Tag: family
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Yia Xiong shooting: Family files wrongful death lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the City of St. Paul for a fatal police shooting in Feb. 2023. Full story: https://www.fox9.com/news/family-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-for-man-killed-by-st-paul-police
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New Pho restaurant in Kerman serving up a celebration of Hmong culture
Owners Lee Pao Her and Youa Vang take pride in serving the Central Valley a taste of their family’s favorite foods, a celebration of their Hmong culture. Open less than three months, the family-owned … Full story: https://abc30.com/pho-reel-kerman-new-restaurant-hmong-culture/14696533/
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Hmong dance teams connect Coulee Region with culture during Cultural Awareness Family Night
On Wednesday, the Coulee Region celebrated diversity during Central High School’s first Cultural Awareness family night. Full story: https://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/hmong-dance-teams-connect-coulee-region-with-culture-during-cultural-awareness-family-night/article_fd0c8bbe-fd31-11ee-8f5d-83ce8021399c.html
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2 linked to Sacto by Night killings plea to weapons charges. Will a suspect face murder?
The family of a Sacto By Night club shooting victim promised to not rest until a suspect is charged and convicted in her loved one’s south Sacramento murder. Full story: https://news.yahoo.com/2-linked-sacto-night-killings-182504934.html
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La Crosse County Health Dept. aims to help Hmong mothers breastfeed with video series
For those that can, breastfeeding provides ideal nutrition for babies. That’s why Vue, a registered dietician nutritionist working in La Crosse’s Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program, is focused … Full story: https://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/family/la-crosse-county-health-dept-aims-to-help-hmong-mothers-breastfeed-with-video-series/article_b83ecae2-f791-11ee-ab9d-0f30a388f304.html
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Activists call for action after no charges filed in fatal police shooting of Yia Xiong
Community members say having a Hmong-speaking responder could have saved Yia Xiong’s life. Family members say the man who was shot and killed by St. Paul police last year was partially deaf, couldn’t … Full story: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/activists-call-for-action-after-no-charges-filed-in-fatal-police-shooting-of-yia-xiong/
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Homemade hot sauce adds Hmong-inspired zing to traditional Southern barbecue in St. Paul
Behind the sauce: “Grandma” is Yue Lee Vang, whose kids run Firebox. Her contribution to the business is Mama’s Heat, a hot-pepper paste that brings flavor from the family’s Hmong heritage into what … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=65e86eaef34141cab67a0e21ac60b10a&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.axios.com%2flocal%2ftwin-cities%2f2024%2f03%2f03%2fhomemade-hot-sauce-hmong-zing-st-paul-barbecue&c=16836788295591847957&mkt=en-us
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Homemade hot sauce adds Hmong-inspired zing to traditional Southern barbecue in St. Paul
Behind the sauce: “Grandma” is Yue Lee Vang, whose kids run Firebox. Her contribution to the business is Mama’s Heat, a hot-pepper paste that brings flavor from the family’s Hmong heritage into what … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=65e9268b3864422c9ca889fcab39ab1b&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.axios.com%2flocal%2ftwin-cities%2f2024%2f03%2f03%2fhomemade-hot-sauce-hmong-zing-st-paul-barbecue&c=16836788295591847957&mkt=en-us
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Former teacher of Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul charged with criminal sexual conduct with student
The school asked any student or family member with concerns about the former teacher to contact them or law enforcement. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/02/26/st-paul-hmong-college-prep-teacher-charged-criminal-sexual-conduct/
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Fresno’s Rogue Festival Features Performance Of Latehomecomer, A Hmong Family Memoir
Hmong Community Celebrated With Performance Of Latehomecomer At Fresno Festival The Rogue Festival in Fresno’s Tower District showcases local talent through improv, comedy and storytelling. This year … Full story: https://www.kqed.org/news/11976897/fresnos-rogue-festival-features-performance-of-latehomecomer-a-hmong-family-memoir
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Literature To Life Will Present THE LATEHOMECOMER at The Rogue Performance Festival
Tags: camp, family, festival, Her, life, literature, performance, refugee, Sacramento, story, Thailand, Vinai, YangThe Latehomecomer is a tribute to Yang’s grandmother and tells the story of her family’s journey from the Ban Vinai Refugee camp in Thailand to America. Full story: https://www.broadwayworld.com/sacramento/article/Literature-To-Life-Will-Present-THE-LATEHOMECOMER-at-The-Rogue-Performance-Festival-20240217
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Prosecutors still mulling charges a year after fatal St. Paul police shooting
Family members of Yia Xiong who was killed by St. Paul police a year ago say they’re frustrated by the lack of a charging decision in the case, and lack of communication. Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/02/12/prosecutors-still-mulling-charges-year-fatal-st-paul-police-shooting-yia-xiong
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Funerals scheduled for four children killed in Saint Paul house fire, 3-year-old now back home with family
The Vang family and leaders in the Twin Cities Hmong community provided an update on the mother and two surviving children. Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/funerals-scheduled-for-four-children-killed-saint-paul-house-fire-3-year-old-back-home-family/89-26022dc2-20ab-4eae-a92e-0b368e3c6aeb
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St. Paul house fire: Father gives update on surviving family members
Early in the morning on Jan. 3, a house fire in St. Paul sent seven family members to the hospital. A father of six, Pacheng Vang was at work at the time of the fire; now, he says support from the … Full story: https://www.aol.com/news/st-paul-house-fire-father-035848210.html
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Family of Hmong activist killed in Colombia raising money for lawyer’s fees
The family of a Hmong activist killed in Colombia has started a GoFundMe to raise money for the cost of lawyers in the victim’s case. Tou Ger Xiong was kidnapped and killed in Medellín on Dec. 10. Full story: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/family-of-hmong-activist-killed-in-colombia-raising-money-for-lawyers-fees/
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Girl, 2, released from hospital after St. Paul fire killed 4 of her siblings, critically injured her mother
A 2-year-old girl is out of the hospital after a fire in her family’s St. Paul home killed four of her siblings, her father said in a Thursday update. Pa Cheng Vang’s 6-year-old son and his wife … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/02/01/girl-2-released-from-hospital-after-st-paul-fire-killed-her-4-siblings-critically-injured-her-mom/