W. Kamau Bell: Hmong-Americans redefined patriotism before my eyes

Right now in this country we are talking regularly about immigrants, refugees and patriotism. And for many of citizens of the United States, these words conjure very specific images and cause them to retreat to very familiar talking points. This Sunday on "United Shades of America," I meet with several members of a community who challenge all preconceived notions of those words. I head to St. Paul, Minnesota, to visit Hmong-Americans -- whose histories are directly tied into the United States of America's but are rarely discussed. The story of the Hmong is incredibly complicated and nuanced. It involves elements of the stories of immigrants, refugees and patriotism while not neatly fitting into any of those categories.

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