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Free summer camps to be offered by Fresno Unified
According to officials, camps will include: Dive into Space Scuba Diving, Virtual Reality and Coding, California Arts Academy, Hmong Clothing and Fashion Through Time, Fresno State’s Women’s Rugby … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/free-summer-camps-offered-fresno-235716144.html
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20 books to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
Twenty books, including adult fiction, nonfiction, teen and children’s titles, explore heritage and culture of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities … Full story: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/life/2024/05/01/cadl-book-recommendations-aapi-heritage-month/73518612007/
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Meet Lao entrepreneur who’s proud to live in Lancaster
I WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY LAOS KID IN MY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEN THERE WERE A FEW HMONG STUDENTS. A LOT OF MY JUST SEEING OTHER ASIANS WERE JUST BEING AROUND MY OWN FAMILY. FROM 2020 TO 2023, THE … Full story: https://www.wgal.com/article/lao-entrepreneur-is-proud-to-live-in-lancaster-aapi-heritage-month/60657916
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Meet one of the ‘cultural brokers’ helping Minnesota’s Karen community access health care
Lah Tha Pwee is a Karen cultural broker at M Health Fairview. Here’s how she bridges the cultural gap to get Minnesota refugees the health care they need. Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/05/01/lah-tha-pwee-karen-cultural-broker-m-health-fairview-health-care
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Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice
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Tags: American, Asian, Asian Americans, Asian-American, government, justice, local, month, news, storyThe Associated Press It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized … Full story: https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2024/05/nearly-50-years-later-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-month-features-revelry-and-racial-justice/
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Flipping the Script: Board Majority Supports Wide Search for Fresno Superintendent
Community pressure continued to mount Tuesday on the FUSD School Board not to limit the superintendent search to internal candidates. Full story: https://gvwire.com/2024/05/01/flipping-the-script-board-majority-supports-wide-search-for-fresno-superintendent/
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Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice
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HMOOB.TV
It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized annually across the nation … Full story: https://apnews.com/article/asian-american-pacific-islander-native-hawaiian-month-634189f4094791fd6c7f02f33d1e5597
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Appleton schools ahead of the curve teaching Hmong American history in middle school
While Gov. Tony Evers signed a law April 4 making instruction in Hmong and Asian American history mandatory, AASD has worked to include Hmong history since 2018. Full story: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2024/05/01/act-266-hmong-american-history-and-culture-taught-in-appleton-since-2018/73273153007/
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Americans of Pacific Island Ethnicity Have Up to Triple the Rate of Cancer Deaths
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders in the United States die from cancer at a rate two to three times higher than whites . Cancer is the leading cause of de … Full story: https://www.reformer.com/health/americans-of-pacific-island-ethnicity-have-up-to-triple-the-rate-of-cancer-deaths/article_58ce5307-edba-555d-916f-ce4700ae837d.html
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Report shows Americans of Pacific island ethnicity have up to triple the rate of cancer deaths
Only 1 in 2 breast cancers in Guamanian, Samoan, Pakistani, Tongan, Laotian, and Hmong women are diagnosed at an early stage compared with 2 in 3 White women and 3 in 4 Japanese women, likely … Full story: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-americans-pacific-island-ethnicity-triple.html
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New House members sworn in, restoring Democrats’ 56-seat majority
After more than five months of a 54-54 partisan tie in Michigan’s state House which has slowed the passage of legislation, two Democratic representatives were sworn in Tuesday, bringing back the party … Full story: https://news.yahoo.com/house-members-sworn-restoring-democrats-212804717.html