Rosemount author celebrates book launch
Rosemount resident Narate Keys is among authors of the book “Planting SEADs: Southeast Asian Diaspora Stories,” Minnesota’s first Southeast Asian-authored anthology of stories, poetry and artwork that …
The Hmong New Years celebration
The Hmong New Years celebration was held Saturday at the Lee and Rose Warner Coliseum at the Minnesota State Fairground in Falcon Heights, Minn. A dance competition highlighted Saturday’s activities.
St. Paul city council member cleared in ballot dispute
The Pioneer Press reports that the verdict written by a Ramsey County District Court judge found that Dai Thao translated for a Hmong woman with the “full knowledge” of election judges and it wasn’t u…
St. Paul City Council Member Dai Thao Cleared In Ballot Dispute
The Pioneer Press reports that the verdict written by a Ramsey County District Court judge found that Dai Thao translated for a Hmong woman with the “full knowledge” of election judges and it …
Immigration impacts gut health as team link microbiome changes to obesity
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Somali, Latino, and Hmong Partnership for Health and Wellness began measuring gut microbiomes and dietary intake from Hmong and Karen immigrants and …
Judge: St. Paul Council Member Dai Thao acted legally in helping voter
Minnesota law prohibits candidates for office from assisting voters in a polling place. Thao drove a 63-year-old Hmong-American woman to an early voting site. Thao, who is Hmong-American, interpreted …
St. Paul City Council Member Thao acted legally in helping voter, judge rules
Minnesota law prohibits candidates for office from assisting voters in a polling place. Thao drove a 63-year-old Hmong-American woman to an early voting site. Thao, who is Hmong-American, interpreted …
The Ecosystem in Immigrants’ Guts Is Shaped by the Place They Call Home
They published their results in Cell last week. One community, the Hmong, began arriving in Minnesota in the 1970s as refugees from the CIA-backed Secret War and Vietnam War, which ravaged their commu…
Five Hmong lawmakers, two judges elected in metro area
Last January, Sophia Vuelo broke new ground in legal circles when she was sworn in as Minnesota’s first Hmong judge. This coming January, she’ll be joined by two more Hmong judges on the bench in Rams…
From donning a hijab on Capitol Hill to LGBT representation, a look at Minnesota’s firsts this election
She is a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. The DFL Party also took the state House behind a series of victories by women, while two Somali-Americans and four new Hmong candidates were elected. …
Women and diversity win big in historic state and local elections
Both ran on platforms that emphasized criminal justice reform. In Minnesota, five Hmong Americans won races for the state Legislature. The suburban city of Richfield, outside Minneapolis, elected Mari…
GOP’s Hagedorn wins Minnesota’s First Congressional District, flipping seat
How’d they do it? What happens when no one files for office? This Washington County township will find out Five Hmong lawmakers, two judges elected in metro area Minnesota voter turnout nears 64 perce…
From donning a hijab on Capitol Hill to LGBT representation, a look at Minnesota’s firsts this election
Diversity in Minn. House The DFL Party also took the state House behind a series of victories by women, while two Somali-Americans and four new Hmong candidates were elected. By winning the state …
Roseville’s HotPot 7 offers individual cooking stations, awesome ingredients
Now it’s even better Catrina’s in St. Paul is like that chain Mexican place, but so much better At Blueprint Burgers and Melts, they slather on Hmong citrus-chili pepper sauce While sharing ice cream …
Ban plastic take-out containers? St. Paul City Council delays vote into 2019
Dai Thao didn’t violate federal law when he entered Hmong elder’s voting booth, says judge New, modernized space — and a new park — for disputed downtown space, council says St. Paul City Council OKs …
At $15 minimum wage hearing, council considers flurry of amendments
Ban plastic take-out containers? St. Paul City Council delays vote into 2019 Dai Thao didn’t violate federal law when he entered Hmong elder’s voting booth, says judge New, modernized space — and a ne…
A Move to the US Significantly Changes a Person’s Microbiome
Reporting in Cell, investigators at the University of Minnesota and the Somali, Latino, and Hmong Partnership for Health and Wellness assessed the gut microbes of refugees and immigrants from Southeas…
Minnesotan Hmong community speaks out in favour of immigration
The Hmong immigrant community in St Paul, Minnesota numbers nearly 30,000 and is linked to American wars in Asia over the last 50 years. The BBC’s Fergus Nicoll has been speaking to residents there ab…
