Day: July 21, 2020
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Mass Movements; Moral Moments
I write about it now because I hope others too are reflecting on similar events and, like me, pondering how to prepare to better meet the inevitable future moments when they are again challenged to … Read Full Article
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Hmong women speak out on patriarchy, sexism in the traditional community clan structure
Hmong women in traditional attire line a Fresno street to watch a funeral procession of the late General Vang Pao in 2011. Women in the Sacramento area are speaking out about the Hmong clan system … Read Full Article
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Watch Derek Chauvin’s painfully awkward appearance at Mrs. Minnesota 2018
While Minneapolis and the rest of the nation struggle to comes to terms with the death of George Floyd and its implications, … Read Full Article
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‘Diversity is our strength’: Brown Deer is leading Milwaukee’s suburbs in Black leadership
“I’m not saying you have to bring in someone unqualified. And it doesn’t have to be a Black person. They could be Latino, Asian or Hmong. The more people we have with different experiences, the better … Read Full Article
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Portrait of Derek Chauvin: A Quiet, Rigid Workaholic
He didn’t go to parties and didn’t seem to have many friends. Even his wife of 10 years, a Hmong refugee and real estate agent, ended up estranged. After Floyd’s death, she filed for divorce … Read Full Article
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Asian Americans, long used as a racial wedge, are confronting anti-Black racism in their own communities
As part of the national reckoning on racial injustice, many Asian Americans are grappling with their own communities’ fraught histories of anti-Blackness, at a time when anti-Asian sentiment, fueled … Read Full Article
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Hungry kids, empty fridge? You may be missing out on free boxes of healthy food and benefits for Minnesota residents during the COVID-19 crisis.
Families and parents can collect free and healthy meals for kids through their Minnesota public schools–plus government benefits of $325 per child. Immigrants should apply, too. Read Full Article