Coconut curry hotdish on menu at new Hmong food trailer in northeast Minneapolis
Yia Vang has done a 180 on hot sauce. His mother’s own blend of roasted green chili peppers, garlic, shallots and fish sauce was an embarrassment in his lunch box, a particularly pungent condiment dis…
Curry hotdish on menu at new Hmong food trailer in northeast Minneapolis
Yia Vang has done a 180 on hot sauce. His mother’s own blend of roasted green chili peppers, garlic, shallots and fish sauce was an embarrassment in his lunch box, a particularly pungent condiment dis…
How this group helps Asian Americans go from city council to Congress
Related Politics In Minnesota’s legislature, Hmong Americans find historic success For nearly a quarter of a century, that national nonprofit, later renamed the Asian Pacific American Institute for Co…
First Hmong Mrs. Minnesota America readies for…
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Former Amazon worker pleads guilty in connection with letters threatening President Trump, predecessors
In two letters sent November 2017 to Hmong TV in Minnesota and the FBI Boston’s field office, Xiong demanded $1 million be dropped off at a McDonald’s in Minnesota, according to court records. No evid…
Former Amazon worker pleads guilty in connection with letters threatening Preside
In two letters sent November 2017 to Hmong TV in Minnesota and the FBI Boston’s field office, Xiong demanded $1 million be dropped off at a McDonald’s in Minnesota, according to court records. Whateve…
Man confesses after writing threat letters to Donald Trump, FBI
In two letters sent November 2017 to Hmong TV in Minnesota and the FBI Boston’s field office, Xiong demanded $1 million be dropped off at a McDonald’s in Minnesota, according to court records. No evid…
Mail bomb threats to Trump, ex-presidents lead to guilty plea for California man
Two identical letters sent in November 2017 to Hmong TV in Minnesota and the FBI’s Boston field office demanded a $1 million payment be dropped off at a McDonalds in Lyndale, Minn., court records say. …
Order Up! The latest restaurant openings, closings, and future openings
We’ve been fans of chef Yia Vang for years—his bold fusion of contemporary cuisine and Hmong home cooking makes him one of the most visible champions of soulful, Minnesota-based Asian cuisine in the s…
Former Amazon worker Kao Xiong admits sending bizarre bomb threats to Donald Trump and US ex-presidents, warning of ‘Unstoppable Force’ group
The Minneapolis Star Tribune, in Minnesota where Xiong once lived, reported that he was a Hmong refugee, born in a Thai refugee camp in 1984, who moved to the US in 1999 with his parents. Court docume…
A look back at 2018 – Crazy, Rich and Complicated
From Hawaii, California and Washington where political activism is expected because of the large number of AAPI, to the victories in areas where AAPI are not as numerous: Hmong candidates in Minnesota …
In Minnesota’s legislature, Hmong Americans find historic success
Samantha Vang was managing the campaign of a fellow Hmong American running for Minnesota’s state legislature when she decided to throw her hat into the ring at the urging of her team. The 24-year-old …
TV Chef Andrew Zimmern Faces Backlash Over ‘Horses**t’ Chinese Food Comments
But when he does it, it’s ‘unique.’ ” Eater also wrote a retort accusing the Minnesota-based chef of cultural appropriation and totally ignoring the contribution of the Hmong community in and around t…
Chinese pavilion opens in Minnesota
Mealey-Lohmann said the pavilion and garden are part of a project that is set to include an arch, a bridge and a Hmong Heritage Wall. “The heritage wall is a critical part of the sister-city …
Asian Chefs In Minnesota Are Not Accepting ANDREW ZIMMERMAN’S Apology And Are Now Reclaiming Their Reputation
Eve and Eddie Wu, owners of Cook St. Paul are angered still by the impacts Zimmerman’s words have caused. They have partnered up with Hmong American chef CHRIS HER to set up a number of pop ups around …
US abandonment of Kurds sends bad message to allies in East Asia
Elders in the Vietnamese-American community remember that abandonment. So, too, do the Hmong ethnic minority who fought on the US side in Laos in the 1960s and ’70s, who are now exiled in Minnesota an…
Asian Chefs In Minnesota Are Not Accepting ANDREW ZIMMERN’S Apology And Are Now Reclaiming Their Reputation
Eve and Eddie Wu, owners of Cook St. Paul are angered still by the impacts Zimmern’s words have caused. They have partnered up with Hmong American chef CHRIS HER to set up a number of pop ups around t…
In Minnesota, Asian chefs feel the sting of Andrew Zimmern’s insults
Eve and her husband, Eddie Wu – she’s a baker, he’s a chef with a Korean-influenced diner – are so incensed they’ve partnered with Hmong American chef Chris Her to host a series of pop-ups to foster c…
