Tag: Asian
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Spokane celebrates Lunar New Year with food, dance, activities
Whether it was the food, dances or dozens of vendors, hundreds of people embraced and celebrated Asian culture as part of the Lunar New Year celebration Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/spokane-celebrates-lunar-food-dance-045900513.html
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Wisconsin schools to teach Hmong, Asian American history
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bipartisan bill requiring Wisconsin schools to teach Asian American and Hmong American histories. Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2025/01/28/tony-evers-wisconsin-schools-teach-hmong-asian-american-history/73210402007/
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Made with love: Appleton’s Ong Xiong has grown a business through community connections
At first glance, Ong Xiong’s life might seem defined by a series of unexpected turns—each a stepping stone that led her to owning Ong’s Kitchen, a Southeast Asian takeout restaurant in Appleton, … Full story: https://madison365.com/made-with-love-appletons-ong-xiong-has-grown-a-business-through-community-connections/
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Asian grocery store Viengchan Market opens in former Cooper’s on West Seventh
The store, which offers both Asian and American ingredients and produce, is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/19/asian-grocery-store-viengchan-market-opens-in-former-coopers-on-west-seventh/
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Statewide push for Hmong Education in schools
Back in April, Governor Tony Evers signed Act 266 requiring schools to include education on the contributions and history of Hmong Americans and Asian Americans in … Full story: https://www.wjfw.com/news/statewide-push-for-hmong-education-in-schools/article_025cc97a-bc05-11ef-a960-1bd2a885b35c.html
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California to roll out the nation’s first Southeast Asian school curriculum
For decades, the history of Southeast Asian refugees have been sidelined in U.S. history. California’s first state-legislated Southeast Asian model curriculum aims to change that. Full story: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-07/california-to-roll-out-the-nations-first-southeast-asian-school-curriculum
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Hmong New Years celebration educates and connects students
Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American HAWKS and the Center for Inclusion and Belonging hosted a Hmong New Years celebration on Nov. 20 to educate students on the Hmong Culture. The celebration … Full story: https://www.thecrcconnection.com/news/2024/12/01/hmong-new-years-celebration-educates-and-connects-students/
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‘Fall through the cracks’: Lack of AAPI data disaggregation limits student resources
The same was true for 39% of Hmong 18- to 24-year-olds. Both Indian and Hmong fall under the Asian American category, which averaged out to 67% of 18- to 24-year-olds. Sharma, who leads a panel … Full story: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/11/24/campus/alumni/fall-through-the-cracks-lack-of-aapi-data-disaggregation-limits-student-resources/
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Hmong celebrate New Year
At the Hmong New Year celebration in Hayfork this past weekend, people of multiple lineages wore a variety of dress, from Asian cultural to American casual, sporting a color scheme much like the food … Full story: https://www.trinityjournal.com/news/local/article_0fae8174-a6d2-11ef-971c-8b5a0f5ee2fc.html
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A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic Supernatural Slasher
These write-ups focused on a group of Southeast Asian refugees who belonged to the Hmong tribe of Cambodia and fled the Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot to restart their lives in USA. Several of these … Full story: https://www.flickeringmyth.com/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-at-40-the-story-behind-the-iconic-supernatural-slasher/
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Asian Americans sue to stop ‘discriminatory’ zoning, water access laws in Siskiyou County
Federal judge will rule whether to halt a Siskiyou County zoning ordinance that Hmong Asian Americans say discriminates and blocks their water supply … Full story: https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2024/10/31/asian-americans-in-siskiyou-county-ask-court-to-protect-water-rights/75916531007/
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Meeting the challenge for student success as an AANAPISI Institution
The designation creates more opportunities to better serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students. Full story: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/meeting-challenge-student-success-aanapisi-institution
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Harris zeroes in on Asian American voters in campaign’s final stretch
Vice President Harris is zeroing in on specific communities of Asian American voters in key swing states as she looks to turn out every voter she can in what is expected to be an incredibly close … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=671d17de5b4a449384a0e34abed0b11e&url=https%3a%2f%2fthehill.com%2fhomenews%2fcampaign%2f4946826-vice-president-harris-asian-american-voters%2f&c=17455056016107143344&mkt=en-us
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Asian American students, advocates call for the state to collect more detailed data about their ethnicities
The broad “Asian” category overgeneralizes the experiences and needs of students from dozens of distinct ethnicities, advocates say. Full story: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2024/10/asian-american-students-advocates-call-for-the-state-to-collect-more-detailed-data-about-their-ethnicities.html
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Asian American students, advocates call for the state to collect more detailed data about their ethnicities
The broad “Asian” category overgeneralizes the experiences and needs of students from dozens of distinct ethnicities, advocates say. Full story: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2024/10/asian-american-students-advocates-call-for-the-state-to-collect-more-detailed-data-about-their-ethnicities.html