Tag: community
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New city program aims to break language barriers through relationships
The primary goal of the Bilingual Community Connector Program is to build more trust between residents and city government through community engagement and accessibility to services. Read Full Article…
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Anti-Asian bias spurs renewed effort to update Minnesota’s hate crime law
Updating the way Minnesota responds to hate crimes has been a goal of a community coalition and DFL lawmakers for three years. Doing so this session could be another result of the DFL trifecta. Read Full Article
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Woodson Museum Hosts Hmong Regalia Runway
The Hmong community got to show off their native clothing in a fashion show at the Woodson Art Museum. The show featured clothing from many different Hmong groups, each one having a special meaning to … Read Full Article
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Free tax preparation: MATC program fills ‘huge need’ for community
MATC is using a program offered through the IRS called Volunteer Income Tax Assistance – or VITA. Students and faculty can prepare basic tax returns for free for anyone with a h … Read Full Article
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Diaspora, resilience and commonground: Hmong culture celebrated in Library Gallery’s latest exhibit
Project HMONG’s ‘Cloth as Community’ exhibit had its opening reception on Thursday at Sac State’s University Library Gallery. It showcases the Hmong community’s historical use of textiles to record … Read Full Article
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Planting the Seeds: A Farm to in-home Early Care Pilot Case Study
Building on a long-standing partnership and a bedrock vision of a truly community-based food system, in 2020 the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade … Read Full Article
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Tulsa Community Celebrates East Asian Culture For Lunar New Year
The Asian World Experience at OU-Tulsa Schusterman Learning Center on Sunday was a free education fair encouraging educators, students, and families to immerse themselves in East Asian culture. Read Full Article
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APASO holds Cultural Vogue to celebrate community
This year’s theme is ‘Roots Resilience Rebirth,’ and the story behind it is to highlight the idea that no matter how much time passes, or how we grow, we’re still connected to our roots,” Smejkal said … Read Full Article
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A New Year for a Changing Community
The Iu Mien (yoo-myen) have celebrated about 50 such new years in America. They are an indigenous tribe from Southern China that numbers about 30,000 in the United States, with about 15,000 living … Read Full Article
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Central Wisconsin Asian community reacts to shooting in Monterey
The Asian American community in Wausau is reacting after a mass shooting killed 11 people and wounded 10 others at a Lunar New Year celebration in … Read Full Article
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Hmong community hosts gun safety workshop in effort to curb gun violence
The council and Hmong community got an in depth session on gun safety measures with the help of Jason Shade, owner of Shade’s Landing and Firearms Training. Read Full Article
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Miss Universe Laos visits Twin Cities Hmong community
Payengxa Lor has won Miss Universe Laos, becoming the first Hmong woman to do so. She was in the Twin Cities Thursday visiting family. and held a meet-and-greet with her fans. Lor says her dream is to … Read Full Article
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Gallery: St. Paul to present Hmong Plaza designs at open house event
Longstanding plans to construct a Hmong Cultural Plaza within St. Paul’s growing China Garden are moving forward. St. Paul Parks and Recreation is set to host a community open house next month to … Read Full Article