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uRAMSEY COUNTY <br /> Library <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> February 13, 2018 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Contact: Judy Woodward 651-724-6022 <br /> Tuesday with a Scholar <br /> Tuesdays March 6, 13, 20, 27 at 1:00 pm <br /> Roseville Library <br /> 2180 Hamline Ave. N. <br /> Join scholars from area colleges and elsewhere as they share their specialized knowledge and <br /> enthusiasm. It's like hearing your favorite college professors again without worrying about <br /> writing papers or taking finals! Co-sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the <br /> University of Minnesota [OLLI]. <br /> March 6-- The Hmong and the CIA: An Ambiguously'Secret'Alliance in Laos with <br /> Implications for Minnesota <br /> During the Vietnam War, the CIA carried out a decade-long secret war in neighboring Laos, a <br /> supposedly neutral country. Join Professor Mai Na M. Lee from the University of MN as she talks <br /> about this conflict and explains its consequences for the Hmong who suffered massive casualties <br /> for their population and were eventually exiled to the west after Communist victory in 1975. <br /> Today, Minnesota contains the second largest Hmong immigrant population in America. <br /> March 13-- Korean Conflict: A Cold War Memory Reheats <br /> Pres. Trump threatens to rain fire and fury on the country, and North Korea launches missile <br /> tests and retaliates with aggressive language of its own. Even the presence of the Winter Olympics <br /> in South Korea has only temporarily moderated the rhetoric. But what are the historical roots of <br /> this aggressive standoff and how dangerous is it likely to become? Join Professor Hangtae Cho of <br /> Shoreview <br /> 4560 North Mctor�a St. <br /> Shorcvuew, MI's 55126 <br /> Phone: (651) 724-6006 <br /> u www.rc�reads.org <br />