Ramsey County shifts manager to lead economic growth team
St. Paul lawyer is state’s first judge of Hmong descent Bids too high, so Roseville won’t renovate popular license center Traveling exhibits group gets eight-year lease in Union Depot After successfully countering domestic violence, St. Paul group …
Graduation gowns in St. Paul to get a personal flourish
A collection of photos shared with school board members recently showed graduates wearing stoles with the red, blue and white stripes of the flag of Thailand; orange and pink of the Hmong community; and the green, red and yellow common to African kente cloth.
Dayton appoints first Hmong as district court judge
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota woman has become the state’s first judge of Hmong descent. Gov. Mark Dayton named attorney Sophia Vuelo to the Ramsey County District Court bench on Thursday. The position was open because the previous judge retired. Vuelo was …
Karen seek freedom on foreign soil
They feel welcome in Minnesota, too, as other refugee groups have settled here before them. The Hmong first settled in the state, alongside California, in the 1970s and ’80s, and Somalis in the ’90s and early 2000s. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint …
Bids too high, so Roseville won’t renovate popular license center
St. Paul lawyer is state’s first judge of Hmong descent Traveling exhibits group gets eight-year lease in Union Depot After successfully countering domestic violence, St. Paul group heads to Ireland to spread the word Got leaves? Yard waste drop-off …
Breakthrough for Asian American Women in Two Cities
Sophia Vuelo has become the first Hmong judge in the state of Minnesota and just the third in the country. In Yuba City near Sacramento, Preet Didbal will soon be the first Sikh woman to become mayor in the United States. Didbal who is Indian American was …
Holiday markets galore: ASI’s Julmarknad, Holiday Craft Hop & 4 more favorites
About 80 artists spread out through the gymnasiums and cafeteria of Ramsey Middle School in St. Paul with a variety of gifts to choose from: jewelry, clay, photographs, paintings, baskets, hats, drawings, turned wood, stained glass, Hmong handwork and more.
Corporal Chris Hutton Announces Run for Grand Forks County Sheriff
Corporal Chris Hutton announced his candidacy.… ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has named the state’s first judge with Hmong descent to the bench. Judge Sophia Vuelo will preside over Ramsey County District Court. Vuelo will take over a position due …
Gov. Dayton Names First Judge of Hmong Descent to the Bench
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has named the state’s first judge with Hmong descent to the bench. Judge Sophia Vuelo will preside over Ramsey County District Court. Vuelo will take over a position due to a judge retiring from the bench. Vuelo was …
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church could become 4-story senior housing plus church St. Paul Mayor-elect unveils webpage for community hiring panels Routine stop finds driver with scared runaway girl, 2nd found later, police say St. Paul lawyer is state’s first judge of Hmong …
Hmong woman appointed judge in Minnesota
A Minnesota woman has become the state’s first judge of Hmong descent. Gov. Mark Dayton named attorney Sophia Vuelo to the Ramsey County District Court bench on Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio reported . The position was open because the previous judge …
Hmong: Lawyer of Hmong Descent Gets Appointed as New Judge in Minnesota
On 30 November 2017 Governor Mark Dayton made a historic appointment to the Minnesota Courts by appointing the state’s first judge of Hmong descent, attorney Sophia Vuelo. Raised in Wisconsin, Ms Vuelo handles cases of juvenile protection, family and …
St. Paul lawyer is state’s first judge of Hmong descent
A St. Paul woman has become the state’s first judge of Hmong descent. Gov. Mark Dayton named attorney Sophia Vuelo to the Ramsey County District Court bench on Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio reported. The position was open because the previous judge …
Lawyer of Hmong descent blazes trail as new Minnesota judge
Gov. Mark Dayton made another history-making appointment to the Minnesota courts Thursday, appointing a woman who will become the state’s first judge of Hmong descent and only the second in the country with that history. The DFL governor named attorney …
Spreading Hmong Culture Through Food
33-year-old Yia Vang has taken it upon himself to spread Hmong culture through its traditional cuisine. He started a Hmong pop-up restaurant, Union Kitchen, in Minnesota with the assistance of his cousin. Vang explains that food is the perfect storytelling …
Historical Society’s director to retire in ’18; Penumbra’s ‘Black Nativity’ to open
Exhibits under Elliott’s direction have included “We Are Hmong Minnesota,” “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation,” “The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862,” “Minnesota and the Civil War,” “Toys of the 50s, 60s and 70s” and “WW1 …
Bilinguals Share The Most Hurtful Thing They’ve Ever Overheard Someone Say About Them
He Walked By And Gave Them A Look That Stopped Them In Their Tracks “Back in 2010, I was at the Hmong New Year in St. Paul/Minneapolis with my family where this happened. This event is pretty big and there used to be literally thousands of Hmong people …
How Minnesota’s Hmong American farmers got organized
Like many in Minnesota’s Hmong-American community, Pakou Hang comes from a family of farmers. “Even when we very young, starting from elementary school, we were helping our parents out in the field,” she said. “So it’s been a big part of our …
