Tag: entrepreneur
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Ribbon cutting for ‘modern Asian mall’ at new Pan Asian Center in Maplewood planned for this weekend
The Pan Asian Center at Maplewood Mall is expected to fully open by 2027, with a ribbon cutting being held on May 3. Entrepreneur Toua Xiong will redevelop the former Sears and Macy’s for retail and … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/pan-asian-center-maplewood-mall-redevelopment/
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Building lives, communities: Four immigrants reflect on their paths to Minnesota
Tags: business, communities, driver, entrepreneur, immigrant, immigrants, international, lawyer, lives, Minnesota, protest, rights, story, talk, workAhead of a May Day rally for workers and immigrant rights, a carpenter, a rideshare driver, an entrepreneur and a lawyer talk about their path to Minnesota and the contributions they’ve made here. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/minnesota-immigrants-international-workers-may-day-protest/
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First Hmong-owned certified organic farm in Minnesota embraces entrepreneurship
The desire to own a business runs strong throughout American history. “Entrepreneur. Americans have fallen in love with this French noun,” write two historians in their book about entrepreneurship. Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/08/29/first-hmongowned-certified-organic-farm-minnesota-embraces-entrepreneurship
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UWSP at Wausau MBA student makes her mark as an entrepreneur
Tags: American, community, entrepreneur, family, generation, Her, Hmong, Hmong American, local, story, student, WausauA member of a first-generation Hmong American family, the Wausau-born native has paved her way in the community as an owner of multiple local businesses, speaking at conferences and competitions about … Full story: https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/05/08/uwsp-at-wausau-mba-student-makes-her-mark-as-an-entrepreneur/
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Meet Lao entrepreneur who’s proud to live in Lancaster
I WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY LAOS KID IN MY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEN THERE WERE A FEW HMONG STUDENTS. A LOT OF MY JUST SEEING OTHER ASIANS WERE JUST BEING AROUND MY OWN FAMILY. FROM 2020 TO 2023, THE … Full story: https://www.wgal.com/article/lao-entrepreneur-is-proud-to-live-in-lancaster-aapi-heritage-month/60657916
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Meet Lao entrepreneur who’s proud to live in Lancaster
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, or AAPI Heritage Month. It’s a way to celebrate and recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander people all across the Susquehanna Valley who … Full story: https://www.wgal.com/article/lao-entrepreneur-is-proud-to-live-in-lancaster-aapi-heritage-month/60657916
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Hmong-American entrepreneur develops pickleball paddle for younger generations
(FOX 9) – Fuyei Xaykaothao has only been playing pickleball for about three years, but in that short amount of time, he is already making his mark on the popular sport. “I wanted to create something … Read Full Article
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Taste new cultures at Global Market
Marketplace gives customers a chance to buy unique food and items, BIPOC entrepreneurs a chance to learn how to start their business. Read Full Article
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Join the discussion: She launched a veggie and flower subscription service amidst a pandemic. But she says she’s not an entrepreneur
Tags: community, discussion, entrepreneur, flower, Hmong, pandemic, service, state, system, Vang, WashingtonEarly in the pandemic, when farmer’s markets in Washington state closed, Friendly Vang-Johnson launched a new community-supported agriculture system that provided a lifeline in the Hmong community. Read Full Article
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Need a spider out of the house without killing it? Entrepreneur’s CupBug invention offers easy solution
Thanks to its long mechanical stick, the Cup-a-Bug gets rid of the fear factor by letting its users catch bugs from afar. As demonstrated on his social media, the mini container at the end of the … Read Full Article
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Chef, gardener and entrepreneur Artaynia Westfall teaches children how to ‘feed themselves with knowledge’
Artaynia Westfall will manage the new intergenerational play garden at St. Ann’s Center for Intergenerational Care on 2450 W. North Ave. Read Full Article
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Nonprofit Group, Our Scholarship, Provides Aid For Southeast Asian Students
Ortiz Jim Lee, 25, always knew he was going to be an entrepreneur. He had the knowledge and the connections he just needed an idea. Then one day, it hit him, and his first business venture began. Lee … Read Full Article
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Minnesota entrepreneur turns refugees’ life jackets into powerful mementos
Its small contract manufacturing facility in Maplewood is inside one of the oldest dairy barns in the state. It was launched by a Hmong refugee decades ago. “That’s the link between us,” said Cha, who … Read Full Article