St. Paul mayor’s race: Catch up on their bios, watch their forum
The man who would be St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor has protested in the streets, clashed with the cops and fought allegations he may have sought a bribe.
St. Paul mayoral election: A crash course
MELVIN CARTER III – Endorsed by Al Franken, Mark Dayton, Keith Ellison, and Erin Murphy – Supports community-first police reform – Wants development in low-income areas along the Green Line DAI THAO – First Hmong city councilman in St. Paul …
New Disease Outbreak Fund Used to Respond to Spikes in Syphilis, TB
The contingency fund was used to respond to a spike in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis among aged members of the Hmong community in St. Paul, as well. The health department noted 10 cases were reported at a Ramsey County senior center since 2016 …
nts to help you translate pollution science
At one recent training session in St. Paul, there were Hmong, Somali and Hispanic translators on hand. But even English speakers need translation when it comes to the tricky vocabulary of air pollution, said Nancy Przymus of northeast Minneapolis …
NAAQS? BACT? HAPs? State wants to help you translate pollution science
At one recent training session in St. Paul, there were Hmong, Somali and Hispanic translators on hand. But even English speakers need translation when it comes to the tricky vocabulary of air pollution, said Nancy Przymus of northeast Minneapolis …
St. Paul mayoral race still wide open
He came to Minnesota from Laos at the age of 8 back in 1983 as part of a wave of Hmong migration to the state. Thao worked as an IT consultant and community organizer for Take Action Minnesota and ISAIAH before becoming a council member. Pat Harris spent …
Dai Thao has been called idealistic. A constant campaigner. And now, St. Paul mayor?
Thao, who in a 2013 special election became the first Hmong-American to be elected to the city council, now wants to be St. Paul’s first Hmong-American mayor. “We can’t afford to continue to go down this path — high crime, high taxes, low equity …
Hiawatha Academies celebrates spread to full charter high school campus
Other charter schools in the metro area are seeing a building boom, notably Hmong College Prep Academy and Community School of Excellence, both in St. Paul. Enrollment growth in charter schools comes as schools in the Minneapolis and St. Paul districts are …
Letters: First choice for St. Paul mayor: Elizabeth Dickinson
Dai Thao was the first Hmong American to be elected to the St. Paul City Council. One thing I particularly admire about Dai is his willingness to speak up against injustices in St. Paul, even at times when perhaps the most politically expedient thing would …
Report: Children of color have worse well-being than whites
Wahi said the “Asian” label hides nuances that make Minnesota different from other states. A quarter of Asian Minnesotans are Hmong, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Nationally, the largest groups in the “Asian” category are Chinese, Filipino and Indian.
St. Paul mayoral candidates draw cash from donors outside the city
But about 41 percent of Thao’s donations came from outside Minnesota — largely from Hmong donors in California and Wisconsin, where he fundraised earlier this year. Carter and Harris are both fourth-generation St. Paul residents and have a lot of conne …
The TV pitchman behind the plan to create a Hmong homeland insists it’s no scam
Fresno businessman Steve Moua says he was working with a Minnesota man to collect donations that they vowed would be used to create a country for Hmong refugees in Southeast Asia. He went on Hmong television to solicit tens of thousands of dollars for the …
TV pitchman behind the plan to create a Hmong homeland insists it’s no scam
Fresno businessman Steve Moua says he was working with a Minnesota man to collect donations that they vowed would be used to create a country for Hmong refugees in Southeast Asia. He went on Hmong television to solicit tens of thousands of dollars for the …
LETTER: For the health of the community
I’m proud to have spent my entire career working with the Hmong and southeast Asian communities in St. Paul to prevent them from becoming addicted to tobacco. The East Side Review recently featured a story on Hmong youth at Johnson High who want to …
For diverse suppliers, Super Bowl business is a game of wait and see
The unknown is making some businesses anxious, and rightfully so. For Business Connect vendors like Hmong House, a restaurant in North St. Paul, planning large catering orders at the last minute is not ideal, especially when trying to budget expenses for …
Snapshot: Who’s running for mayor in St. Paul and why
Work experience: IT manager for Minneapolis Crisis Nursery. Political and public experience: Worked on the 2008 Obama campaign with Take Action Minnesota; organizer with ISAIAH; first Hmong member of the St. Paul City Council. Main issues: Priorities …
Saturday’s prep roundup: Top-ranked Wayzata wins boys’ soccer section semifinal
Guyvenson Mohs, Sam Bazil and Cole Wetterstrom also scored for the Spartans. St. Paul Como Park 4, Hmong Academy 0: Kobby Owu scored two goals to lead the Cougars past the Warriors in a Class 1A, Section 4 quarterfinal. Mario Galindo had a goal and an …
Ed.D. Student Seeks To Advance Refugee Education With Support from Prestigious Grant
In St. Paul schools, Karen is the third most popular non-English language spoken after Hmong and Spanish. But Dyan’s advocacy efforts extend far beyond his day job. In 2017 he became the board chair for the Karen Organization of Minnesota—a nonprofit …
