctorate degree in modern western education.
Who is Dr. Yang Dao?
These are the last names of both of Neng Thong's wives.
What is Vang?
I will be the next doctor in the Neng Thong family.
Who is Sunshine Thao?
This is the relation between Liam and Mrs. Neng Thong.
What is great great great son?
These are the children of Aunt and Uncle Nhia Vue Yang.
Who are Sareeya, Matine, and Maleesa?
This is the most concentrated Hmong city in the USA and considered Hmong capital of the world.
What is St. Paul, MN?
I am the father of Neng Thong Thao.
Who is Chong Chue Thao?
He is the first pastor in the Neng Thong family.
Who is Charles CK Thao?
Everson and Liam are this nth degree generation of the Neng Thong family.
What is the 5th generation?
Neng Thong= 1st
Chong Koua=2nd
Charles Chong Choj=3rd
Michelle=4th
Liam=5th
These are the living children of Chong Koua Thao.
Who are Chong Chao Charles; Xeng Doua; and Nom Fue;
This is the camp in Thailand where most Hmong people resettled after escaping Laos.
What is Ban Vinai?
These are 4 of our grandfathers,, past or present.
1. Chue Blong; 2. Nhia Vue; 3. Chong Chue; 4. Neng Thong; Lee Fong; 5. Kneng Ze; 6. Chong Koua;
This is considered to be the key to a better life.
What is education?
This is a union of people sharing the same bloodline.
What is a family?
These are the children of Uncle Lee Fong Thao.
1. Ying (Nengsue); 2. Vong; 3. Sonny; 4. Tommy; 5. Jerry; 6. Bobbi; 7. Mai Houa
These are 4 of Hmong people's most important leaders both present and past.
1. General Vang Pao; 2. Dr. Yang Dao; 3. Dr. Pob Ze Vang; 4. Sen. Mee Moua; 5. Sen. Foung Hawj; 5. Toubee Lyfoung; 6. Lor Kiabtoom; 7. Pai Chai Vue; 8. Tojxeem Choua Dang Thao; 9. Cobmoos Xov Txiab Thoj; 10. Col. Wa Seng Vang; 11. Col. Chong Koua Vue; 12. Col. Moua Cher Pao; 13. Col. Neng Chue Thao; 14. Atty. Nom Fue Thao