‘Expect longer lines’: Tightened security at Hmong Freedom Fest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – St. Paul police say there will be added security measures at this weekend’s Hmong International Freedom Festival. This comes after possible threats of violence surfaced on …
As police investigate flyer about annual Hmong soccer tournament in St. Paul, organizer welcomes community
Peter Pha, CEO of United Hmong Family, talks on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at McMurray Fields, about working with police to ensure the Hmong International Freedom Festival, the soccer tournament on July …
St. Paul police respond to ‘threats’ against Hmong festival
ST PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police say they’re increasing security at the Hmong International Freedom Festival this weekend, in the wake of threats on social media. At a news conference on Wednesday …
As police investigate flier about annual Hmong sports tournament in St. Paul, organizer welcomes community
As police investigate a possible threat involving the Hmong International Freedom Festival in St. Paul this weekend, the organizer says they’re working to ensure the sports tournament will be safe. …
Police Address Concerns Surrounding Annual Hmong Freedom Festival
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The St. Paul Police Department held a news conference Wednesday to address alleged threats relating to St. Paul’s annual Hmong Freedom Festival. “This is an …
Officials address social media threats for Hmong Freedom Fest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – St. Paul police are looking into threats posted on social media about possible violence during the Hmong International Freedom Festival this weekend. Police and event …
Read an Excerpt from “Edible Memory,” Our Summer Book Club Pick
Many tropical and Asian vegetables seem to fall outside the language of heirlooms, yet what constitutes heirloom produce for Hmong farmers in Minnesota, for example? The concept of heirloom produce …
Part-time Minnesota resident sweats through heat wave in Europe
A festival that gives visitors a taste of Hmong culture is underway in St. Paul this weekend. The Hmong Town Festival is in full gear around the Hmong Town Marketplace in Frogtown. The celebration, …
HmongTown Festival is this weekend. What to expect and what roads are closed.
A fourth annual celebration of Hmong culture will be held this weekend in St. Paul. The HmongTown Festival, held around the HmongTown Marketplace in Frogtown, will include, among other things, a …
Hmong Town Festival underway this weekend in St. Paul
ST. PAUL (FOX 9) – A festival that gives visitors a taste of Hmong culture is underway in St. Paul this weekend. The Hmong Town Festival is in full gear around the Hmong Town Marketplace in Frogtown. …
What to know about HmongTown Festival 2019
A fourth annual celebration of Hmong culture will be held this weekend in St. Paul. The HmongTown Festival, held around the HmongTown Marketplace in Frogtown, will include, among other things, a …
Minnesota officials step up outreach on new hands-free law
Messages will be splashed across social media and literature will be handed out at local hospitals. Billboards in Somali, Spanish and Hmong will be posted across the state and law enforcement will …
Appetites: Stuffed drumsticks are a labor of love
This week on Appetites we went to Hmong Village in St. Paul. Yia Vang, co-founder of Union Hmong Kitchen, joined MPR news host Tom Crann on a trip to Mai’s Kitchen, located in the food court. They …
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage offers free summer meals for children
Meal sites, times and days for the Summer Eats Minnesota program may change weekly. Summereatsmn.org offers more information in English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong. …
Walk Around the World brings the world to Rochester
To walk from the Southeast Asian homes of Hmong people to those in Ethiopia would take more than just a few steps, but on Saturday, that was all that was needed to learn a little about each culture. …
How did the Twin Cities become a hub for Somali immigrants?
Minnesota was a favored location in part due to the success of resettling Hmong refugees in the 1970s and 1980s. As more Somalis formed a larger community, they drew even more friends and family …
Refugee entrepreneur Mohamed Malim supports other refugees through his fashion brand Epimonia
In Minnesota, Epimonia employs Hmong refugees, and has partnered with Peng Cha, who is also a refugee, and is the founder of HBI Textiles, a textile and contract sewing company. Epimonia is an LLC …
2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers Record Predictions // B1G 2019, Potluck #4
But those are kind of generic crossovers! When one of the Blue Doors does a “Papaya Salad Blucy” with fatty Hmong sausage for the patties and topped with a papaya salad slaw…oh man, that Blue Door …
