After communist victory in 1975 , tens of thousands of hmong fled overland into thailand , and then california and minnesota .
共产主义者1975年取得胜利后，成千上万的苗族人经由陆路逃入泰国，然后流亡至加利福尼亚与明尼苏达。
The myth of an overland route to china was , he writes , " never fully recognised for what it was , a psychological crutch for irish hope in an utterly hopeless situation . "
