Category: Featured
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How Will Local Schools Handle Afghan Children?
Today Sayavogn is the principal of Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language (MACL), a Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) institution just a half mile west of Marquette University. MACL is also home to the … Read Full Article
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Kao Kalia Yang’s New Picture Book From the Tops of the Trees Tells the True Story of the Love Between a Father and a Daughter
From the Tops of the Trees by Kao Kalia Yang, illustrations by Rachel Wada Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This October, Carolrhoda Books ®, an imprint of Lerner Publishing … Read Full Article
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Authorizer wants superintendent fired after Hmong College Prep loses $4.3M with hedge fund
A St. Paul charter school’s authorizer has placed the school on probation and recommended the board fire its superintendent after she lost $4.3 million of the school’s money investing in a hedge … Read Full Article
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Linen weaving by Hmong ethnics in Dong Van
Hmong ethnic people living in Dong Van Karst Plateau, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang are very proud of their traditional craft of linen weaving which is famous in northwest Vietnam. By … Read Full Article
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Southeast Asian refugees see echoes of their own plight in the Afghan crisis
As the nation prepares to resettle tens of thousands of Afghans, many Southeast Asian Americans are recalling their own desperate escapes to the United States. They know the trauma of war can linger … Read Full Article
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Minnesota Gymnast Suni Lee Named One Of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Following her stunning performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Minnesota native Suni Lee has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people. Read Full Article
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Hmong community leaders, Public Health partner to host vaccinations clinics at Hmong grocery stores in September
With the number of COVID-19 cases locally on the increase, Public Health Madison & Dane County has been partnering with local Hmong community leaders on a series of recurring mobile vaccination … Read Full Article
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Hmong Cultural Center moves forward after vandals attack
Kang Vang, who teaches citizenship classes, describes a year of “whiplash” for the Hmong community, between the highs of Sunisa Lee’s Olympic medals and lows of anti-Asian hate crimes. Read Full Article
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Vandalism delays the opening of the Hmong Cultural Center Museum in Minnesota
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The Hmong Cultural Center in Minneapolis is having to push back the opening of its expanded museum after vandals defaced the front of the building. Mark Pfeifer, the director … Read Full Article
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Hmong Day at the Fair brings hundreds to the Dan Patch Stage for an eight-hour State Fair blow-out
After two difficult summers marked by pandemic and recession, how do you close out an epic event like the Minnesota State Fair? Read Full Article
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Hmong farmer reflects on culture and food
Suni Lee catapulted into the spotlight over the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo after she won the gold medal for women’s artistic individual all-around gymnastic event. Read Full Article
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Hmong National Labor Day Festival in Oshkosh offers on-site COVID-19 vaccinations with tasty incentive
A free COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held during the two-day Hmong National Labor Day Festival in Oshkosh starting September 4. According to the Multicultural … Read Full Article
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