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Omar victory recalls another ‘first’ for a woman from a refugee camp
She was five. After spending time in Thailand’s refugee camps, the family emigrated to the United States, she went to college, earned a law degree, and moved to Minnesota where she became the first Hmong American woman elected to a Legislature in 2002 …
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For Hmong farmers, a growing experience
HASTINGS — Mao Moua still gets up at the crack of dawn and works her vegetable farm until nearly sunset, just as she did as a girl in Laos. “I’m tired,” Moua says near the end of a long day. “I’m really tired.” At 68, Moua isn’t certain how many years …
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The KOFI Project celebrates 25 years of excellence
In addition, for the past 23 years, he has led the development and implementation of Wilder’s KOFI Services, a culturally specific school and home-based program developed to increase the positive functioning of African-American and Hmong youth.
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Two Senior Democratic Politicians Lose Their Jobs to Immigrants
Joe Mullery, both from Minneapolis. They were beaten in state primaries on August 9 by two political newcomers: Somali-born, hijab-wearing Ilhan Omar and Thailand-born Hmong immigrant, Fue Lee. The primaries were arranged by the state’s Democratic …
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Tribes across the world
The school does allow female visitors though. My visit to the Sapa region of northern Vietnam was memorable mainly because of the strong Hmong women I met along the way. Although Hmong culture is patrilineal — the husband’s family makes all major …
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Rep. Rena Moran defeats Black Lives Matter challenger Rashad Turner
Kimmel later decided to run in the primary. In House District 59A, which spans North Minneapolis, Hmong activist Fue Lee, an administrator in the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office, defeated 10-term state Rep. Joe Mullery in the DFL primary …
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California’s Asian-Pacific Islander community divide over race data bill
Posted by Frances Wang ABC10 on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 The legislation would require state agencies, mainly those in higher education and health to add more Asian-American subgroups — such as Thai, Tongan, Taiwanese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Hmong …
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Best of Neighborhood News 8/11: Omar defeats Kahn
Tonight is about the power of you.” Upsets occurred all over the state, including 24-year-old Hmong American Fue Lee, who defeated North Minneapolis’ longtime DFL Rep. Joe Mullery. Find analysis of the full statewide primary results over at MinnPost.
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FACEBOOK FEEDBACK: Missoula prepares to receive refugees
They need to want it though!! Bob Fabey: Please open you arms and hearts to these folks. I remember playing with Hmong friends growing up in Missoula. They are beautiful people. The Congolese will be no different. Cindy Shaffer: It hasn’t been successful …
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Lor Julie
Participate in partnership and Community Health Worker Alliance meetings. •Translated Neighborhood Healthsource brochures and flyers in Hmong to promote health awareness and events. •Provide resources and assists individuals and families with …
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Friction of terrain: Cycling through Zomia (part III)
Tags mountainWhat would Daohu think? This question stuck with us through the days and weeks after meeting such an ambitious and inquisitive Hmong youth, at 1,000 meters on the side of a mountain, without a place to stay for the night. We were seated in miniature …
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Suit: City rejected bar for its Hmong patrons
MADISON – Former owners of I.C. Willy’s nightclub allege in a federal lawsuit that the city of Wausau denied them a liquor license renewal in 2010 based on a bias against their Hmong clientele and an evening’s erotic show. Thomas and Sue Nowell’s …
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Donald Trump Gives Boring Wrong Speech On Economy, But At Least Says ‘Titties’
which should be good for at least a few hours of somebody on TV saying yet again that he’s begun his pivot to acting “presidential,” at least until he decides for some reason he hates Hmong people or one of the other five or six demographics he hasn …
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Department of Homeland Security gave Muslim group first ever security tour of major airport
“Now, I will say we’ve never done that, or we don’t do that, to let’s say the Hmong community living here in Minneapolis, uh, the Christian community, the Catholic community, the Irish… whatever you want to call it. This has been the only one …
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Dehang Miao Village in China’s Hunan
In Hmong, “dehang” means beautiful valley. The village lies in the central part of Dehang scenic spot. It is built around mountains and waterfalls, with a wind-and-fire wall, Diaojiao Housess and carved windows. [China.org.cn/Photo by Peng Biao]
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USDA: In case you missed it …….
“Every one of us that’s not a farmer, is not as farmer because we have farmers,” Vilsack said. Hmong farmers getting help from UC Cooperative Extension to weather the drought – from UCANR (Planting Seeds) After the Central Valley Hmong Agriculture …
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Garden proposal unites St. Paul with Chinese sister city
The design also features a lakeside pavilion with an enclosed classroom and outdoor space for tai chi. Saint Paul is home to one of the largest Hmong populations which claims Changsha, China as its ancestral home. The “path of the Hmong immigrant” is the …
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The problem with calling Clint Eastwood racist
So I ask you: Does a racist make a film like “Gran Torino,” in which a grumpy old racist learns compassion for others when a Hmong family moves in next door? Does a racist make a film like “Bird,” the story of black jazz musician Charlie Parker?