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Fresno State students return to a changing campus
Among academic offerings is the new minor in Hmong language studies through the university’s Linguistics Department. More than 100 students are enrolled in Hmong minor courses for the fall semester, according to Fresno State. Work is continuing for a …
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Gianforte condemns refugee resettlement as Congolese family arrives in Missoula
The average processing time is about three years. “We’ve admitted hundreds of thousands of refugees since the 1980s in the U.S. going back to the Hmong and Vietnamese,” she said. “These are the people feeling the violence, not perpetrating the violence.
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5 Things To Do Today, Sunday, Aug. 21
Kang Vang wrote and directed the movie in Hmong with English subtitles. Tower Theatre, 815 E. Olive Ave., Fresno, 559-485-9050, www.towertheatrefresno.com, $12.
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First Congolese refugees touch down in Missoula
The IRC was here in the late 1970s and early 1980s to help Hmong refugees from Laos start new lives. It gave way to the Lao Family Community, which morphed into the Refugee Assistance Center that helped bring a smaller wave of Russians to town starting in …
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Minnesota Hmong get help farming, finding a market
HASTINGS, Minn. — Xai Tou Yang stands by an oversized gray bin, bundling his harvest of long beans inside a refrigerated pole barn near this city southeast of Minneapolis. For the second year, he’s helping his daughter work about 10 acres of land …
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First Congolese refugees touch down
The IRC was here in the late 1970s and early 1980s to help Hmong refugees from Laos start new lives. It gave way to the Lao Family Community, which morphed into the Refugee Assistance Center that helped bring a smaller wave of Russians to town starting in …
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State bill to expand definition of ‘Asian American’ draws ire, praise
Under the proposal, Bangladeshi, Hmong, Indonesian, Pakistani, Taiwanese and other groups would be added. Supporters of the bill say breaking these subgroups out highlight their respective needs and challenges, so that resources could be more easily …
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AB1726 Will Expand the Definition of ‘Asian Americans’ in CA & That’s a Good Thing
In short, it would include many of the non-East Asian ethnic groups like Hmong, Indonesian, Pakistani, etc…– allowing these often underrepresented communities to be better served when it comes to issues surrounding higher education and public health.
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Demolition of Illegal resorts underway on Phu Thap Boek
None complied. The number of resorts targeted for demolition was later reduced to 16. The land on the mountain was reserved for the resettlement of Hmong hilltribe people, who later leased it to outsiders who built resorts for tourists.(continued below …
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Officials start resort purge on Phu Thap Boek
“Unregulated growth of tourism here will finally end and its original charm as a place where the Hmong can preserve their traditional way of life and agriculture can be restored,” Mr Bundit said. Proper land and tourism management will help create …
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Officials demolish illegal resorts
None complied. The number of resorts targeted for demolition was later reduced to 16. The land on the mountain was reserved for the resettlement of Hmong hilltribe people, who later leased it to outsiders who built resorts for tourists. Phetchabun Governor …
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Things That Matter: Kermit Brekke’s World War II workman’s coveralls
To help accommodate all the Hmong who resettled in La Crosse in the late 20th century, members of Christ Episcopal Church created the Friendsh… Brekke was born in 1919 in Trempealeau County. His parents were of Norwegian ancestry, and he grew up on a …
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Missoula ready to welcome refugees
I was 13 when the first Hmong refugees began arriving in Missoula from a place about which I knew nothing; a country across the planet I didn’t know existed. They looked different from my classmates at Willard Elementary and, a little later, my classmates …
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UW-Stevens Point student explores interests
At the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Koua found a major that will allow him to serve the health needs of Hmong families in Central Wisconsin, the chance to spread cultural awareness and diversity and the ability to continue coaching his high …
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Onalaska schools in good financial shape
Alex Hubing, a sixth grade science teacher at Onalaska Middle School, will be conducting a study in the coming academic year aimed at bridging the gap between Hmong-American students and their communities. Hmong-American students and other English Learning …
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Local faith briefs: Rice Bowl grant winners announced
Tags helpHmong/Spanish translation and interpretation; Help of Door County Inc., interpretation services; Fox Valley Literacy Council, educational materials and daycare for ELL parents; Literacy Partners of Kewaunee County, Literacy Partners endeavors; Hispanic …
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Obama visit will ‘basically’ normalize relations with Laos
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. The refugee population includes former residents of the Laotian lowlands as well as the Hmong, whose Vietnam War-era assistance for the CIA and U.S. Special Forces in the country’s mountainous regions made them …
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American People of Hmong Descent
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