Echoing Trump’s emphasis, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty focuses on immigration in bid for old job
This is a change in approach from when he was governor: In a 2004 letter to the Minnesota congressional delegation seeking funding to support 5,000 Hmong refugees, Pawlenty described the immigrants as …
Jeff Johnson, Tim Pawlenty back suspension of refugee resettlement in Minnesota
“Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty are tripping over each other to see who can do more to divide us, turn us against our neighbors and demonize families from around the world who are fleeing violence, ter…
Teen Dies In Crash After Attending St. Paul Festival
She was returning from the Hmong Freedom Festival in Saint Paul. Authorities say a 16-year-old was driving a Toyota RAV4 eastbound on Interstate 90 when he fell asleep. The car left the roadway and ro…
Case against St. Paul Council Member Thao should proceed, prosecutor says
Dixon had argued that Thao, who is Hmong, drove a 63-year-old Hmong woman who did not speak English to an early voting site, interpreted for her and helped her vote. Dixon also argued that Thao wasn’t …
Case against St. Paul Council Member Dai Thao should proceed, prosecutor says
Dixon had argued that Thao, who is Hmong, drove a 63-year-old Hmong woman who did not speak English to an early voting site, interpreted for her and helped her vote. Dixon also argued that Thao wasn’t …
For Minnesota immigrants with dreams of playing pro soccer, club fees are a major hurdle
These soccer fields, as well as those at Augsburg University and the University of St. Thomas, have become hubs for Ethiopian, Somali, Hmong and Latino immigrants, who hold tournaments for their commu…
TBS Mart International Foods (Richfield, MN)
But first, a bit of context. Minnesota has a large Indian population—it has doubled in both of the last two censuses—behind only the Hmong among Asian populations. Much of that population resides in t…
Non-English calls to Minneapolis 311 take twice as long, report finds
Among those callers, nearly 75 percent spoke Spanish, 20 percent spoke Somali and the remainder spoke Hmong or other languages. Call times averaged from around 10 minutes for languages with a direct l…
Simple name recognition often the key to winning office in Minnesota
Monday: The Legislature’s Childcare Access Working Group meets at the Senate Building. Friday: The Hmong American Partnership celebrates $5.5 million in state bonding for a new workforce training cent…
St. Paul’s Little Mekong Night Market lights up with new art installations
The Asian Economic Development Association awarded Vang, who is Hmong, $10,000 to make the pieces. This is the St. Paul-born, Woodbury-based artist’s first major commission since leaving his day job i…
DNC announces organizing investment in Minnesota base communities ahead of November elections
The Democratic National Committee announced a nearly $88,000 grant to the Minnesota DFL to boost engagement in African-American, Latino and Hmong communities in Minneapolis-St. Paul ahead of the 2018 …
As some filled void of no official St. Paul fireworks show, complaints to police fell
The absence of a Fourth of July firework show in St. Paul apparently sparked efforts from some residents to fill the void. While a few residents on social media say they saw an increase in their neigh…
New Report Shows Minneapolis 311 Operators Spend Twice As Long On Calls With Non-English Speakers
Data from 2017 shows there were 4,495 total translation requests. The most common languages were Spanish, Somali and Hmong, which made up more than 95 percent of the non-English calls. Average transla…
Do Local History Museums Have What It Takes?
Then, they must develop relationships with those communities who are new,” said Hawkins, pointing to the Minnesota Historical Society’s outreach to their local Hmong community as an example. “Finally, …
Andrew Zimmern talks about new season of Bizarre Foods and his late friend Anthony Bourdain in our exclusive interview
In Hawaii, that is not the case. M&C: You celebrate the Hmong in Minnesota on your socials. There’s a huge refugee community in Idaho, Syrians, Congolese, Senegalese, that I would have never known unl…
Mandy Manning: Our Students Give Us Hope
They’re showing us the true power of a collective voice,” she said. With that, Manning introduced Iya, a Hmong student from Laos, who just graduated from LEAP high School in St. Paul, and Faaya, a Mus…
La Crosse men charged in killing at St. Paul Hmong festival
Minnesota prosecutors charged two men with La Crosse ties Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a man at a Hmong festival Sunday. Twenty-seven-year-old Nougai Xiong, of St. Paul, is charged in Ramsey Count…
La Crosse resident charged after shooting at Hmong Freedom Festival
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting during an event at a St. Paul park over the weekend. Twenty-seven-year-old Nougai Xiong, of St. Paul, is charged in Ramsey County District Court with …
