Day: May 4, 2022
Gender pay gap leaves some Asian women $120,000 poorer — or worse
The wage gap typically costs Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women with full-time jobs $3,000 per year, according to a new report by the National Women’s Law Center. The paper … Read Full Article
Crowson Law Group Offers Trusted Personal Injury Legal Services in Anchorage
Hmong, Thai, and Lao. Other qualities include: they are compassionate and understand getting significant settlements might not solve all the problems of clients. With their experience in the insurance … Read Full Article
Hmong health leaders stepped up as COVID ravaged community
Nurse practitioner May Hang meets with a patient at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Clinic in North Minneapolis on April 27, 2022. When it first hit in 2020, COVID-19 tore through Minnesota’s Hmong … Read Full Article
Gov. Tony Evers is casting himself as someone who works with Republicans, but he rarely talks to GOP leaders
Jerry Petrowski of Marathon. “I talk to him regularly,” Evers said. “He and I were talking about relationships with the Hmong community. He’s a real advocate for the Hmong community, as am I, so we … Read Full Article
Eliminating Marathon County’s Diversity Affairs Commission silences minority populations, former members say
She had served on the commission since 2019. The group included six citizen members and three elected members of the Marathon County Board, including members of the Hmong and Black communities. Read Full Article
For Asian American Heritage Month, First-Ever Brand for AAPI Spells It Out to Stop Hate: Asian Americans Are All American Too
Hmong, Indian, and Pakistani – to show that Asian Americans are All American too. First conceived in 2019 to promote inclusion, the mission for All American II became clear as anti-Asian violence … Read Full Article
May 3 is equal pay day for Asian-American women, who earn 75% of what white men do
Hmong and Nepalese women also earned less compared to other AANHPI women. Japanese women are close to making the same as non-Hispanic white men, while Chinese, Malaysian, Taiwanese, and Indian women … Read Full Article
Spring Seasonal Saturday Event at MMAM scheduled for May 14
Project FINE will be onsite from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to offer interpretation for our Spanish and Hmong speaking participants. For more information and for a detailed schedule of events, please visit mmam … Read Full Article
Young Writers’ Conference debuts its first hybrid event
The Hmong-American award, the Chicanx Writer’s Association award and more were given to selected students. Following the event, various workshops for each high school were held on campus at multiple … Read Full Article
As Vietnam welcomes back visitors, a push for sustainable tourism
The initiative was inspired by Phuan Doc Homestay, a property with 40 beds in Che Can, a Hmong ethnic minority village half an hour northeast of Dien Bien Phu City. Phuan Doc Homestay welcomes … Read Full Article
Painting tigers on dó paper
(Photo: VNP/VNA) Ninh chose Hmong dó paper for his tiger collection. (Photo: VNP/VNA) Ninh chose Hmong dó paper for his tiger collection. (Photo: VNP/VNA) Ninh chose Hmong dó paper for his tiger … Read Full Article
Gender pay gap leaves some Asian women US$120,000 poorer
For some Asian women, that’s a best case scenario. Female Burmese, Cambodian, Hmong and Nepalese employees all stand to lose around $1 million over the course of their careers. To be sure, Chinese, … Read Full Article