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Right-wing sheriff under investigation for intimidating minority voters in California primary
Hmong residents said county and state officials showed up at their homes carrying military-style rifles and threatened to arrest anyone who tried to illegally vote — and civil rights activists say many of them stayed home out of fear rather than vote in …
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In Montana, Neighbor Vs Neighbor Over Welcoming Refugees
The community also has a recent history of helping refugees: Hmong, Ukrainians and Belarusians have been resettled here in decades past. So when Poole and others formed a group called Soft Landing, they quickly expanded their plan to include not just …
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California Voters Enthusiastic Amid Reports of Intimidation, Poor Language Access
One of the the biggest causes for concern for AAPI civil rights advocates came out of Siskiyou County, in the northernmost part of the state, where a majority of newly registered Hmong voters did not appear on voter rolls and had to vote instead by …
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Dozens fired at St. Paul charter school in suspected union retaliation
The Community School of Excellence, one of the largest Hmong charter schools in St. Paul, has a K-8 student population that is nearly 100 percent Hmong-American. Many of its students speak English as a second language, so the school employs a fleet of …
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St. Paul charter school cuts rile union members; school leader says changes needed
The school serves about 1,000 students who are predominantly Hmong immigrants, and about 19 of the 82 staffers are expected to lose their jobs. St. Paul school board adds a student seat for meetings Humboldt says farewell to seniors, honors Chief Smith Joe …
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Siskiyou sheriff accused of intimidating voters
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is being accused of intimidating members of the county’s Hmong community to keep them from voting in Tuesday’s primary election. According to a press release sent out by the California American Civil Liberties …
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Attorney General’s Office in Siskiyou County after reports of sheriff intimidating voters
The state Attorney General’s Office representatives are in Siskiyou County today after reports Sheriff Jon Lopey has been intimidating residents of Hmong descent to keep them from voting in today’s election. Representatives of the Secretary of State’s …
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Charter school shakeup riles union members; school leader says changes needed
The school serves about 1,000 students who are predominantly Hmong immigrants, and about 19 of the 82 staffers are expected to lose their jobs. 30 Minnesota colleges offer free tuition for new high school grads It takes a village, people: YMCA helps …
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Finding Minnesota: Hmongtown Marketplace
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Minnesota is home to one of the largest Hmong populations in the country and in the heart of St. Paul, you’ll find the hub of the community. Toua Xiong opened the Hmongtown Marketplace in 2004 to create a connection to his …
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Things That Matter: Hmong story cloths — a-not-so-traditional tradition
It has been about 40 years since Hmong people began to relocate from refugee camps in Thailand to La Crosse. In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, thousands of Hmong were forced to flee Laos, and they spent many years in camps, where they re-created their …
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Hmong writers coming to Merced
Members of the Fresno-based Hmong American Writers’ Circle are set to read from their works at a free event at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center. The Merced Arts Council has organized the workshop and reading session with Circle members Soul Vang, Pos L.
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Kao Kalia Yang returns with ‘The Song Poet’
Yang documented the journey of the Hmong people’s path to America in her first book, “The Latehomecomer.” In her new book, “The Song Poet,” she explores her father’s power with words. In Hmong culture, the song poet is someone who keeps history alive …
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48 new recruits graduate from SF Police Academy
Tags policeIn addition, many of the recruits are bilingual. Languages spoken among them include Spanish, Russian, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, Cambodian and Hmong, according to police. After their graduation, all 48 recruits, including the Oakland recruits …
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In the Heartland, Trouble for Mr. Trump, and Opportunity for Mrs. Clinton
Mostly white, this region is home to pockets of minorities, from Native Americans to Amish to Hmong. Its Democrats range from trade unionists to members of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, a populist amalgam of farm workers, former hippies and …
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To Be Both Midwestern and Hmong
Decades after they fought for the U.S. and took refuge in Wisconsin, immigrants and their children still struggle for acceptance. The brothers gripped the sides of their small boat in fear and stared at the water in silence and shock. They were terrified …
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Aviation Heritage Center Receives Special Gift
“They were fighting for their homeland, and when the war ended most of them just got out with the clothes on their back, and keeping records of logs and time flown was not nearly as important to the Khmu and the Hmong. So to actually have a check list and …
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Foundation awards nine grants to meet urgent needs
Another will help ensure that local Hmong seniors have access to resources in a safe and supportive environment after the organization that served their community recently closed, the foundation reported. The recipients are 3Point0, Asian Resource Inc …
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Beyond the Making of Monsters: Hmong Organize Against Racial Blame
Last March, 16-year-old Dylan Yang was found guilty of first-degree reckless homicide for stabbing Isaiah Powell, then 13, in an altercation that had happened the previous year. This altercation emerged as the tip of a vast iceberg of frozen race relations.