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Is this sex offender really suing his victim because she called him a rapist on Facebook?
Both Her and Xiong are former UC Davis students who were raised in the tightknit Hmong community of Marysville. Their families once were friendly. This was before the rape accusation, the two hung-jury trials, Her’s expulsion from UCD, and the publicity …
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Federal grant expected to create 40 jobs in St. Paul
The Hmong American Partnership (HAP) was recently awarded an $800,000 grant that will create about 40 new jobs on the East Side. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service and was advocated for by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum.
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Ziplining to hotels on high: A stay in treehouse lodging in Laos
Women from nearby Hmong and Lamet villages fly in your fire-cooked meals each night. Every morning, you wake up, slide on a harness and essentially toss yourself out of a 15-story building. Not only is this exhilarating adventure one of the most …
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New PAC aims to translate political engagement into political power for Hmong-American women
For more than two decades, KaYing Yang has taken note of candidates showing up to Hmong-American events in various cities across Minnesota, pausing to smile for pictures with voters and asking for support. But after the election storm passes each year …
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Thai kids accused of stealing watch are off the hook
A photo of the unidentified tourist posing with the two girls dressed in traditional Hmong clothes was posted to Reddit this week with the caption, “Girlfriend in progress of having her watch stolen.” The photo shows the smiling woman with the two …
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Records: State agency sought to obscure role in ‘intimidation’ case
In the week leading up to June’s state primary election, at least two investigators from California Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s office spent three days tracking down members of the Hmong community in rural Siskiyou County. But when allegations that …
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Three passions drive Mrs. O: Family, Oktoberfest and Christmas
Ken, who was a carpenter in the Coulee Region for 15 years and then taught carpentry at Western Technical College for 33 years, is such a community-minded volunteer that he even put in 40-hour weeks without pay to help build the Hmong Community and …
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Man says he didn’t mean to hit wife with van
Yang insisted that he didn’t mean to hit her. His attorney, John Miller Carroll, asked Yang to explain how he understood a traditional Hmong marriage and where he formed those beliefs — a topic Yang returned to throughout his testimony. His …
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South Sudanese jobs
Puas yog koj xav tias koj kawm tag Bachelor Degree lawm es yuav nrhiav tau hauj lwm ua? Tej zaum koj xav yuam kev lawm tseem muaj ntau yam teeb meem cuam tshiab thiab? Yuav ua li cas thiaj nrhiav tau hauj lwm ua?
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Conscious Cannabis Resource organization forms
Since June, CCR’s membership — obtained through donations of any amount and/or volunteer time, and completion of CCR registration — has boomed to around 300, with 80 percent of its membership comprised of Hmong community members. Currently …
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Little Mekong Plaza opens as community gathering place
Little Mekong Plaza was dedicated Wednesday, praised as the first privately owned public space on the Green Line, and already this small grassy space is a big deal — to the Frogtown neighborhood and to the city’s Hmong and Vietnamese communities.
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Little Mekong Plaza Opens In St. Paul
“I couldn’t help but reflect back on when we first got here in the 1980s as refugees, and my family actually lived not too far down the street from here on Dale and Selby,” said Bao Vang of the Hmong American Partnership. “We would walk every …
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Hmong refugee celebrates retirement after 38 years
APPLETON (WLUK) — An Appleton man who came to this country as a refugee says goodbye to the job he’s had for 38 years. Pang Lee Xiong was honored by friends and colleagues Wednesday afternoon. Since 1978 Pang Lee Xiong has been a custodian for the St …
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St. Paul City Leaders Attend Grand Opening Ceremony of Little Mekong Plaza
It’s owned by the Hmong American Partnership, which works with the Asian Economic Development Association to coordinate programming and maintenance. Funding for the plaza came from Mayor Chris Coleman’s 8-80 Vitality Fund, which was created to help …
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Case Closed: Police Say Hmong Not in the Wrong
A photo posted on Reddit Sunday claimed to show the process while a tourist’s watch was stolen by the kids in Chiang Mai. (Photo: Reddit / MedardBoss) CHIANG MAI — Two young Hmong girls described as “tiny thieves” in headlines the world over were …
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With plaza’s dedication, a bit of the Mekong flows in St. Paul
At a dedication ceremony Wednesday, a shaman blessed the plaza and young girls in traditional Hmong clothes welcomed neighbors and officials. “It is important that we recognize … that our residents come from all corners of the globe, that they have to be …
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Asian refugees sue right-wing California sheriff alleging discrimination
This class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of at least 10 members of the Hmong community in California’s Siskiyou County, targets Sheriff Jon Lopey, along with an elections clerk and a California secretary of state employee. Large numbers of Hmong people …
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Trojans struggle to receive serves in loss to Hmong Academy
The biggest issue for the Trojans so far this season aside from their collective youth and inexperience has been their inability to effectively receive serves. It was an issue again Tuesday night. The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf volleyball team …