Tag: children
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Another new charter school is being discussed in Appleton to address achievement gaps for Black students
The hope for a new charter school is to put Black children at the center of their own education to help them feel safe, confident and like they belong. Read Full Article
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Children of the Mist
Vietnamese filmmaker Hà Lệ Diễm’s debut feature, Children of the Mist, is a documentary about the tradition of “bride kidnapping” practiced by the Hmong people in North Vietnam. Diễm’s subject, Di, is … Read Full Article
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‘Children of the Mist’ Review: Stolen Youth
A documentarian traces a Hmong girl’s experience with a custom that permits boys to detain girls with the intention of marriage. Read Full Article
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Children First: Valley family keeping Hmong heritage alive in multi-generational home
Multi-generational homes are a common practice in her Hmong culture. Childcare, finances and a tight-knit dynamic are all reasons two to three generations choose to live together. Despite the … Read Full Article
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Tips for keeping Thanksgiving costs down this year
There’s also tax and an optional tip. For each kit, Red Cow is donating $25 to the Masonic Children’s Hospital. You can also try Vinai’s Hmong spin on the day with steam buns, turkey legs, and Hmong … Read Full Article
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Suni Lee to leave college team so she can return to elite gymnastics for Olympic run
Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Lee is the daughter of Hmong immigrants John Lee and Yeev Thoj. Her parents were children when their refugee families settled there. In her video, Lee encouraged … Read Full Article
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New St. Paul clinic will stress culturally competent providers
Dr. Julia Joseph-Di Caprio has helped shape Twin Cities health coverage as an executive for large providers and insurers. Now she is returning to her first love — treating children and teens. Read Full Article
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A different kind of health care: New St. Paul clinic will stress culturally competent providers
Julia Joseph-Di Caprio has helped shape Twin Cities health coverage as an executive for large providers and insurers. Now she is going back to her first love, treating children and teens. Read Full Article
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Hmong middle school opens as part of St. Paul Public School District
“Culturally relevant instruction is very important for our families to see,” said Principal Veu Thor. “When our children come to school, they see themselves as authors or writers or mathematics or … Read Full Article
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Tragedy strikes Twin Cities Hmong community again as father, 2 children die in car crash
Hmong community leaders are asking for support and donations after a Hmong father and his two children died in a car crash in Ham Lake, Minnesota. Lee Vang, 28, was driving his family westbound in an … Read Full Article
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Twin Cities car crash kills Hmong father, 2 children
Hmong community leaders are asking for support and donations after a Hmong father and his two children died in a car crash in Ham Lake, Minnesota. Lee Vang, 28, was driving his family westbound in an … Read Full Article
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Photos: Alaska Hmong New Year celebration in downtown Anchorage
I really want everyone in the community to see the Hmong culture, the tradition, our clothing. But importantly, for our children to see what their culture is about,” an organizer said. Read Full Article
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What happens when children witness gun violence
St. Paul and its Hmong community are still reeling from the brutal murder-suicide that left five children orphans last week. Those children were in the home when their parents died, and the eldest — a … Read Full Article
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Minnesota father told kids to play in basement before killing wife and himself
The older son heard three gunshots.” Yia Xiong and Ka Lor had been married for a decade. Hmong 18 Council, Inc./Facebook The couple’s children were the ones to call the police after the shots were … Read Full Article