Month: April 2022
On the Porch
Immigration continues today, more recently with Latino, Korean, Hmong, Somali, and Karen entrants to the state. Minnesota’s immigrants transported many things with them to their new home. They brought … Read Full Article
This weekend: Arctic Comic Con, a Magic Giant concert and ‘The King and I’ closes its run in Anchorage
Register online for the virtual and the in-person event. Volunteers from a Hmong group at Faith Lutheran Church deposit trash they picked up from along the Seward Highway near Tudor Road on Saturday, … Read Full Article
Lai Châu eyes development of brand for wild tea
The had of Hô Tra Village Thào A Phành said that the village is hundreds of years old. Their ancestors, mainly Hmong people, migrated from Sa Pa (in Lao Cai Province) to reclaim their land. The name … Read Full Article
Delicious Dishes: From a Sizzling Cross-Cultural Concoction to Hmong Home Cooking
How a Tiny Hmong Market in Yuba County Became ‘Everybody’s Store’ On the edge of the town of Marysville in Yuba County, in a strip mall, you’ll find Phooj Ywg Lee’s Market. The store’s shelves are … Read Full Article
How a Tiny Hmong Market in Yuba County Became ‘Everybody’s Store’
Four shelves of coconut milk, four more shelves of hot sauces, a whole corner dedicated to rice, an entire aisle of noodles, green papayas from Mexico, and specialty vegetables and herbs from local … Read Full Article
Spokane’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Month celebrations are about to kick off
Harris’ mother is Indian, and her father is Jamaican. Last summer, Sunisa “Suni” Lee became the first Hmong-American gymnast for Team USA during the Tokyo Olympics. Lee is also the first Asian … Read Full Article
Milwaukee judge who blocked DNA evidence in Ee Lee homicide case in Washington Park gives prosecutors second chance
Related: Vigil held for Hmong woman who died after being found at the Washington Park Lagoon Spencer’s defense attorneys tried to block a second analysis, saying that under the exclusionary rule, the … Read Full Article
Apple showcases 4 leaders making change through technology at AAPI event
1. Annie Vang, HmongPhrases. Vang is the creator of HmongPhrases, an app that aims to keep the Hmong language and culture alive and digitized. 2. Larry Liu, Weee!. Since mid-2017, Liu has watched Weee … Read Full Article