Tag: community
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Community Care to host FREE Community Health Matters event at its Vliet Street Center on September 21
Tags: American, association, cancer, community, fire, health, library, Milwaukee, neighborhood, WisconsinHmong/American Friendship Association, Inc., Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, Milwaukee Fire Department and Vliet … Read Full Article
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NNS Spotlight: TV segment focuses on health in Hmong community
Medical College of Wisconsin students Jacey Sirinit (from left) James Wu and Mai’ana Feuerborn have created a monthly segment that deals with health in the Hmong community. (Photo provided by Luyao … Read Full Article
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Gophers’ tight end production was nonexistent in 2018, but that could quickly change
hosting an MLS Cup playoff game Gophers’ Winston DeLattiboudere helps school kids in Jamaica and local Hmong community ‘He loogied up and spit on me.’ Loons’ Mason Toye deals with his ‘distasteful’ … Read Full Article
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Gov. Evers: Announces appointments to the Wisconsin women’s council
For over a decade, she has worked to serve underprivileged and underrepresented children and families in the Hmong community, where she often finds herself serving as a gatekeeper, mentor, advisor, … Read Full Article
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Sunisa Lee reflects on recent success, while looking ahead to possible Olympic run
Lee is the first Hmong-American gymnast to compete at her level. She’s received a lot of support from the Hmong community in Minnesota and wants to honor them by doing well. “My community supports me … Read Full Article
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How Gophers’ Tanner Morgan, U’s opposing QBs rank going into 2019 season
Gophers assistant Jim Panagos brings mixed-martial arts skills to defensive line Gophers’ Winston DeLattiboudere helps school kids in Jamaica and local Hmong community Mohamed Ibrahim’s Muslim faith … Read Full Article
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Gophers’ Winston DeLattiboudere helps school kids in Jamaica and local Hmong community
Winston DeLattiboudere has made multiple visits to local elementary and middle schools during his five-year tenure as a Gophers defensive lineman. The senior from Baltimore reads books and play games … Read Full Article
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Pacific Islander community in Sacramento organizing its own outreach for Census 2020
Cha Vang, executive director of Hmong Innovating Politics and a Sacramento County community complete count committee member representing AAPI, said the statewide outreach has caused confusion within … Read Full Article
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Minnesota nonprofit studies attitudes in Muslim community over census
The census form offers people space to specify identity under each race category, whether it’d be Hmong, Pakistani or Laotian. A diverse Muslim population could suffer from lack of participation after … Read Full Article
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Neighbors In Lake Hallie Rally Around The Vang Family After Deadly Attack
The small community of Lake Hallie, Wisconsin is rallying around their neighbors after a Hmong Family was randomly attacked in their home, Marielle Mohs explains (2:14). WCCO 4 News At 6 – July … Read Full Article
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Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration will host cross-cultural People Fest
People Fest represents a chance for community members to enjoy free entertainment, such as Irish and Hmong dancers, “Groupo Cabana” and ukulele performers. It also presents a chance to learn more … Read Full Article
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Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary: Reversing harm, adding history with Wakan Tipi Center
And he wasn’t alone; Xiong recalls working alongside friends and classmates, many of whom came from the Hmong community at his middle school. Since Xiong last uprooted an invasive plant in the … Read Full Article
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UC Davis Health aims to end hepatitis B spread
Researchers determined, for example, that Hmong Americans experience the shortest survival due to chronic hepatitis B infection and that screening rates in that community could increase significantly … Read Full Article
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Federal grant helps providers screen and vaccinate hepatitis B patients in Sacramento
Hmong Americans have the shortest survival due to chronic hepatitis B infection. The project focuses on HALO community clinic patients. Pregnant women, regardless of race and ethnicity, will be … Read Full Article
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Nash column: US economy relies on labor of immigrants for success
Another program I implemented was for unemployed, low-income people, including several members of the Hmong community. The Hmong people, from Southeast Asia, came here with the blessing of the U.S. … Read Full Article
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Yuba-Sutter wants nobody left uncounted in 2020 census
Stranix said that the coordinator will work with community buildings and libraries to coordinate kiosks where people can take the census, as well as work with translators to make the census available … Read Full Article
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Trip to Cambodia and Laos proves ‘spiritually fruitful’
While the Cambodian community in our Archdiocese is relatively small (there are about 8,000 refugees who have made their home in Minnesota), there are 10 times that number who have come from Laos, the … Read Full Article