Category: Articles
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Diane’s Place, the widely praised Northeast Minneapolis restaurant, will expand
Diane’s Place, one of the most-talked-about restaurants in Minnesota, is expanding its footprint. The restaurant, helmed by Chef Diane Moua, has pulled permits for an expansion, p … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6990072f062a4e1caf7a9794910f2936&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-lifestyle%2fdianes-place-the-widely-praised-northeast-minneapolis-restaurant-will-expand&c=15401323789026548637&mkt=en-us
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‘Art Will Never Be Silenced’: In Minneapolis, Theatre Artists Are Standing Up to ICE
On Saturday, January 24, Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis was getting ready for a 2 PM matinee performance of its show Go, Dog. Go! • Ve Perro ¡Ve!. But then that morning, ICE agents shot … Full story: https://playbill.com/article/art-will-never-be-silenced-in-minneapolis-theatre-artists-are-standing-up-to-ice
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‘Art Will Never Be Silenced’: In Minneapolis, Theatre Artists Are Standing Up to ICE
CTC cancelled both performances of Go, Dog. Go! that day, as well as the Sunday performances. They’re one of many theatres whose operations have been impacted by ICE’s presence in Minneapolis, as … Full story: https://playbill.com/article/art-will-never-be-silenced-in-minneapolis-theatre-artists-are-standing-up-to-ice
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Mayor Kaohly Her returns to St. Kate’s to break new ground in women’s leadership
St. Paul’s first woman and Asian American mayor, Kaohly Her chose The O’Shaughnessy for her inauguration in recognition of St. Kate’s as a women’s and Minority Serving Institution. Photo courtesy of … Full story: https://www.stkate.edu/newswire/news/mayor-kaohly-her-returns-st-kates-break-new-ground-womens-leadership-2026
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What if this all went away?
Sacramento’s arts organizations are struggling to survive the pandemic, but with the help of community support, they are continuing to provide valuable cultural programming to the city. Full story: https://sacobserver.com/2026/02/what-if-this-all-went-away/
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Former Hudson athletic trainer pleads guilty to sexually assaulting student athlete in Woodbury
An Iowa man admitted in court Tuesday to sexually assaulting a western Wisconsin high school student-athlete in 2018 in Woodbury after meeting the teen while employed as a strength and conditioning … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/10/hudson-athletic-trainer-student-sex-assault-woodbury/
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St. Paul Hmong woman with manslaughter conviction makes it through immigration check-in
Xay Yang, the advocate who accompanied Nou, is executive director of Transforming Generations, a St. Paul nonprofit that provides support services to victims and survivors of domestic violence and … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/10/disabled-hmong-woman-not-detained-case-unresolved/
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St. Paul Hmong woman with manslaughter conviction makes it through immigration check-in
A Hmong woman living in St. Paul was not detained during a Tuesday appointment at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, as she feared, but her case remains unresolved. She was married … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/st-paul-hmong-woman-manslaughter-210800560.html
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DANG YANG
Dang Yang has spent 15 years quietly shaping the culture of higher education in the Chippewa Valley — from UW-Stout to UW-Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley Technical College. Full story: https://volumeone.org/vanguard/2026-dang-yang
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CAITLIN LEE
Caitlin Lee is the director of UW-Eau Claire’s Multicultural Student Services and co-founder of the Hmong Women Summit: The Authenticity Project. Full story: https://volumeone.org/vanguard/2026-caitlin-lee
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Preparing traditional Hmong dishes using an American missile shell
In parts of Laos, remnants of past conflict remain woven into everyday life. This video documents Hmong food being prepared inside a repurposed American missile shell. Traditional ingredients and … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/preparing-traditional-hmong-dishes-using-an-american-missile-shell/vi-AA1W4758
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Oroville cult leader found guilty, sentencing set for April
A Butte County jury has found a local cult leader guilty of molesting four young girls and raping two women, all followers of his religious movement. Sansue Bee Vang now … Full story: https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/oroville-cult-leader-found-guilty-sentencing-set-for-april/article_f6e05366-2194-4485-8bc3-76eaba6f5771.html
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Bee Vang: What Clint Eastwood’s ‘Gran Torino’ got right
>From the commentary, ” More than 17 years since the (Grand Torino” … Now is as good a time as any for the moral clarity they found in the film to pave a way forward, especially here in Minnesota.” … Full story: https://www.wctrib.com/opinion/columns/bee-vang-what-clint-eastwoods-gran-torino-got-right
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How traditional Hmong dishes are prepared in an unexpected setting
The video documents the preparation of traditional Hmong food in a rural area of Laos using an unconventional cooking environment. It focuses on ingredients, techniques, and methods passed down … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=698a18710ba84808a06efee7b96220e7&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-ca%2ffoodanddrink%2ffoodnews%2fhow-traditional-hmong-dishes-are-prepared-in-an-unexpected-setting%2fvi-AA1VYVNi&c=15378692646413585424&mkt=en-us
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A month of learning, advocacy, frustration for St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
St. Paul’s first refugee mayor now presides over a city where ICE agents have gone door to door looking for immigrants, including members of her own ethnic group. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/a-month-of-learning-advocacy-frustration-for-st-paul-mayor-kaohly-her/
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
As the Trump administration touts the “Worst of the Worst” they’ve arrested, her name and picture could wind up on their next list. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/st-paul-hmong-woman-deportation-fears/
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Bee Vang: What Clint Eastwood’s ‘Gran Torino’ got right — and what America refused to learn
There was a deep chill in the air the day President Donald Trump said he’d consider invoking the Insurrection Act after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good in … Full story: https://triblive.com/opinion/bee-vang-what-clint-eastwoods-gran-torino-got-right-and-what-america-refused-to-learn/