Day: April 15, 2020
Union Hmong Kitchen graces May’s cover of Bon Appétit
“Wow, we are on the cover of Bon Appétit magazine!” began the chef’s Wednesday newsletter. Though he can often be found hosting popups all over town, Conde Nast’s premier food publication rolled up to … Read Full Article
Potluck Chopped Salad
This recipe is from chef Yia Vang at Union Hmong Kitchen in Minneapolis. This style of salad is a staple of Hmong potlucks. It was one of the first things that new Hmong immigrants to the Midwest … Read Full Article
Buy a bouquet and support Ballard Farmers Market flower vendors
If you’re missing your Sunday flower bouquets from the Ballard Farmers Market, you’re in luck: a group of volunteers are delivering Hmong family farmers’ bouquets to Ballard, Queen Anne, Magnolia, … Read Full Article
Clida Martinez Ellison, mother of MN attorney general, dies of COVID-19 complications
The coronavirus was serious to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison before, but losing his mother to complications from the virus has made it personal. Clida Cora Martinez Ellison, who was a child … Read Full Article
Teen girl near China border is latest Covid-19 patient in Vietnam
A 16-year-old girl of the Hmong ethnic group in the mountainous province of Ha Giang that borders China is Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient. “Patient 268,” as she is now tagged, lives in a remote … Read Full Article
Filing for Unemployment Sucks, and Language Barriers Make it Worse
For example, while the Employment Development Department has sample fax or mail-in applications available in multiple languages like Hmong, Russian, Tagalog, etc.., but the EDD will only accept … Read Full Article
Teen girl near China border Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient
A 16-year-old Hmong girl in the mountainous province of Ha Giang, which borders China, is Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient. “Patient 268” lives in a remote village in the province’s Dong Van District … Read Full Article
Temples, Buddhists, Mountains and Rescued Elephants. Northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai and Surrounds.
Beyond the walls though, there is much to explore with many easy day trips offering further insight in the surrounds. The Doi Pui Hmong Tribal Village is located on Doi Suthep Mountain about 4 … Read Full Article