> In recent months, I have noticed that more Hmong and Lao houses owners
> in Milwaukee, WI and St. Paul, MN are missing payments, puttting their
> houses up for sale to avoid losing them to foreclosure.
>
> My Lao and Hmong friends, Paseuth and Nao Phia just lost their house
> last month.  It is sad and I felt guilty that I could not help them
> except letting them stayed in my house for couple of days unit they
> could move into a rental house in the bad neighborhood.
>
> Another very sad thing is that their wives are filing for divorce and
> blamming them for not be able to support the family.
>
> And this is not just the end of the story for I am here today in
> Sacramento, CA  to visit my relatives and friends.  I have learned
> that many of the Hmong and Lao in California also have faced the same
> problems of foreclosure and family problems due to social-economic
> pressure.
>
> Many Hmong financial and real estates business also have been impacted
> by this economic-crisis.  Some had been closed and the number of their
> advertise in the two Hmong radio stations in Freshno and one in
> Sacramento have been downed for the last three months compared to two
> years ago.
>
> Are you or any body that you know are in the midst of a foreclosure?
>
> What is foreclosure trends in your community?  Can you share with us?
>
> My last question is what is the best way to avoid foreclosure?