Tag: community
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Hmong community fearful of possible deportations
The Hmong community is concerned about the potential for deportations. There are reports that the Trump administration is negotiating with Laos over non-U.S. citizen refugees. Kou Vang is the … Read Full Article
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The Central Valley may be one of the hardest populations to count
The census serves a good purpose but that purpose is unknown to many, Rocha Zuniga said. Community organizations like the Dolores Huerta Foundation and Hmong Innovating Politics are still looking for … Read Full Article
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Military veteran wants to be Appleton’s mayor
WHBY News is talking with all eight candidates leading up to the primary. Outagamie County’s leader is raising concerns that some in the Hmong community could be deported. There are reports that the … Read Full Article
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Deportation proposal has Hmong community concerned
APPLETON, Wis — APPLETON, Wis (NBC 26) — Today in Wisconsin, the federal government estimates there are nearly 50-thousand Hmong residents, which is one of the largest populations of Hmong … Read Full Article
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WATCH: Local Hmong community in fear over recent deportation proposal
Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson sent a letter to Republican Senator Ron Johnson this week asking the senator to use his leadership position to protect the Hmong in our community. Read Full Article
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Deportation fears high in Wisconsin’s Hmong Community
MILWAUKEE — A recent trip by the Secretary of State to Laos has a Minnesota Congresswoman concerned for her Hmong constituents. Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum expressed these concerns about … Read Full Article
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Research on Asian American workers shows the myth of the ‘model minority’
California’s Chinese community is lumped with residents of Hawaiian ancestry, data on Hmong immigrants is grouped with that of Japanese Americans, and so on. AAPI workers represent dozens of countries … Read Full Article
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Q&A: What is The Bee’s new Fresnoland Lab — and how will we listen to community voices?
Too many people in our region do not routinely interact with The Bee. There’s a variety of reasons for this. Language can be a barrier; that’s why we’re committed to hosting events with Spanish and … Read Full Article
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What’s the heart of Yia Vang’s Vinai funding request? Hmong community ownership.
But for Vang—and many in the Hmong community—the word “Vinai” means a lot more. From 1975 to 1992, Ban Vinai was a refugee camp in Thailand that housed up to 45,000 people, about 95 percent of them … Read Full Article
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KQRS signs Morning Show host Tom Barnard to new long-term contract
In the late ’90s, offensive remarks he made about the Hmong community led to calls for a boycott and a loss of major advertisers. In 2007 the station issued an apology after he and then sidekick Terri … Read Full Article
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Spiritual Reflections: We must welcome affordable housing around community
That is why our state has so many families who share German, Swedish, Norwegian, Somali and Hmong heritage. We have lived where our people live. But as our young country has moved through waves of new … Read Full Article
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In the Studio: Fresno Center Provides Mental Health Support to Hmong Community
Listen to the interview here. Two and a half months ago, four members of the Hmong community died in a mass shooting in Fresno. As the victims’ loved ones continue to process their feelings of anger … Read Full Article
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Oskar Ly, Christina Vang, and Teeko Yang: The Agriculture Artists
But together, they’re ArtCrop. And over the past three years as a collective, they’ve drawn attention to the Hmong community’s link between farmers and artists, bending the cultural landscape to … Read Full Article
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Gardens offer a glimpse into the cultures of Fairbanks
Community gardens provide an opportunity to learn about new plants and gardening techniques from others. “We eat Hmong food,” a Lao community gardener once told me. He was referring to the mustard … Read Full Article
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Mayor, community leaders highlight success of PopUps prior to Council vote
Asian Resources, Boys and Girls Club; 5212 Lemon Hill Ave, Family Life Center, Foothills Skate Inn, Greater Sac Urban League, Hmong Youth and Parents United, IU – Mien Community Services utilized … Read Full Article
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With a community fair, California’s CapRadio tests a new approach to local reporting
Check out this video to see what it all looked like. Every station was staffed by a member of CapRadio’s team. Directions were in English, Spanish and Hmong. Volunteers who spoke those languages were … Read Full Article
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DCCC and DSCC sue Minnesota over voter assistance law
Last February, Minnesota state Rep. Samantha Vang pushed to amend the state law, citing the growing Hmong-American community in the state. Vang, who is Hmong American, noted that the law would … Read Full Article