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Cash and chemicals: for Laos, Chinese banana boom a blessing and curse
For impoverished, hill-dwelling minorities such as the Hmong or Khmu, the banana rush meant better wages. At harvest time, they can earn the equivalent of at least $10 a day …
Sex tourism victim wins unprecedented civil judgment of nearly $1M
My prospects for marriage, my family’s reputation ruined. How could this happen?” She soon found herself pregnant and bound to Prataya through a traditional Hmong marriage. She gave birth to …
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Edmond Historical Society Board to meet May 16
June 15 – Downtown Edmond Business Association dinner and meeting in the gallery at 5:30 G. June 16 – “Cloth as Community – Hmong Textiles in America” exhibit opens in …
Sex tourism case heard in Minneapolis yields unprecedented nearly $1M judgment for woman
My prospects for marriage, my family’s reputation ruined. How could this happen?” She soon found herself pregnant and bound to Prataya through a traditional Hmong marriage. She gave birth to …
Local woman wins unprecedented civil case that tested federal statute prohibiting child sex tourism
A jury found Panyia Vang was entitled to $950,000 in damages after she was raped in Laos by Thiawachu Prataya when the Hmong-American man was visiting the country in 2006, …
At Fitchburg library, pole stands tall with message of peace
On it, the 7-foot pole has the words “May Peace Prevail On Earth” translated into the languages of immigrants who have settled in Fitchburg over the years — English, Spanish, …
Top Things To Do In Chiang Khong, Thailand
Aside from a view of Mekong River, you will also be able to see the Hmong village of Kiu Khan from the viewpoint. You may also get a glimpse of …
Hiking in Sapa: Things to Know & What to Expect
For almost every tourist, there was also one Hmong lady in a colourful traditional dress. They quickly attached themselves to one trekker each and started making cheery conversation in a …
Mental Health Awareness Month events planned throughout Butte County
Police Community Advisory Board discussion on mental health and law enforcement: 5:30-7 p.m. May 17 at the old city hall, 441 Main St. • “A Story A-Hmong Us”: 6-7:30 p.m …
Adrian Zecha’s new venture Azerai opens in Luang Prabang, Laos
and local artwork like hand-stitched batik textiles designed using the techniques of the region’s Hmong Lao tribe. It lies approximately 350 meters above sea level in northern Laos at the …
Exploring the ‘Afterland’ of Refugees: An Interview with Mai Der Vang
Afterland details the violence against the Hmong people during the 1960s and 70s, explores the afterlife for those who did not survive, and follows the survivors in the exodus to …
RIP: The Rev. Karl Edwin Bell of Minnesota
From Albert Lea he moved to Christ Church in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, where he was an instrumental and proactive force in the resettlement of the Hmong population. In 1992 he moved …
Motherless daughters cope with loss on Mother’s Day
A Circuit-Wide Ascension Day Service will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, in Oshkosh at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 370 Bowen St. Trinity, as well as Hmong Lutheran Church, …
Asian-American women need better targeted breast cancer therapy
In this study, the seven major ethnicities evaluated were Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, South Asians (Asian Indians and Pakistanis), and Southeast Asians (Cambodians, Laotians, Hmong, Thai). All Asian-American groups, …
Eugenics & Me: How a Hitler fan paid my mother’s college tuition and sent me down a rabbit hole
Grandpa Shelly, as we called him, was bald and short. He wasn’t a big conversationalist, but had a diverse range of interests, from ballroom dancing to nurturing African violets to …
Wife details troubles before her husband gunned down 4 people
Nengmy was dressed way too formally to be heading to his job at a Marathon Cheese factory. He snarled at her in Hmong: “Do you want to die now?” “No,” …
