Tag: community
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Post from Community: Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce (HWCC) announces new executive director
If you have a post to be considered, send it to [email protected] or submit it directly. The Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce (HWCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Maysee Herr as … Read Full Article
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Community gathers to celebrate the life of singer Xy Lee, the youngest victim in Fresno mass shooting
He was one of four men shot and killed during a backyard gathering on November 17th in Fresno. Lee was a well known Hmong singer with fans all over the world. He moved to Fresno with his family from a … Read Full Article
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Moving on to Bigger Things: New Hmong Association building offers many possibilities
The Hmong community in the Chippewa Valley now has a new building it can grow into. Earlier this year, the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association relocated to a 16,000-square-foot former … Read Full Article
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Local Hmong community celebrates New Year’s Festival in El Dorado Park
The Hmong community celebrated their New Year’s holiday at El Dorado Park in Long Beach on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13 despite intermittent rains over the weekend. The Hmong Association of … Read Full Article
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Moving on to Bigger Things
The Hmong community in the Chippewa Valley now has a new building it can grow into. Earlier this year, the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association relocated to a 16,000-square-foot former … Read Full Article
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St. Paul, Minneapolis struggle to build budgets that can rein in the violence
And Thao said he will introduce a budget amendment Wednesday that adds $200,000 in one-time funding toward combating domestic violence in the Hmong community. However, Carter’s supplemental proposal … Read Full Article
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Staying Woke
The Black and Brown Womyn Power Coalition was co-founded by community organizer and previous director of the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Pa Thao, who saw that the training the advocates she … Read Full Article
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IN PICTURES: It’s New Year’s, Hmong style at El Dorado Park
This year’s honored elder was Dixie Swift, co-founder of the Homeland Cultural Center in Central Long Beach. The center has served as a space where the Hmong community has been able to pass down its … Read Full Article
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Today, you should… celebrate at not one, but two holiday festivals
The local Hmong community will celebrate its annual New Year festival this today and Sunday at El Dorado Park, showcasing cultural dances, food and activities paying reverence to ancestors and giving … Read Full Article
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Catherine Anne (Gehin) Nelson
She spent 36 years working in Milwaukee, first training mothers who were on welfare to move to employment, and then 10 years helping the Milwaukee community of Hmong immigrants. One of her last major … Read Full Article
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Preparing Food for Hmong New Year Celebration
DULUTH, Minn.- The Hmong community of Duluth is preparing for their annual New Year celebration happening Saturday at the Coppertop Church on Central Entrance. Currently the cooks are preparing about … Read Full Article
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Blastomycosis outbreaks help researchers discover different treatment options
The outbreak in Marathon County in 2009 was crucial in their study because it heavily impacted the Hmong community. Which gave researchers more data from a more diverse population. “This is really … Read Full Article
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Get to know the Hmong community during its New Year festival this weekend
The local Hmong community will celebrate its annual New Year festival this Saturday and Sunday at El Dorado Park, showcasing cultural dances, food and activities. “For anyone who is curious about the … Read Full Article
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Welcoming and Inclusivity Committee meets on homelessness, Hmong representation
Wednesday’s meeting also featured a discussion on the recruitment of a member of the Hmong community to join the committee, one group that’s currently not represented. Marathon County Board member … Read Full Article
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Funerals set for mass shooting victims throughout December
Fresno Police are still looking for those responsible. The pain of what happened still weight heavy in Fresno’s local Hmong community. Paula Yang, a community activist who has been in contact with … Read Full Article
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Sacramento author on Okinawa + Hmong community shares thoughts on Fresno shooting: Your AAPI newsletter
Many in the Hmong community who share their pain remain shaken by the unexplained burst of violence. I spoke to the Sacramento-area Hmong community on their thoughts on Asian gang stereotypes, healing … Read Full Article
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Calishine Racing’s Aden Thao Set To Compete In 2020 Liqui Moly Junior Cup Championship
He and the team plan to compete at all nine rounds of the 2020 Liqui Moly Junior Cup Championship. Thao, who lives in Fresno, California, is the first member of the Hmong Community (an ethnic … Read Full Article
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Newsletter: The long fall of Duncan Hunter
Los Angeles Times The establishment of an “Asian Gang Task Force” after a Fresno mass shooting has drawn criticism from the Hmong community in Fresno and beyond: “Some have said they applaud the … Read Full Article