Day: December 11, 2019
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UC violates civil rights of disadvantaged students by requiring SAT for admission, lawsuits say
One study found that SAT test scores were lower in high schools with high percentages of students of Hmong and Filipino backgrounds compared to those with Chinese Americans. “These tests are a barrier … Read Full Article
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St. Paul, Minneapolis struggle to build budgets that can rein in the violence
And Thao said he will introduce a budget amendment Wednesday that adds $200,000 in one-time funding toward combating domestic violence in the Hmong community. However, Carter’s supplemental proposal … Read Full Article
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Precise and poignant, Alex Tizon sheds light on ‘invisible people’ in posthumous book
He wrote of “this desire to be known” about a Hmong woman named Bila Xiong, but which could have applied to many of his subjects. His prose breathed life into the salty, pugnacious Billy Frank … Read Full Article
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Four wanted after a 19-year-old was shot through his bedroom window and died days later, police say
FOWLER, California (KSEE) – The funeral for Kou Xiong continued on Sunday with city leaders, along with prominent Hmong leaders paying their respects to the family. Xiong is one of four men who were … Read Full Article
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UW-Eau Claire to launch 3rd-party investigation into athletic department
It was recently one of Schmidt’s main talking points when UW-Eau Claire announced the addition of men’s soccer on Oct. 28, with the chancellor noting an opportunity to increase Latino and Hmong … Read Full Article
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Taking the Next Steps
Xiong is the president of Hmong American Leadership & Economic Development, an organization that aims to promote economic prosperity for Hmong Americans through education, networking, and elevating … Read Full Article
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Staying Woke
The Black and Brown Womyn Power Coalition was co-founded by community organizer and previous director of the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Pa Thao, who saw that the training the advocates she … Read Full Article
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St. Paul’s Open Cities Health Center, serving 10,000 low-income patients, says it will run out of money Jan. 1
When he became chief executive officer of a community health center in St. Paul a year ago, Dr. Ritesh Patel said he knew he faced a difficult slog. Patel, a former Chicago-area healthcare consultant, … Read Full Article
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University of California violates civil rights of disadvantaged applicants by requiring SAT, lawsuits say
One study found that SAT test scores were lower in high schools with high percentages of students of Hmong and Filipino backgrounds compared to those with Chinese Americans. “These tests are a barrier … Read Full Article