Tag: community
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Public Education, Fire Safety Grant Funds Available Soon
Fire safety outreach campaigns including 12,000 brochures targeting underserved communities in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong and Vietnamese; Partnerships with community groups in high fire-risk … Read Full Article
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Tornado Demolishes Weed Farm in Oklahoma and News Station Catches It on Camera
Paul Thao of the Hmong American Association Oklahoma told KOCO that these workers are “part of the community, the Hmong community, and we are the nonprofit organization in Tulsa but they’re … Read Full Article
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Portage County celebrating Hmong Week
The Hmong community in Portage County is celebrating culture and heritage as part of Hmong Week. This year, they’ve expanded to include Wood County as well. Events include food samples, music and … Read Full Article
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How the Hmong community made the Central Valley their home
The Hmong community migrated to the United States nearly 50 years ago after the Vietnam War, making their new home after fleeing Laos in the Central Valley. The … Read Full Article
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North Star Journey: Black farmers, COVID-19 and the Hmong community, and changing Minnesota’s flag
Then, reporter Peter Cox explains how COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Minnesota’s Hmong community. And finally, reporter Tim Nelson explains why some groups are pushing to change the … Read Full Article
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Ramsey County trains Hmong election judges after U.S. census data showed growth in voting base
Population growth in the Hmong community means Ramsey County must provide Hmong-speaking election judges in order to comply with federal voting rights laws. For the first time in Minnesota, a local … Read Full Article
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Hmong Youth Day is Back to Foster Relationships Between Community, Police
With the many law enforcement-related tragedies that have occurred in the past few years, the Eau Claire Police Department is adamant about strengthening its relationship with the community, … Read Full Article
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Minnesota’s Hmong health leaders stepped up as COVID ravaged community
ST. PAUL — When it first hit in 2020, COVID-19 tore through Minnesota’s Hmong community, sickening and killing people as it reached into family get-togethers, cultural celebrations and other … Read Full Article
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Hmong health leaders stepped up as COVID ravaged community
Nurse practitioner May Hang meets with a patient at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Clinic in North Minneapolis on April 27, 2022. When it first hit in 2020, COVID-19 tore through Minnesota’s Hmong … Read Full Article
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Gov. Tony Evers is casting himself as someone who works with Republicans, but he rarely talks to GOP leaders
Jerry Petrowski of Marathon. “I talk to him regularly,” Evers said. “He and I were talking about relationships with the Hmong community. He’s a real advocate for the Hmong community, as am I, so we … Read Full Article
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Remembering Major Nhia Long Vang
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and share the history and contributions of the Central Valley’s AAPI community. Read Full Article
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Am I Hmong enough? Students search for identity in diaspora
Some Hmong students at Chico State are third or fourth generation Americans who can’t speak or read their native language. Finding one’s identity as a minority in an assimilated community can make … Read Full Article