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With Rice Park party planned, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter hints at parade to celebrate women’s Walter Cup hockey championship
When renowned St. Paul gymnast Sunisa Lee took home a gold medal in the women’s all-around event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the city greeted her with a parade down White Bear Avenue that drew some … Full story: https://sports.yahoo.com/rice-park-party-planned-st-105400634.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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HmongFest postponed to next year
EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) – A cultural event will not be making a return this summer in the Chippewa Valley. In a social media post, the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association said HmongFest will … Full story: https://www.wqow.com/eye-on-eau-claire/hmongfest-postponed-to-next-year/article_cd3aeada-1ed2-11ef-87c2-eb386a0c118f.html
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Hmong community among groups pushing for change in U.S. Census
Yao Yaj is the executive director of the Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce and says Hmong people mostly identify as Southeast Asian because of migration and other parts of their history. Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/hmong-community-among-groups-pushing-change-in-census/89-006d22ee-0494-4dc5-8776-878a4c85219b
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Hmong community among groups pushing for change in U.S. Census
Some in the Hmong community are backing a suggested change to the census because they say they’re not properly being represented. Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/hmong-community-among-groups-pushing-change-in-census/89-006d22ee-0494-4dc5-8776-878a4c85219b
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For Asian Americans, the pandemic brought threats beyond the virus
Month honoring Asian and Pacific heritage is an opportunity to listen and learn from untold narratives. Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/for-asian-americans-the-pandemic-brought-threats-beyond-the-virus/600369553/
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For Asian Americans, the pandemic brought threats beyond the virus
Month honoring Asian American and Pacific heritage is an opportunity to listen and learn from untold narratives. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/for-asian-americans-the-pandemic-brought-threats-beyond-the-virus/600369553/
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Special Guerrilla Unit veterans, who fought a ‘secret war’ during Vietnam, honored in CT
The event also marked an effort to designate a Special Guerrilla Unit monument located in Middletown, Connecticut, as a national memorial. Full story: https://www.capeandislands.org/2024-05-29/forgotten-fighters-new-legislation
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Strawberry success: How Iu Mien families grew a network of strawberry farming in Sacramento
Today, there are more than 15,000 Iu Mien people in the greater Sacramento area and about 100 Iu Mien strawberry farms in the Sacramento and Sonoma valleys. Full story: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/community/race-and-culture/sacramento-iu-mien-families-grew-strawberry-farming/103-787bd89b-c03e-481d-b541-e8e45a00d40f
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21 AAPI Fashion Designers You Need to Know
To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Teen Vogue has rounded up 21 AAPI fashion designers from every inch of the diaspora, in no particular order, to put their talents and designs on your radar. Full story: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/aapi-fashion-designers-you-need-to-know
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Dell’Arte to honor First Voice founders
First Voice was founded in 1995 to provide an organizational structure for their collaborations, which center on the creation of contemporary American art by working in and adapting non-Western … Full story: https://www.times-standard.com/2024/05/29/dellarte-to-honor-first-voice-founders/
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How the ‘model minority’ myth harms Asian Americans
May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, a time when Americans celebrate the profound contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—a group that is commonly abbreviated as AAPI—to U. Full story: https://phys.org/news/2024-05-minority-myth-asian-americans.html
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Members of the Special Guerrilla Unit that fought a ‘secret war’ honored in Middletown
Special Guerrilla Unit veterans of the Vietnam War were honored for their service at an event in Middletown. The event also marked an effort to designate the monument as a national memorial. Full story: https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-05-29/forgotten-fighters-new-legislation
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Here are 7 culturally specific groups helping domestic abuse survivors in Milwaukee
So far this year, there have been 15 domestic violence-related homicides in Milwaukee County, with seven occurring in April, according to the Sojourner Family Peace Center, the largest service … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/7-culturally-specific-groups-helping-143126527.html
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