Tag: communities
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How Hmong and Karen community leaders are fighting youth addiction
Say Klo Wah, François Vang, Dr. Dziwe Ntaba and Abdirahman Mukhtar take part in a panel discussion on substance abuse and addiction in the Karen and Hmong communities at Washington Technology Magnet … Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/03/19/how-hmong-and-karen-community-leaders-are-fighting-youth-addiction
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DNR reaching out to Hmong, Karen communities
The Minnesota DNR is reaching out to minority communities in hopes of filling two jobs positions by the end of the day on March 12. Full story: https://www.fox9.com/video/1424457
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Minnesota DNR expands outreach to Karen and Hmong communities for job opportunities
The Minnesota DNR is expanding its outreach to the Karen and Hmong communities to look for candidates who are interested in the Fish and Wildlife division, and other recreational opportunities within … Full story: https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-dnr-karen-hmong-communities-job-opportunities
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Minnesota DNR expands outreach to Karen, Hmong communities with new jobs
The Minnesota DNR is expanding outreach to the Karen and Hmong communities with two full-time job postings for community outreach coordinators. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/climate-environment/minnesota-dnr-job-postings-karen-hmong-community-outreach-coordinator/
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First business incubator in state aimed at immigrant startups coming to Tulsa
The first small-business incubator aimed at immigrant communities in the state will be announced in east Tulsa on Wednesday. The incubator for startups and entrepreneurs will be located at Plaza Santa … Full story: https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/business/first-business-incubator-in-state-aimed-at-immigrant-startups-coming-to-tulsa/article_3a6e70e2-ca03-11ee-a5f9-4bd8dac8d3b8.html
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Don’t waste California’s broadband opportunity
California needs to focus fast on the communities and people who don’t have the broadband connection they deserve. Full story: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/13/dont-waste-californias-broadband-opportunity/
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St. Paul school district halts enrollment slide. The secret: listening to immigrant communities.
Schools offering Hmong, Spanish and East African language or cultural programs saw the district’s biggest gains. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/education/st-paul-schools-halt-enrollment-slide-hmong-spanish-east-african-programs/
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In a World Where There Is No Hmongland, There Is St. Paul’s Hmong Village
How a sprawling indoor market in the heart of St. Paul’s Eastside neighborhood offers a sense of home for diasporic communities. Full story: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/st-paul-hmong-village
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Protected areas in Thailand are at a higher risk of forest fires when located away from indigenous communities, research finds
Research from the University of Warwick has found that national parks and protected areas are at a higher risk of forest fires when located farther away from indigenous communities. Based on the … Full story: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1010413
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How addiction is impacting Karen and Hmong communities
Karen and Hmong parents in Minnesota say they are alarmed by the growing problem of substance abuse they see in their kids. But fixing it is difficult due to historical trauma, generational … Read Full Article
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New face of Milwaukee’s immigrants found in church with multiple languages, one mission
Vibrant African and Hmong communities have found a home at a church on the northwest side that has embraced its immigrant identity. Read Full Article
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How do we confront substance abuse among Hmong and Karen youth? A community conversation with Sahan Journal and MPR News
Panelists include community outreach specialists, youth advocates, and health officials. Hmong and Karen communities in Minnesota are increasingly troubled by substance use among their youth, … Read Full Article
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What do we know about heart health in Minnesota’s Hmong communities?
Over the past two years, patients who prefer to speak Hmong have had higher rates of optimal vascular care than the statewide rate, but lower rates of optimal diabetes care. Read Full Article
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Fox Valley organizations team up to reduce Hmong, Black suicides
The Drive Health Project is creating a culturally specific model to support unmet mental health needs in the Hmong and Black communities. Read Full Article
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Fresno officials gerrymandered their districts. Time to take our voting rights back | Opinion
There, the Democrat-led city and Republican-led county both gerrymandered their districts to keep incumbents in power, slicing and dicing communities in the process. The county utilized an advisory … Read Full Article
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‘Blasian March’ unites Black, Asian and Blasian communities in Sacramento
A march that brought together Black, Asian and Blasian (Black and Asian) communities was held in Sacramento, California, on Saturday. Saturday’s march featured a panel discussion and the unveiling of … Read Full Article
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Detroit Today: Why Detroit’s Bangladeshi and Hmong communities aren’t always considered “Asian American”
The Bangladeshi community is part of the Asian American community, which includes people that originate from over 50 countries, and many more ethnicities. Here in Detroit, Bangladeshi and Hmong (Mung) … Read Full Article
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Sisters utilize technology to evangelize to village communities from afar
When Chong Ly, of Appleton, and her sister, Miva Yang, of Sheboygan, were invited to speak at a faith formation session prior to the opening of the Jan. 14, 2023, Hmong International Catholic Center … Read Full Article