The Hmong immigrant story is a particularly tragic tale.
Survivors escaped to refugee camps in Thailand, whereHmong Story 40reports that many spent upwards of 20 years.
As thePew Research Centerreports, over 25% of the Hmong community were living in poverty as of 2015.
Still, the whole community pulled together to help raise the funds needed to support Lee’s Olympic dreams.
Now that Lee has come back home a heroine, she wants to return that support.
