Tag: community
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In isolation, members of Madison’s Hmong community care for, mourn elders in new ways
Vang, who works in public relations for the Hmong Association, skipped the funeral to make room for someone more “important to be there,” someone who performed an essential rite for guiding the … Read Full Article
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Gardeners look forward to opening of community plots
The Jeffers Road Community Garden benefits the individuals and families who have plots as well as the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association Kajsiab Project, Murphy said. While the … Read Full Article
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Less than half of Milwaukee households have responded to 2020 census
“Refugee communities are often overlooked by society as a whole, and largely, that’s because there exists little to no data for members of our community,” said Paul Vang, civic engagement director of … Read Full Article
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Pandemic is the second hard knock on this Fresno business community, leaders say
As federal, state and local governments roll out programs to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, some of Fresno’s Southeast Asian leaders fear that for their community, help will be … Read Full Article
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New AARP Videos Encourage Participation Among Asian Americans in the 2020 Census
We are grateful that AARP has taken the extra step in ensuring that our non-English speaking community is well informed.” AARP’s PSAs have already begun airing in markets where Chinese, Hmong, Korean … Read Full Article
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Not All Of San Diego’s Economy Is Sinking And More Local News
Speaker 3: 04:38 Crystal Lee is a first generation among American living in Sacramento. When the Corona virus first hit the region, she saw a lot of the Hmong elders were still going to community … Read Full Article
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Packers donate $500,000 to COVID-19 community relief funds
The Packers announced today that they are donating. The money will go to 16 Milwaukee County non-profit organizations. The organizations are The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee:, Bread of … Read Full Article
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Ginseng farm scam suspect arrested in Georgia after 2 years on run
She’s alleged to have orchestrated a fraud scheme between 2012 and 2014 in which she convinced members of the Minnesota Hmong community to invest in a ginseng farm she claimed to own near Wausau, … Read Full Article
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‘Representation matters’: Gutierrez’s decision leaves MMSD without its ‘groundbreaking hire’
For our students to see our first Latino superintendent, it is a powerful message to our students, all of our students, that anyone in this city and community can succeed,” … Read Full Article
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Former Twin Cities woman charged in 2017 ginseng scam arrested in Georgia
A former Brooklyn Center woman accused of swindling more than $450,000 from Minnesota’s Hmong community has been arrested after avoiding prosecution for two years, authorities say. Mai Vu … Read Full Article
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Guesthouse’s
Nearly everything on the premises is made… Lanjia, meaning ‘peaceful’ in the Hmong language, is an eco-friendly, community-based lodge nestled on a hill overlooking the Mekong River and Laos. It is … Read Full Article
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Brooklyn Center woman who eluded police for two years after fraud charges arrested in Georgia
A Brooklyn Center woman charged with duping several members of the Hmong community into investing in a nonexistent ginseng farm was arrested last month in Georgia after eluding authorities for more … Read Full Article
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Ginseng farm scheme suspect arrested after evading authorities for 2 years
According to the criminal complaint, Vang ran a fraud scheme in which she encouraged members of the Minnesota Hmong community to invest in a ginseng farm she claimed to own in Wausau, Wisconsin. From … Read Full Article
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Brooklyn Center woman charged in fake ginseng farm scam arrested in Georgia
The release said Mai Vu Vang was arrested in Georgia last month and was brought back to the Twin Cities over the weekend. According to the criminal complaint, Vang told people in the Hmong community — … Read Full Article
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Why Is Milwaukee’s Black Community Suffering the Worst Effects of Coronavirus?
That’s why a second wave of that campaign is being rolled out with targeted messages for different slices of Milwaukee’s diverse population, with messages targeted for African-American, Latinx and … Read Full Article
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Surgeon and seamstress team up to sew masks
Dr. David Thao donated material from his surgery practice to a local seamstress to support the medical community in a time of need. Read Full Article
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My Word: A community-first approach to emergency communications
This is a small county, and for most of us, emergency management is not our primary occupation. We often still have our regular jobs to do, and setting aside additional time every day for one-off … Read Full Article