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Hmong Cultural Plaza at Phalen Regional Park gets early funding
A new plaza honoring Hmong culture may soon be added to Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul. Earlier this week, the St. Paul City Council received a $388,000 grant from the Heritage Grants Program at the …
Where to Find All the New Foods at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair in One Handy Map
This year the Birchwood Cafe has brought in a new blueberry version of its famous key lime pie, plus lavender lemonade with lavender leaves grown by the Hmong Farmers Association. The stand is a …
Giving back: Gophers hold school supply drive at fall camp
“That made my heart warm, being able to see everybody bringing stuff in.” The supplies will go both to the Hmong International School in Minneapolis, where DeLattiboudere frequently volunteers, and at …
Before “Crazy Rich Asians,” YouTubers Paved the Way for Better Asian Representation
“The experience of a Chinese immigrant living in southern California is going to be different from a trans Hmong-American in St. Paul. But that’s why we want more people to share their stories.” …
Reflecting diversity of St. Paul, sidewalk poetry winners include new languages
This year’s poetry winners include submissions in Spanish, Hmong and Dakota languages. For more than a decade, St. Paul public works crews have stamped poems into hundreds of new sidewalk panels.
Sunisa Lee reflects on recent success, while looking ahead to possible Olympic run
Lee is the first Hmong-American gymnast to compete at her level. She’s received a lot of support from the Hmong community in Minnesota and wants to honor them by doing well. “My community supports me …
St. Paul gymnast Sunisa Lee sets sights on 2020 Olympics — and Simone Biles
She is very proud of her Hmong culture and has developed quite the following around the Twin Cities. “After I joined gymnastics and started making a name for myself, more and more kids from my …
St. Paul teen trying to become first Hmong American to make US Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team
Two Minnesotans are celebrating after returning home from the U.S. Gymnastics Championship over the weekend. Sixteen-year-old Sunisa Lee, of St. Paul, took second place and Grace McCallum, also 16 …
Sahan Journal puts a front-page focus on Minnesota’s new immigrants
The state has the nation’s largest Somali population, at about 74,000 people, and is also home to one of the largest Hmong populations, with about 88,000 residents, according to the APM Research Lab, …
Devotional and Forum schedule for Fall Semester 2019
She has taken a number of courses since then, including two years of Norwegian. Hmong American writer and author Kao Kalia Yang was born in Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand and came to Minnesota as …
Two Minnesota gymnasts discuss trip to podium at U.S. Championships
Suni agrees. “It’s been my goal forever,” she says. Should she reach her goal, Suni would be the first Hmong-American Olympian. RELATED: Aspiring journalist interviews rising gymnastics star at annual …
News site chronicles Minnesota’s new immigrants
The state has the nation’s largest Somali population, at about 74,000 people, and is also home to one of the largest Hmong populations, with about 88,000 residents, according to the APM Research Lab, …
Gophers, DeLattiboudere to Host School Supply Drive at Aug. 16 Open Practice
SE and then proceed to the outdoor fields. Collected supplies will be donated to Hmong International in Minneapolis and to Rock Primary School in Jamaica. DeLattiboudere, who is a fifth-year senior, …
Biles soars to 6th U.S. gymnastics title; Minnesotans finish 2nd and 3rd
FridayBiles leads U.S. Championships; St. Paul’s Lee in second place From 2017St. Paul Hmong-American gymnast leaps toward her Olympic dream — and history The opening night began with Biles shorting …
Biles leads U.S. Championships; St. Paul’s Lee in second place
Her uneven bars were messy. The block on her Amanar vault dangerously close to disaster. From 2017St. Paul Hmong-American gymnast leaps toward her Olympic dream — and history That her all-around …
Pipeline to develop ethnic teachers has scholarships, an affinity group, evening hours — and open seats
Heading into the second week of the Hmong language and culture camp at Concordia University in St. Paul, Halayna Yang, 8, says the art projects are his favorite. Monday morning, he spent time coloring …
New York Times editor ejects Minnesota from the Midwest
Nobody from Minneapolis, of course. We’ll have to check with the New York Times on St. Paul. They’ll want to talk to the farmers, but probably not Hmong farmers in Dakota County. They’ll look for …
