For most of her life, she believed the United States was her home.

Kha Vang arrived in America as a small child after fleeing war in Southeast Asia. Today, at 57 years old, she finds herself alone in a country she barely remembers — struggling to survive while battling breast cancer.

Her story is one of hardship, resilience, and a lifetime of trauma that no child should have to endure.

She was born into a Hmong family whose life was deeply affected by the war in Southeast Asia. Her father died in Laos during the conflict related to the Vietnam War. When she was only five years old, she left Laos with her family as refugees and came to the United States seeking safety and a future.

But safety never truly came.

When she was nine years old, her mother remarried and began a new family. Instead of finding stability, she endured severe abuse at home. Eventually, the State of Minnesota intervened and removed her from the household for her protection. From the age of nine to seventeen, she grew up in foster care, moving through a system that was supposed to protect her but could never replace the love and security every child deserves.

At seventeen, she was sent back to live with her mother in Eureka, California. When she arrived, she discovered that her mother had built an entirely new family — and there was no place for her in it.

The abuse continued.

Before long, she was forced out and left completely on her own. Still just a teenager, she had nowhere to go. She eventually ended up living on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, trying to survive day by day without family support, stability, or guidance.

For decades, she lived on the margins of society, struggling with poverty and the lasting effects of childhood trauma.

Eventually, she was sponsored by someone who helped her temporarily, but that situation led to further domestic violence and instability. The cycle of hardship continued.

Then, after living nearly her entire life in the United States, she was deported to Laos at the age of 57.

Laos is a country she left as a young child and barely knows. She has no support network there, no close family, and limited resources to survive.

Now she is facing one of the most difficult battles of her life: breast cancer, been in 3 motorcycle accidents while in Laos, and now her hip is so bad she can’t even work.

Without stable housing, reliable income, or family support, even basic necessities have become overwhelming. Medical care, food, transportation, and shelter are daily struggles.

She is effectively starting over in a country that feels like a stranger to her.

Despite everything she has endured — childhood abuse, foster care, homelessness, domestic violence, and now cancer — she continues to fight to survive.

This fundraiser will help provide:

• Safe housing and basic shelter

• Medical care and treatment support for breast cancer

• Food and daily necessities

• Transportation to medical appointments

• Basic stability as she rebuilds her life

Every donation, no matter the size, will help give her a chance at dignity, stability, and healing.

After a lifetime of hardship, she deserves compassion, care, and the chance to live the rest of her life with safety and hope.

Please consider donating and sharing her story.

Together, we can help her survive this moment and rebuild the life she was never given the chance to have.