Hmong comedian tou ger xiong biography

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          Xiong's work as a Hmong artist Professionals refer to him as the first Hmong comedian, bilingual storyteller, and consultant on multicultural issues.

        1. Tou Ger Bennett Xiong was born in Laos in Since his father served with the CIA, his family had to flee Laos after the communist takeover in
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        3. Tou Ger Xiong was born in in Laos.
        4. Tou Ger Xiong biography Professionals refer to him as the first Hmong comedian, bilingual storyteller, and consultant on multicultural issues.

          5. Updated: 4:20 p.m

          Colombian authorities on Wednesday were investigating the alleged kidnapping and killing of a Hmong American comedian and activist who was found dead Monday in a wooded area of the northern city Medellín.

          Prosecutors told reporters that Tou Ger Xiong, 50, arrived in Medellín on Nov.

          29. He went to meet a friend in the city on Dec. 10. Hours later he called a friend in the United States to tell him that he was kidnapped and his captors demanded a $2,000 ransom to free him, according to prosecutors.

          Yiri Amado Sánchez, sectional director of Medellín prosecutor’s office, indicated that another friend of the activist reported the kidnapping for ransom — a common occurrence in the city.

          The office did not identify the friend by name.

          “The man was the victim of a kidnapping," Sánchez said, adding that the alleged kidnappers didn't collect the money.

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