Finding Minnesota: Hmongtown Marketplace
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Minnesota is home to one of the largest Hmong populations in the country and in the heart of St. Paul, you’ll find the hub of the community. Toua Xiong opened the Hmongtown Marketplace in 2004 to create a connection to his …
In the Heartland, Trouble for Mr. Trump, and Opportunity for Mrs. Clinton
Mostly white, this region is home to pockets of minorities, from Native Americans to Amish to Hmong. Its Democrats range from trade unionists to members of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, a populist amalgam of farm workers, former hippies and …
Hundreds March in Support of Dylan Yang, Teen Convicted of Murder
Hundreds of people from Wisconsin and Minnesota turned out for a “Save our Children community peace march” Tuesday in Wassau, Wisconsin, to show support for 16-year-old Hmong American Dylan Yang, who was found guilty in the February 2015 stabbing death of …
The 6 things currently missing from the Twin Cities food scene
We don’t get enough insight into that around here. I wish we could. In the meantime, turn to our robust Vietnamese and Hmong immigrant communities and their attendant delicious culinary traditions. St. Paul’s Hmong Village is a good place to start.
Hundreds turn out for march in support of Dylan Yang
The crowd was made up of mostly people from the Hmong community. Demonstrators traveled from all over Wisconsin and Minnesota to be at the event. They stood together to bring attention to what many feel is inequality. ”Save Our Children peace march is a …
‘Failures’ of system a focus of peace march
He is with the citizen group Coalition for Community Relations, which follows conflicts that involve Hmong people in Wisconsin and Minnesota and steps in to help mend race relations. “Anytime a teenager loses his life, it’s a loss for the entire …
Hmong American Farmers Association Cultivates Profits, Productivity, Community
Just off Highway 52, the go-to route for Twin Citians driving to Rochester, Minnesota, there’s a long stretch of farm fields dotted with a couple dozen little wooden shacks. The scene naturally invites speculation: Is this a tiny house community?
St. Paul photo exhibit documents Hmong farm project
ST. PAUL — A farmer carries his 6-month-old infant on his back while he works. A young woman checks her beehives. Grandparents prepare the harvest for market. These images are part of a photo exhibit at the Minnesota Museum of American Art in downtown St …
‘Seeds of Change’ photo exhibit documents Hmong farm project
ST. PAUL — A farmer carries his 6-month-old infant on his back while he works. A young woman checks her beehives. Grandparents prepare the harvest for market. These images are part of a photo exhibit at the Minnesota Museum of American Art in downtown St …
Report shows growth in Hmong community
Wisconsin is home to the third-largest Hmong-American community in the country, behind California and Minnesota, and in the last 10 years the Hmong population here and around the country has grown, expanded and made gains in educational attainment …
Mee Moua: Breaking In
No one could accuse Mee Moua of lacking political courage. This spring, just weeks after the Democrat won a special election to the Minnesota Senate, she jumped feet-first into an emotional debate …
