Tag: community
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Sai Shoua Yang, Hmong community leader, dies of COVID-19 at 88
From the remote mountains of Laos to a new life on U.S. shores, Sai Shoua Yang was a tireless advocate for the Hmong people. But his advocacy was abruptly cut short — Yang, 88, of Forest Lake, died of … Read Full Article
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Community mourns loss of another Hmong leader due to COVID-19
And what it means is he becomes the leader of, I think it was 10 villages in a region,” Yang said. RELATED: Surgeon says COVID-19 cases in the Hmong community spread through cultural, family … Read Full Article
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Surgeon says COVID-19 cases in the Hmong community spread through cultural, family gatherings
According to recent data from the Minnesota Dept. of Health, 5% of the total number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 are from the Asian community. Read Full Article
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Hmong Community Grieves Cancellation Of Its Fresno New Year Celebration, Largest In Country
Vietnam War veteran, Chongge Vang, 80, has been confined to his Sanger home during the pandemic, keeping busy with chores on his two-and-a-half acre … Read Full Article
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COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran
Fu Vang, a Hmong community leader and former lieutenant colonel in the Secret War, died on Thanksgiving Day after several weeks in the hospital fighting COVID-19. Read Full Article
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COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran.
A Hmong community leader and former Secret War lieutenant colonel died on Thanksgiving Day after several weeks in the hospital fighting COVID-19. During the Vietnam War, as the CIA funded a covert … Read Full Article
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Education Lab: Fresno students helping out in the community over the holidays
With the holiday season in full swing, many Fresno-area students spent their time off over the Thanksgiving break helping their communities. The Fresno Bee Education Lab caught up with student … Read Full Article
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St. Paul East Side charter school expansions get preliminary bond approval despite impassioned opposition
No one has argued that Hope Community Academy has been a bad neighbor. In fact, just the opposite. The predominantly Southeast Asian charter school on St. Paul’s Payne Avenue has opened its … Read Full Article
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Despite cancellation, Hmong New Year celebration and pride go virtual
To wrap ourselves around the spirit of the Hmong New Year for the community in 2020, we asked for videos about why the Hmong New Year is important. Read Full Article
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Stevens Point creates “think tank” to tackle community issues
We’re running people that are very passionate about what they do but also not understand the bigger picture in the community. Everyone has their unique passion for the field that they’re representing … Read Full Article