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Defense for accused jail shooter might be diminished mental capacity
The lawyer for a Hmong refugee who is accused of seriously wounding two unarmed correctional officers last month in a shooting inside the downtown Fresno jail lobby said Wednesday he has hired two experts who will evaluate Thong Vang’s mental health and …
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USDA awards $7.6 million in grants to aid socially disadvantaged farmers
In 2015, the Latino Economic Development Center received a $175,000 grant to help Hmong farmers in Minnesota implement more efficient production methods. While the Hmong farmers had traditionally sold their products at local farmers’ markets, they were …
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Dylan Yang supporters gather outside of Marathon Co. Courthouse during sentencing
Demonstrator and Hmong activist Zong Khang Yang said the Hmong community has been alienated Hmong youth. “We feel that the Marathon County court system, and the schools, are failing to protect our children,” Yang said. Many of the signs held by …
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Yang case draws attention from Hmong community
UNDATED (WSAU-WAOW) The Hmong community around the country has been following the Dylan Yang case. Many believe he has been treated harshly by the criminal justice system. Two hours into Dylan Yang’s sentencing, his older brother, Ethan Yang, couldn’t find …
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Kittley, bitter balls and potato greens: African customers find taste of home in farmers markets
Sam Harper | MPR News While African crops are hard to find in most American cities, they are increasingly abundant in the Twin Cities, thanks in large part to Hmong-American farmers, many of whom sell their produce only at farmers markets. “Most of our …
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Bangkok security tightens as more mourners expected
In the northern mountain village of Doi Pui, members of a Hmong hill tribe community held a ceremony to pay their respects to the king on Monday (October 17). They gathered in a village building and a member of the community sang the king’s song to honour him.
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A Guide to Sapa, Vietnam’s Favorite Mountain Retreat
Cradled in the breathtaking Hoang Lien Son range amongst some of the country’s most dramatic rice terrace fields, Sapa in the province of Lao Cai is home to a number of ethnic groups, including the Black Hmong people. Over the years, it has also become a …
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Wisconsin courts face interpreter shortage
But it can be difficult to find enough people who speak a common language like Hmong or anyone who can speak a relatively rare language like Arabic, Capati said. Currently, Spanish has the highest demand for interpreters and makes up 80 percent of the …
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Thai village remembers king who helped it harvest a new life
In the late 1960s, it was a hub for opium cultivation, which many hill tribes relied on to make ends meet. But everything changed in a Hmong village called Doi Pui when King Bhumibol Adulyadej came to visit. The king came to the mountainside village in 1969.
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Sally Awards winners; Billy Collins likes Dylan as Nobel lit winner
The awards are given in five categories. The Arts Access Award went to May Lee-Yang, a playwright, poet, prose writer, performance artist and educator whose plays include “Hmong-Lao Friendship Play or Lao-Hmong Friendship Play” and “Confessions of a …
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Cambodian deportations alarm many in Twin Cities Hmong community
Hmong leaders are voicing alarm over diplomatic talks they fear could spur deportations to Laos for the first time since the Hmong started arriving here four decades ago. Fueling these concerns are impending deportations that have roiled local Cambodians …
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Today is the last day to register online; registration still allowed on Election Day
Voter registration applications are also available at every state agency, all 87 county offices and online in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khmer, Amharic, and Karen. To request an application in an alternative …
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UM & Global | Glory Dharmaraj: The Impact of Christianities in Motion
Diasporic missional undertakings by Christian communities in the U.S. such as the Hmong, Cambodians, Filipinos, the Middle Eastern etc., among their own dispersed and displaced communities may not be fully visible on the missional radar of the structural …
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Teen sentenced to 13 years in prison for fatal stabbing
The attorney maintained Vang was scared, not a killer. The conviction sparked a rally by Hmong groups in Wausau last summer who were critical of how Yang’s case was handled in the criminal justice system. Yang’s trial attorney did not try to have the case …
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Today is last day to pre-register to vote; Voters who miss deadline can still register on Election Day at their polling place
Voter registration applications are also available at every state agency, all 87 county offices throughout the state, and online in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khmer, Amharic, and Karen. To request an …
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Minnesota Sees Record-Breaking 73,400 Online Voter Registrations in 24 Hours
Voter registration applications are also available at every state agency, all 87 county offices throughout the state, and online in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khmer, Amharic, and Karen. Minnesotans who are …
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Minnesota sees record one-day online voter registration
Voter registration applications are also available at every state agency, all 87 county offices throughout the state, and online in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khmer, Amharic, and Karen. To request an …