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Gold Medal Gymnast Sunisa Lee Reshaping The Narrative Of What It Means To Be Hmong American
Sunisa Lee is the first Hmong American to be in the Olympics, and she’s the first person to bring the community to the podium. Along the way, she’s broken down barriers to reshape the narrative of … Read Full Article
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Sunisa Lee Thanks Supporters in Hmong After Community Rallies Behind Her
Sunisa Lee had a brief message for her Hmong-speaking supporters at a Tuesday morning press conference. Speaking Hmong, a reporter asked Lee, the first Asian American woman to win gold in the Olympics … Read Full Article
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Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association Picnic
The Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association is celebrating community this weekend. Families gathered at Mount Simon Park Sunday for the … Read Full Article
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What Olympian Sunisa Lee means to the Hmong community in Eau Claire
As gymnast Sunisa Lee swings her way to her third medal in Tokyo, our local Hmong community talks about the Olympian’s impact here in the Chippewa Valley. Read Full Article
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Hmong heritage celebrated after difficult year
All on hand playing a role to celebrate and remember what’s been a year of triumphs and hardships for the Hmong community. “It’s a special day for us, really. Because we are celebrating history. I … Read Full Article
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I’m an Hmong American. Here’s why Suni Lee’s Olympics is so important.
Her win is being celebrated across the U.S., but it’s especially meaningful for the Hmong community. Lee, of St. Paul, Minn., is the first Hmong American Olympian. Since the start of the Olympics, … Read Full Article
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‘This is our arrival moment’: Hmong community basks in Sunisa Lee’s gold medal
It’s poetic that Lee is a gymnast. The sport is a perfect parallel to how the Hmong community has navigated life in America over the past 40 years. Read Full Article
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‘Happy tears’: Lee’s gold sparks joy at home in Minnesota
Her triumph delighted all of Minnesota but carried special resonance in the state’s large and close-knit Hmong American community. The Hmong fought for the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnam War and many … Read Full Article
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As Gymnast Sunisa Lee Goes For Gold, Her Hometown Hmong Community Has Her Back
Minnesota native Sunisa Lee is the first Hmong-American to make a U.S. Olympic team. This week the gymnast is competing for a gold medal in Tokyo. Read Full Article
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Gymnastics-Hopes of family, community rest on Sunisa Lee
Tags: American, community, competition, family, gymnastics, Her, Hmong, Hmong American, Lee, team, womenWhen Sunisa Lee steps onto the floor in the women’s team gymnastics competition on Tuesday, she will carry with her not only the hopes of her family and nation, but also those of the Hmong American … Read Full Article
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Sunisa Lee Ethnicity: US Gymnast Makes History as Hmong American
Sunisa “Suni” Lee is a member of the Hmong community in the Twin Cities, where she is seen as an ambassador of the community as the first Hmong-American. Read Full Article
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Gymnast Sunisa Lee inspires young women in Madison
I think it’s inspiring, because when people look at the Hmong community they don’t think ‘the Olympics’ or of ‘gymnasts,’ so it’s great to see someone in the Hmong community who has done that and can … Read Full Article
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‘A historic moment for our community’: Hmong Minnesotans revel in Sunisa Lee’s Olympic journey
As St. Paul’s Sunisa Lee prepares Tokyo Olympics in the coming days, the country’s Hmong community is expected to watch closely as the first Hmong American competes there on the … Read Full Article
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St. Paul phenom Suni Lee soars into Olympics spotlight as a Hmong trailblazer – StarTribune.com
Suni Lee, the first Hmong-American on Team USA, is soaring into the ultrabright Olympic gymnastics spotlight as an ambassador for her community. Read Full Article
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Local Hmong community revels in Sunisa Lee’s Olympic journey
The eyes of the Chippewa Valley Hmong community will be focused more than usual on the Olympics this summer. The athlete many Hmong residents will be watching is Sunisa “Suni” Lee, the first Hmong … Read Full Article