Peanuts plays role in St. Paul-Changsha sister-city ties
“Miss Hmong Lucy” was introduced earlier this month and is one of five statues from the famous Peanuts cartoon that were constructed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between the US Midwest city and the capital of Hunan …
Speaker names poverty, especially among Somali refugees, as key problem for St. Cloud
He compared the economic indicators of whites in Minnesota to the other major ethnic groups in the state: Mexican, Somali, Hmong and black. His conclusion: The state’s Somali population appears to have a higher rate of poverty, higher rate of unemployment …
In report on effects of St. Paul minimum-wage hike, echoes of Minneapolis debate
For example, some Hmong-American merchants with very small businesses — sometimes simple booths at markets — asked for more distinctions among employer size than the over-100 workers/under 100 workers used in Minneapolis. Health care services that are …
Sophia Vuelo becomes Minnesota’s 1st Hmong-American judge
Sophia Vuelo is the first Hmong-American to be appointed as a judge in Minnesota and only the third in the United States. Vuelo is the newest member of the Ramsey County District Court bench. Vuelo plans to use her 20 plus years of varied legal experience …
Unsure how to interact with someone who has dementia? This group aims to help.
This year, Minnesota ACT on Alzheimer’s leaders are working with African American, Hispanic, American Indian, West African and Hmong communities in their state to make culturally sensitive adaptations to their programs. And they’re piloting a modified …
‘Secret War’ refugee shares his story as Hutchinson residents read book about Hmong experience
With immigration an ever-present item in the news, it’s not surprising there was a high turnout Saturday for the One Book, One Community program, “Hmong 101.” Txongpao Lee, executive director of the Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul, and Dr. Mark …
Markets offer a glimpse of life in a place
In Tokyo, I watched in awe as fish were sent airborne, tossed about with purpose and skill. Even in Minnesota, markets tell a story — the Hmong Village in St. Paul and the various farmers markets are fine examples. Like elsewhere, they showcase a region …
Hmong: Refugees in the US Recounts His Story of Escape from Persecution and Ethnic Cleansing.
Members of the Hmong community in Minnesota, United States recount their history and ordeal to escape persecution and state violence in Vietnam and Laos. Through cultural activities such as those happening in the St. Paul Hmong Cultural Center, the Hmong …
‘What racism in Minnesota feels like’
Contributing authors at the panel were Heid E. Erdrich, an Ojibwe author and poet; Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, a Peruvian American writer and spoken word poet; and Kao Kalia Yang, a Hmong American author. Erdich added: Racism is when a teacher asks what she …
Refugee shared background of Hmong experience
With immigration an ever-present item in the news, it’s not surprising there was a high turnout Saturday for the One Book, One Community program, “Hmong 101.” Txongpao Lee, executive director of the Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul, and Dr. Mark …
Refugee shared history, culture in ‘Hmong 101’
It took nine years for Txongpao Lee, executive director of the Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul, to make his way from Laos to Minnesota. He and Dr. Mark Pfeifer, director of programs, development and librarian at the center, presented the story of the …
Daily Dim Sum Now Served on University Avenue
The Little Mekong district in the Frogtown neighborhood where the restaurant is located is home to many Hmong, Southeast Asians as well as immigrants and refugees. The restaurant plan is to serve those people as well as greater St. Paul. That means in …
Mac founder Esther Suzuki shaped mission of multiculturalism
During the first wave of Southeast Asian immigrants to Minnesota in 1975, Suzuki worked to obtain basic resources from organizations such as the Japanese American Citizens League and took courses in Hmong. She afterwards reflected that she was glad she …
Changing The Way We Look At Dementia
This year, Minnesota ACT on Alzheimer’s leaders are working with African-American, Hispanic, American Indian, West African and Hmong communities in their state to make culturally sensitive adaptations to their programs. And they’re piloting a modified …
Minnesota Public Radio pursues underserved audience with new Somali-language content
MPR has published content in other languages in the past on a per-project basis, including Hmong and Spanish. But MPR News Somali is the station’s first attempt to provide a consistent news stream in another language, according to Olson. The network is …
Wiens Sports International, a cold-weather gear specialist, is looking at other seasons
None of the fabric originates from outside the U.S. All of it is then cut and sewn in Minnesota. Many of the sewers are Hmong residents who operate out of their homes. With a large number of them retiring, Wiens is starting to add some automation …
Lessons from Public Schools Succeeding in Helping Immigrant Students Become Americans
We can also learn from St. Paul, Minnesota, where Hmong families began resettling over 40 years ago at the end of the Laotian civil war. Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services played key roles in helping families establish new lives, and St. Paul …
Gavin Kaysen’s Favorite Restaurants Around Minneapolis
“I picked the market out in St. Paul because it shows off the huge Hmong population we have in town. This is a full-on, real marketplace with little restaurant stands around you when you walk in. You can find things like vermicelli-stuffed chicken …
