Day: June 11, 2020
‘We need to help them’: Asian Americans demand justice for George Floyd
Many Asian American leaders are condemning since-fired officer Tou Thao’s role in Floyd’s killing, even as they point out a double standard that puts an entire community under scrutiny because of the … Read Full Article
‘Always a leader’: friends, family remember Marny Xiong as a trailblazer who put others first
Marny Xiong’s passion for making sure nothing would stand in the way of students’ access to an education developed at a young age. One morning as she was getting off the bus to go to her St. Paul … Read Full Article
Wisconsin National Guard members staff call center for coronavirus test results
Since April, a team of 40 Wisconsin National Guard troops has called thousands of people with their coronavirus test results. Read Full Article
‘There’s a lot of ignorant people out there.’ Milwaukee’s Hmong residents deal with the coronavirus pandemic and racism
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Tags: American, association, coronavirus, Hmong, Hmong American, Milwaukee, pandemic, people, racismHmong American Friendship Association has a 24-hour hotline that can be used for domestic violence, sexual assault — and now coronavirus concerns. Read Full Article
My fellow Asian Americans, we must address the anti-Blackness rampant in our community
Here are tools to understand the “model minority myth” and why we should reject the harm it does to both groups … Read Full Article
Marny Xiong, School Board Chair and Social Justice Champion, Dies at 31 of COVID-19
The daughter of Hmong refugees was an outspoken advocate for minority communities. She was elected to the St. Paul school board in 2017. Read Full Article
27 great face masks kids will actually want to wear
Face masks are a part of life now for most of us now. As states start reopening and families start venturing out, the Centers for Disease Control recommends anyone over the age of 2 years old wear … Read Full Article
Union President Says Minneapolis Is Trying to Punish Transit Workers Who Wouldn’t Help the Police
Working In These Times is dedicated to providing independent and incisive coverage of the labor movement and struggles for workers’ rights. Read Full Article
4 Minneapolis cops now charged in George Floyd’s death
Prosecutors charged a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder on Wednesday, and for the first time leveled charges … Read Full Article
Cop in Floyd case got medals for valor and drew complaints
A Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death had a record that included both medals for bravery and 17 complaints against … Read Full Article
Tou Thao’s role in George Floyd killing has Sacramentans discussing Hmong-black relations
When the names of the four officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest were released, Dr. Chao Vang, founder of Project HMONG at Sacramento State, knew immediately that one of them was Hmong. Read Full Article