Minnesota has a lot on the line in 2020 census
Azurdia-Lee said. “Putting that in there is just going to set us back.” In Minnesota’s Hmong community, the focus is on stressing the importance of a complete count. Xiongpao Lee, lead organizer with …
‘A tremendous undertaking’: Minnesotans prepare for 2020 census
Azurdia-Lee said. “Putting that in there is just going to set us back.” In Minnesota’s Hmong community, the focus is on stressing the importance of a complete count. Xiongpao Lee, lead organizer with …
Minnesota Partnership awards 5 collaborative research grants
The team aims to investigate whether changes in gut microbiome composition following immigration to the U.S. are important contributors to higher obesity rates among Hmong and Karen populations. A key …
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter invites residents to ‘Imagine Our City’ through seven community conversations in February
The “Imagine Our City” series takes place Feb. 7, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Krungthep Thai, 1141 Rice St., Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Hmong Village, 1001 Johnson Pkwy., Feb. 12, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Boca C…
Chefs spotlight Hmong fare at pop-ups, Sociable Cider Werks residency
Yia Vang and Chris Her of Union Kitchen have been popping up all over town with their food pop-ups spotlighting Hmong fare. Recent appearances include the St. Paul Winter Farmers’ Market at Market Hou…
New seed library takes root in Rochester
Seeds include a Hmong Cucumber, Opo, an African gourd, and Hmong bitter melon, along with some other varieties of produce. “We really reached out to the community to get their input because it’s a com…
St. Paul East Side branch is one of Wells Fargo’s busiest banks
The branch is also one of its most diverse, with 15 languages spoken there any given day from Spanish to Hmong to Burmese. Most of the Wells Fargo staff at the location are multilingual, and nearly al…
St. Paul East Side branch is one of Wells Fargo’s busiest banks in the country
The branch is also one of its most diverse, with 15 languages spoken there any given day from Spanish to Hmong to Burmese. Most of the Wells Fargo staff at the location are multilingual, and nearly al…
St. Paul lunch lady, husband accused of selling marijuana
The couple, both 41, have five children together, according to the forfeiture filing. Yang is the food manager for Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul. Reached by phone at the school Thursday, Yang …
St. Paul couple accused of selling marijuana grown at their California farm
Yang is food manager for Hmong College Prep Academy. Xiong’s cellphone captured this photo in October 2017 in California, where Xiong owns 2.5 acres of land, according to a court filing. (Courtesy of …
What a St. Paul couple’s marijuana bust should teach us… and maybe finally will
By coincidence, May Yang, the woman involved in the recent federal forefiture case, works as a food manager at the Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul. Both she and Philando Castile spend — or spe…
Best of Neighborhood News 1/16: St. Paul Public Library hires first social worker hired to assist families
Read the whole story at Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. Indoor winter market and the value of cold storage for Hmong farmers The Hmong farming community is not able to make the most of their labor due t…
MSAD girls basketball falls at Hmong Academy
Five days after playing to a one-point game, Hmong Academy completed the season sweep of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf girls basketball team by a more comfortable margin Monday in St. Paul. …
Broken blenders? Zippers? Games? Free fix-it clinics are here (but you have to help)
Hamline Ave., Roseville; Feb. 23, Hmong American Partnership, 1075 Arcade St., St. Paul; March 23, 2150 Second St., White Bear Lake; April 27, Battle Creek Recreation Center, 75 S. Winthrop St., St. P…
Minnesota adds two new Hmong-American judges to the bench
As a 13-year-old immigrant in St. Paul in the late 1980s, Pao Paul Yang was responsible for filling out his parents’ health care benefits and other paperwork. Soon, the former Thai refugee camp reside…
All the Wild Hungers
It’s true that Minnesota has a vibrant food culture, especially in the Twin Cities, with incredibly diverse food from our large populations of Hmong, Somali, Liberian immigrants and refugees, and othe…
MSAD splits doubleheader with Hmong Academy
While the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf boys basketball team will look to improve from the free throw line, the Trojans could be proud of their defense down the stretch. Host MSAD (3-8, 1-1 Twi…
3 artists sought for summer residencies on St. Croix River
Plea to lesser charge frustrates family of pregnant Hudson mom killed in distracted-driving crash Stillwater is looking for that next great idea First Hmong United States of America’s Mrs. Minnesota r…
