Month: August 2021
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Minnesota ‘Most Diverse City’ Schools Addressing Community’s Deep Trauma
Recently, it was revealed that a Saint Paul charter school called Hmong College Prep Academy lost nearly $5 million in taxpayer money after illegally investing millions in a New Jersey-based hedge … Read Full Article
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Suni Lee to compete in fall season of Dancing with the Stars
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Tags: American, Asian, Asian Americans, gold, gymnastics, Hmong, Hmong American, Lee, Olympics, teamAll the Asian Americans who have won DWTS have been athletes. Lee is the first Hmong American to compete for Team USA in the Olympics. She won the all-around Gold Medal in gymnastics and a bronze in … Read Full Article
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Minnesota must welcome Afghan refugees
Tim Walz to offer to relocate some of those refugees here. “Minnesota has a well-earned reputation for being a welcoming state,” Walz told an editorial writer. “Especially for those fleeing dangerous … Read Full Article
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Upfront: Johnson, Baldwin discuss situation in Afghanistan, refugees at Fort McCoy
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson said he is not confident the United States will be able to get Americans and Afghan allies out safely. Read Full Article
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Vietnam war veteran says Afghanistan evacuation brings back painful memories
“I had been close to Hmong people in Laos, and at the end of the war I mean they were pretty much slaughtered,” Curry remembered. The images out of Afghanistan are painful, but he said the evacuation … Read Full Article
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Korean War veteran keeps serving community despite cancer
He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he spent eight years active as a staff sergeant, serving in the Korean War. Ferris described the decision to enter the military as an easy one, looking … Read Full Article