Day: August 16, 2020
Language barriers, fear hinders immigrant contact tracing
Minneapolis needs tracers who also speak Somali, Oromo and Hmong, Chicago needs Polish speakers and Houston’s Harris County is grappling with a population that includes Vietnamese, Chinese and Hindi … Read Full Article
Mingo Minute: Forward Madison smashes South Georgia Tormenta 4-0 to pick up first win of season
Forward Madison grabbed its first win of 2020, thrashing South Georgia Tormenta 4-0 at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, WI Friday night. Debutant Michael Vang scored the opener in the eighth minute for the … Read Full Article
Ramsey County accepting cloth mask donations to hand out to those in need
Ramsey County is collecting homemade cloth masks to distribute to residents who need one. The initiative, called “A Mask for Everyone,” will prioritize distribution to racially, … Read Full Article
Fear, language barriers hinder immigrant contact-tracing
Only a handful of contact tracers working to slow COVID-19 in 125 communities near Chicago speak Spanish, despite significant Hispanic populations. Churches and advocacy groups in the Houston area are … Read Full Article
A pop-up stand powered by friendship and connection sells flowers from Hmong family farms
For more than 30 years, from early August to frost, Hmong flower farmers have filled Pike Place Market stands with buckets of dahlias. This year, Xee Yang-Schell and Tara Clark have teamed on a … Read Full Article