Day: April 9, 2021
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‘Minnesota Rice’: Prominent restauranteurs team up to fight Asian hate
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A group of prominent Minnesota restauranteurs are teaming up to create Minnesota Rice. Yia Vang (Vinai and Union Hmong Kitchen), Christina Nguyen (Hai Hai and Hola Arepa) and Ann … Read Full Article
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La Crosse County Health Department partnering with community organizations to ensure vaccine access
The La Crosse County Health Department is partnering with community groups to reach underserved populations. A clinic was held earlier today at the Hmong Cultural and Community Agency on La Crosse’s … Read Full Article
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Local Asian chefs, bartenders raise money to fight anti-Asian hate
Christina Nguyen of Hai Hai, Chef Ann Ahmed of Lat14, Chef Ann Kim of Young Joni, Jonathan Janssen of Brother Justus, and Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen and others have collaborated for … Read Full Article
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Mobile vaccinators making inroads in Madison’s vulnerable communities
So far Benevolent Specialist has organized clinics at the Urban League, the Hmong Institute, Allied Wellness, the Boys & Girls Club, the Beacon homeless day shelter, Bethel Lutheran Church, the … Read Full Article
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Efforts ramp up to vaccinate people of color against COVID-19
On Wednesday, the group visited Bayview, where more than half of the roughly 300 residents are Hmong or Southeast Asian, with the remainder mostly Hispanic or African American. “The patient … Read Full Article
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‘We’re not given the option to get vaccinated’: Advocates work to narrow racial and ethnic disparities in Wisconsin
Sheng Khang of Wausau, who is Hmong, sees barriers in the form of “white-culture-based” security questions she answered in a health records portal while booking an appointment for her mother, who … Read Full Article
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Lao government, ethnic communities clash over development projects
The Lao government is reportedly ramping up military operations against Hmong communities in what appears to be an effort to secure land and resources for foreign investment and economic integration … Read Full Article
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Hmong communities
The Lao government is reportedly ramping up military operations against Hmong communities in what appears to be an effort to secure land and resources for foreign investment and economic integration … Read Full Article
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Cultural Conversations: Wausau man promotes youth development in Hmong community
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Yee Leng Xiong began his career at the Wausau Hmong American Center as Youth Program Coordinator in 2016 and now as Executive Director, youth development is his top priority. He … Read Full Article
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“Modern Jungles”: UW-Green Bay Professor Shares His Story as a Hmong Refugee
The memoir, “Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival,” recounts the first 14 years of Lor’s life, when he fled from his home in Laos to refugee camps in Thailand before … Read Full Article