Day: August 1, 2021
Sgt. Calfee handpicked for special mission
James Henry Calfee was born Jan. 5, 1932 in the Texas Gulf Sulphur company town of Newgulf in Wharton County, Texas to Jim and Lillian Calfee. He was their only … Read Full Article
I’m an Hmong American. Here’s why Suni Lee’s Olympics is so important.
Her win is being celebrated across the U.S., but it’s especially meaningful for the Hmong community. Lee, of St. Paul, Minn., is the first Hmong American Olympian. Since the start of the Olympics, … Read Full Article
Hmong Americans have felt invisible for decades. Then along came Suni Lee.
When gymnast Sunisa “Suni” Lee stepped out on the global stage at the Tokyo Olympics, she wasn’t just representing Team USA. She was also representing the Hmong community around the world. And the … Read Full Article
Our View: Gymnast Lee does Minnesota proud
Thumbs up to Suni Lee, of St. Paul, for doing Minnesota proud and winning the gymnastics all-around gold medal Thursday at the Olympics. Read Full Article
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Americans who have won gold medals at the Games
The United States has racked up a bunch of gold medals through the first week of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. There have been some triumphs, some upsets and some shocks in Tokyo as the Olympics march … Read Full Article
Olympian Sunisa Lee’s golden moment sparks joy at home
There were cheers and screams and “happy tears” for one of their own, and unending delight for what many saw as an “Only in America” story. Read Full Article
‘This is our arrival moment’: Hmong community basks in Sunisa Lee’s gold medal
It’s poetic that Lee is a gymnast. The sport is a perfect parallel to how the Hmong community has navigated life in America over the past 40 years. Read Full Article
Waterford’s Madelynn Bernau takes a bronze medal in mixed trap at the Tokyo Olympics
Madelynn Bernau of Waterford teamed with Brian Burrows of Torrance, California, to take the bronze medal in mixed trap at the Tokyo Olympics. Read Full Article