Tag: Asian
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Southeast Asians in Minnesota respond to ICE deportation push
How are Trump’s immigration policies affecting Southeast Asian Minnesotans? Join us Nov. 20, live on Instagram, as we chat with Montha Chum, executive director and co-founder of MN8. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/inside-sahan-journal/southeast-asian-hmong-laos-thailand-vietnam-cambodia-instagram-live/
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Hundreds honor Vietnam War, Secret War veterans in Minnesota
Toung, a former officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, migrated to the United States when American troops left Vietnam in 1975. “We were invisible,” he said about veteran refugees. “We didn’t … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/minnesotans-commemorate-southeast-asian-conflicts-50-years-later/601512690
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SVSA hosts Late Autumn Festival at White Plaza
The Stanford Vietnamese Student Association collaborated with several Asian cultural groups to put on the Late Autumn Festival, an event with food, student performances and activities like lantern … Full story: https://stanforddaily.com/2025/10/20/svsa-hosts-late-autumn-festival-at-white-plaza/
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Asian Culinary Education Club Serves Culture Through Food
What started as a simple idea to bring people together through food has quickly become one of Minnesota State’s most flavorful new communities. The Asian Culinary Education Club (ACE) is serving … Full story: https://www.msureporter.com/2025/10/09/asian-culinary-education-club-serves-culture-through-food/
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Charming new bakery highlights American treats, Asian twists
“I’m elated the public has been so interested and welcoming of all these crazy flavors and ideas I put out there.” … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68e53edebebf4b1bb115eff6ab43826c&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.democratandchronicle.com%2fstory%2fnews%2f2025%2f10%2f07%2fcrust-pie-co-bakery-opens-rochester-ny%2f86045945007%2f&c=14502556127251680458&mkt=en-us
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Critics’ choice: Celebrating rare Asian cuisines
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — This eatery serves a wide variety of Italian dishes, plus pizza. The inspector checked off half a dozen critical violations. The grade is a 70 at Gondolier Pizza and Italian … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/critics-choice-celebrating-rare-asian-215154497.html
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Critics’ choice: Celebrating rare Asian cuisines
The 2025 Restaurant of the Year, a Hmong culinary tribute, and an Uyghur feast … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/food-and-drink/world-cuisines/critics-choice-celebrating-rare-asian-cuisines/ar-AA1NHcxE
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Iowa Asian Alliance unveils plans for Southeast Asian cultural landmark in Des Moines
The Iowa Asian Alliance is set to create a permanent landmark in Des Moines honoring Southeast Asian culture and commemorating 50 years of resettlement in Iowa. Full story: https://www.kcci.com/article/legasea-50-des-moines-iowa-asian-alliance-unveils-plans-robert-ray/68149488
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New Asian fusion restaurant in Norfolk’s Ghent offers eclectic fare
Owner Evan Vang might look familiar. He was the operating partner for Wang Jiang Lou, a Chinese fusion restaurant in Virginia Beach. He also helped open Boil Bay in Virginia Beach. Full story: https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/09/23/review-vang-go-bistro-norfolk/
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Fresno southeast Asians detained at ICE check-ins, advocates say
These communities are being impacted in a way that we haven’t seen before,” said immigration attorney Tilman Jacobs of the Asian Law Caucus … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fresno-southeast-asians-detained-ice-183000910.html
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Ethnic studies was supposed to start in California schools. What happened?
The ethnic studies class was meant to focus on the cultures and histories of African-Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Latinos. The state’s curriculum also encourages schools to add … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/ethnic-studies-was-supposed-to-start-in-california-schools-what-happened/ar-AA1MONDx
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Minnesota lawmakers ask state officials to intervene as Hmong Minnesotans face deportation to Laos
About 100 people rallied at the East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul against the deportation of Southeast Asian and Hmong immigrants. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-lawmakers-ask-state-officials-to-intervene-as-hmong-minnesotans-face-deportation-to-laos/601371725
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How is immigration enforcement affecting Sacramento’s Asian American, Pacific Islander communities?
Recent federal immigration raids and detentions have often targeted Latinos. But local Asian American leaders and organizations say members of their communities have also been swept up by ICE and face … Full story: https://www.capradio.org/articles/2025/08/22/how-is-immigration-enforcement-affecting-sacramentos-asian-american-pacific-islander-communities/
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As deportations of southeast Asians ramp up, community organizes response
President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport immigrants en masse has reached the southeast Asian community in East St. Paul and beyond. More than 150 southeast Asians have been deported from Minnesota … Full story: https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/18/deportations-southeast-asians-community-response/
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Mekong Night Festival celebrates Southeast Asian culture and cuisine.
On Saturday, the Chippewa Valley got a taste of Southeast Asian culture at the Mekong Night Festival. River Prairie Park in Altoona was filled with the sights and smells of a typical night market in … Full story: https://www.msn.com/