Tag: camp
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
If she could go back in time, she never would have married him. Nou was 15 and living in a refugee camp in Thailand when she was wed to a much older man. She didn’t want to and, with decades of … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hmong-child-bride-killed-her-115100564.html
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Readers and writers: Bidania’s latest shows a new side of Hmong experience
Vong Bidania’s earliest childhood memory, faded now like an old color photo, is of an orange bus pulling out of a refugee camp in Thailand. “I was so young, I’m not sure if this is real or something I … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/readers-writers-bidania-latest-shows-121400460.html
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Eat The Menu: Viva Vinai
Vinai is the name of the refugee camp in Thailand where Yia Vang’s Hmong parents got married and bore the son who’d grow up to become a messiah of Hmong cui … Full story: https://lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/eat-the-menu-viva-vinai/
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A refugee’s family fled war when he was a baby. 46 years later, he could be deported.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. LANSING, MI – Lue Yang, 47, was born stateless in a Thai refugee camp. As Hmong refugees, Yang’s … Full story: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/08/a-refugees-family-fled-war-when-he-was-a-baby-46-years-later-he-could-be-deported.html
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A refugee’s family fled war when he was a baby. 46 years later, he could be deported.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. LANSING, MI – Lue Yang, 47, was born stateless in a Thai refugee camp. As Hmong refugees, Yang’s … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=69b43a60d5c9479f8c86216d07b6163d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mlive.com%2fnews%2f2025%2f08%2fa-refugees-family-fled-war-when-he-was-a-baby-46-years-later-he-could-be-deported.html&c=1280193325395464455&mkt=en-us
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Minnesota refugee challenges U.S. for release from ICE custody
The attorney for Tou Pao Lee, who was born in a Thai refugee camp, said his deportation has been in limbo for 20 years since the U.S. has been unable to secure a key document from Laos for his removal … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-refugee-challenges-us-for-release-from-ice-custody/601438191
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From a refugee camp to City Hall, Fresno’s newest councilmember takes the reins after emotional ceremony
This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization. In a tearful speech after taking his oath of office Thursday, Brandon Vang thanked the people who came before him. Th … Full story: https://thebusinessjournal.com/from-a-refugee-camp-to-city-hall-fresnos-newest-councilmember-takes-the-reins-after-emotional-ceremony/
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Producing an audio book to reach people in the Hmong language
A Journey of War, Love and Survival” recounts the story of a Hmong immigrant, Ia Moua. After experiencing political violence in Laos and then 15 years in a refugee camp in Thailand, Ia Moua is … Full story: https://theworld.org/segments/2025/03/26/producing-an-audio-book-to-reach-people-in-the-hmong-language
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Chef Yia Vang’s new restaurant nominated for James Beard Award
It was already named one of the best new restaurants by the Star Tribune. Vang says Vinai was named after the refugee camp Ban Vinai where Yia’s parents met and he was born, and it serves as a … Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/kare11-saturday/chef-yia-vangs-new-restaurant-nominated-for-james-beard-award/89-a1b30ec4-0172-4314-a275-09dc0b1e7f99
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After tent fires at St. Paul homeless encampment, firefighters learn wood-burning grill was providing heat
Six to 10 other tents in the predominantly-Hmong encampment burned, according to camp residents and outreach volunteers from Hmong Haven and the Living Water International Church on Rice Street. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/21/st-paul-homeless-encampment-tent-fire/
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Evicted from Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary homeless camp, occupants seek new places to live
Michele Knutson, 37, walked around the encampment at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary Thursday snapping photos of the empty tents she and others lived in before it would be gone. “I’m not surprised … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/16/st-paul-evicted-from-bruce-vento-nature-sanctuary-homeless-camp-occupants-seek-new-places-to-live/
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Local Girl Scout attends leadership academy in Alabama
She joined after attending a Hmong summer camp hosted by the Girl Scout organization. “I wanted to learn more about my culture and how to connect with people,” said Lee. “A big part was wanting to … Full story: https://www.presspubs.com/quad/news/local-girl-scout-attends-leadership-academy-in-alabama/article_1c88423e-a6b1-11ef-847f-47bbf6973c8e.html
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I’m a naturalized citizen, Michigan state rep. Mass deportation plans scare me.
to support America’s efforts against communism. My parents fled the persecution of Hmong tribes by the communist regime in Laos, spending years hiding in the jungle before reaching a U.N. refugee camp … Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/11/14/trump-mass-deportation-michigan-hmong-state-rep/76265464007/
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Classic ballet ‘Swan Lake’ takes flight at Fargo Theatre
The Hmong family moved to Minnesota in 1980 from a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing the Hmong genocide in Laos. The poet will talk about her works at the Moorhead Public Library at 2 p.m. Full story: https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/classic-ballet-swan-lake-takes-flight-at-fargo-theatre
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Exploring a Eureka Neighborhoods Growing Concerns
A community on Del Norte street just off Broadway in Eureka has been experiencing an endless barrage of issues in the last couple years in regards to their unhoused neighbors. “We need a camp area … Full story: https://kiem-tv.com/2024/09/25/exploring-a-eureka-neighborhoods-growing-concerns/
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Neighbor says Elijah Vue, Katrina Baur lived near location of human skeletal remains discovery
Saturday evening through Monday was a frenetic 48 hours for law enforcement after human skeletal remains were found on private property in Two Rivers. While Girl Scout Camp Manitou was not the … Full story: https://news.yahoo.com/news/neighbor-says-elijah-vue-katrina-012951548.html
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Line dancing and language lessons: At Hmong summer camp, kids build friendships, cultural fluency
Strive is a Hmong summer camp in Brooklyn Park helps students build language skills and fill in cultural knowledge. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/education/hmong-language-summer-camp-istrive-north-hennepin/