Day: October 30, 2020
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Strangers drive homeless man from L.A. to Wisconsin
A couple of good Samaritans were so moved by a photographer’s striking picture of a homeless man in Los Angeles that they took action to help the man get on his feet. This photograph, taken by John … Read Full Article
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Tag: Hmong voters
They have been solidly in the DFL camp, but both major parties are now making major efforts to attract the growing and increasingly diverse Hmong vote. Read Full Article
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Challenging the model minority myth: Asian-American students divided over affirmative action
Some Asian American students and academics say they have been unfairly lumped together in discussions around affirmative action. Read Full Article
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Hmong customs and culture
The book is about a small Hmong child named Lia Lee, who had epilepsy. Epilepsy is called, quag dab peg1 in the Hmong culture that translates to the spirit catches you and you fall down. In the Hmong … Read Full Article
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Choua Yang, Hmong Refugee and Educator, Dies at 53
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Tags: charter school, coronavirus, culture, Her, Hmong, language, Minneapolis, refugee, school, YangWith her husband, she founded Prairie Seeds Academy in Minneapolis, a charter school centered on Hmong language, culture and heritage. She died of the coronavirus. Colleagues said that Choua Yang … Read Full Article
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Need a translator to vote? Amid pandemic, California is trying to help
Madison Wyman, assistant county clerk registrar of voters for Butte County, said it sought a Spanish speaker and Hmong speaker for every vote center, but “it was really difficult because of COVID. And … Read Full Article