Lt. Tou-Fu Vang, Lao veteran and Hmong community leader, dies of COVID at 76
Copy shortlink: Tou-Fu Vang was a quiet leader who dedicated his life to public service, both in his native Laos and in the United States. "He really, genuinely loved and admired America and was proud to be here," said his eldest son, Tong Vang. Tou-Fu Vang, of Woodbury, died in a St. Paul hospital on Thanksgiving Day after weeks of fighting COVID-19. He was 76. Vang was born in Laos on Christmas Day, 1943. In high school, he came to America through an education program sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development. He spent the 1962-1963 school year study...
Source: startribune.com