Tag: communities
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New Hmong QPR materials aim to break barriers in suicide prevention
A new mental health initiative is making suicide prevention education more accessible to Hmong-speaking communities in central Wisconsin. The effort, a collaboration between several local … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a0008a4d29148409fb53ea66f4a1af3&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.wausaudailyherald.com%2fstory%2fnews%2fhealth%2f2025%2f12%2f04%2fnew-hmong-qpr-materials-aim-to-break-barriers-in-suicide-prevention-marathon-county%2f87573192007%2f&c=15720675961008583216&mkt=en-us
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Marathon County launches nation’s first Hmong QPR suicide prevention training
WAUSAU – A first-of-its-kind mental health initiative is creating new opportunities for suicide prevention education in Hmong-speaking communities. Full story: https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2025/12/03/marathon-county-launches-nations-first-hmong-qpr-suicide-prevention-training/
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Trunktreat concept inspires Bemidji food donation event
As the government shutdown continues, some communities are getting creative with food donation programs for those in need. Full story: https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2025/11/halloween-concept-inspires-food-donation-event/
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Healthy Food, Healthy Minnesota: Why “Food as Medicine” Matters
When communities have access to fresh, nutritious food, they thrive. Unfortunately, many communities don’t have that access. Rising grocery bills, food deserts, and cultural barriers make it harder … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/healthy-food-healthy-minnesota-why-food-as-medicine-matters/601491588
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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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AB 1400 Offers a Lifeline to California’s Aspiring Nurses and Helps Diversify the Workforce
By: Xong Her, Registered Nurse, Sacramento City College Graduate California is facing a serious nursing shortage, and our communities feel the strain every day. Fewer qualified, diverse nurses … Full story: https://asianjournal.com/usa/california/ab-1400-offers-a-lifeline-to-californias-aspiring-nurses-and-helps-diversify-the-workforce/
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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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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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Metro Detroit families speak out after loved ones detained by ICE
In July, Sufeng Yang and more than a dozen others in the local Hmong and Laotian communities received letters for what they thought was a routine immigration check-in on July 30th—it wasn’t. Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Michigan lawmakers call for release of Hmong immigrants detained by ICE
Tags: call, communities, Hmong, home, human, human rights, immigrant, immigrants, Michigan, nation, news, rights, state, story, XiongFor Democratic State Rep. Mai Xiong, the struggle against ICE human rights abuses and the deportations affecting the nation’s immigrant communities are hitting closer to home. Xiong is currently … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/michigan-lawmakers-call-release-hmong-195806987.html
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Immigrant police officers have made our communities stronger
Last week, a gunman walked into a Manhattan building and killed four people. One was a New York City police officer — Didarul Islam, 36, an immigrant from Bangladesh, who left behind two sons and a … Full story: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/04/opinion/immigrant-police-officers-community-trust/
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Where are the school supply giveaways in the Central Valley?
Communities across the Central Valley are hosting backpack giveaways to ensure children have the supplies they need to succeed in school, with events taking place at various locations and times. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68942a9efa4744e69a343557fa357c90&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yourcentralvalley.com%2fbacktoschool%2fcentral-valley-school-backpacks%2f&c=14074009394786766671&mkt=en-us
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Thailand’s Changing Cannabis Rules Leave Farmers in a Tough Spot
With the Southeast Asian nation moving to recriminalize the drug after just three years, the mountainous communities that grow it are bracing for real pain. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6874869fa8a44e8da6f0073909c1a055&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloomberg.com%2fnews%2ffeatures%2f2025-07-14%2fthailand-restricts-cannabis-to-medical-use-in-2025-hitting-farmers&c=11145432316167509848&mkt=en-us
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Chippewa Valley Museum welcomes two exhibits honoring immigrant communities
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Hmong immigration to the U.S. and the 200th anniversary of the start of Norwegian immigration to the U.S., and the … Full story: https://www.wqow.com/eye-on-eau-claire/chippewa-valley-museum-welcomes-two-exhibits-honoring-immigrant-communities/article_4d56c694-b3cd-4791-b171-c0643be47620.html
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Rural communities lose out with shelving of Digital Equity Act
Trump announced end to funding aimed at addressing digital equity in May, months after recipients learned they’d get it. Full story: https://www.minnpost.com/greater-minnesota/2025/06/rural-communities-lose-out-with-shelving-of-digital-equity-act/