Tag: family
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US Comedian Kidnapped And Killed In Colombia After Going On A Date With A Woman
This is devastating news. My heart goes out to Tou Ger Xiong’s family & our entire Hmong community. As a comedian and activist, his work touched many lives in the Twin Cities and beyond,” US … Full story: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-comedian-kidnapped-and-killed-in-colombia-after-going-on-a-date-with-a-woman-4666140
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Brother honors Twin Cities activist killed in Colombia
The Hmong community is mourning a local activist who was killed abroad. Family of 50-year-old Tou Ger Xiong said he was spending the holidays in Colombia when he was kidnapped and murdered. Tou Ger … Full story: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/brother-honors-twin-cities-activist-killed-in-colombia/
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Hmong-American activist, comedian kidnapped and killed in Colombia
A respected Hmong-American activist, motivational speaker and comedian from the Twin Cities was found dead Tuesday in Medellín, Colombia, after kidnappers demanded $2,000 in ransom from his family. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/hmong-american-activist-comedian-kidnapped-and-killed-in-colombia/600326373/
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Minnesota comedian Tou Ger Xiong ‘kidnapped and murdered’ on vacation in Colombia as brother blasts ‘heinous crime’
A COMEDIAN and activist from the United States has been kidnapped and killed during a trip to Colombia, his heartbroken family says. Tou Ger Xiong, 50, was reportedly taken hostage while abroad … Full story: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25034207/tou-ger-xiong-kidnapped-death-murder-columbia/
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Twin Cities Hmong artist and activist Tou Ger Xiong kidnapped and killed in Colombia
The pain of his loss is indescribable,” Xiong’s family said in a statement. A Colombian newspaper reported that he was kidnapped while on a date with a woman he met on social media. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/news/hmong-artist-activist-tou-ger-xiong-kidnapped-murdered-in-colombia/
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Retaining spiritual connection
She carried them across the Mekong River as the family fled the Communist takeover of her native Laos four decades ago. Today, they facilitate the connection to the spiritual world she needs to help … Full story: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/dec/02/retaining-spiritual-connection/
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The dark side of Henry Kissinger’s legacy: secret bombings during Vietnam War
The late Henry Kissinger’s legacy must include his support for the secret bombings across Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Bo Thao-Urabe, whose family fled Laos. Full story: https://www.whqr.org/2023-12-01/the-dark-side-of-henry-kissingers-legacy-secret-bombings-during-vietnam-war
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Kao Kalia Yang
Kao Kalia Yang is an award-winning writer from the Hmong American community. She writes books for both adults and children, and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her family. Yang is a Guggenheim … Full story: https://www.cntraveler.com/contributor/kao-kalia-yang
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Sacto By Night co-owner killed outside club worked to make his wife happy, friend says
A family friend and business partner remembered the man shot to death outside the Sacto By Night club as a loving father and husband. Full story: https://www.aol.com/sacto-night-co-owner-killed-130000507.html
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1 of 2 people killed near Sacramento County nightclub shooting identified by family
The family of a person killed in a shooting near a Sacramento County nightclub identified the man as 23-year-old Ryu Kai Her. Full story: https://www.kcra.com/article/sacto-by-night-club-shooting-man-identified/45966812
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In the US, Hmong ‘new year’ recalls ancestral spirits while teaching traditions to new generations
She carried them across the Mekong River as the family fled the Communist takeover of her native Laos four decades ago. Today, they facilitate the connection to the spiritual world she needs to help … Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/11/25/hmong-spiritual-new-year-shamanism-animism/5f21cbc6-8ba8-11ee-a36e-fdb7be9bd43d_story.html
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Hmong ring in spiritual new year with song and ceremony
Nhia Neng Vang welcomes family, friends and neighbors to his backyard in St. Paul, Minnesota to share the spiritual teachings that were passed on to him by his father and Hmong elders in Thai refugee … Read more: https://apnews.com/video/st-paul-minnesota-spirituality-seniors-nhia-neng-vang-1393b1df035a4b9bab3fc5996038b7b0
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Gators celebrate Thanksgiving in ways unique to their culture, history
Persian delicacies, traditional Hmong food and giving turkeys to people in need. San Francisco State University students have reclaimed Thanksgiving and made it their own choice to celebrate family … Read more: https://goldengatexpress.org/104904/campus-original/gators-celebrate-thanksgiving-in-ways-unique-to-their-culture-history/
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Sheboygan’s Early Learning Center puts cultures center stage for Family Traditions Day
On Nov. 21, the Early Learning The center hosts its Family Traditions Day to bring children of all cultures together to celebrate autumn festivities. Read Full Article
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Stockton’s annual Hmong New Year Festival to be held at San Joaquin County Fairgrounds
Lao Family Community Empowerment Inc. plans to hold its annual two-day Hmong New Year Festival Saturday and Sunday. The festival, which will be open both days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., is slated to … Read Full Article
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Madison celebrates the Hmong New Year this weekend
MADISON (WKOW) — The Alliant Energy Center hosted Hmong Madison’s New Year’s celebration this weekend. The events included family games, activities, prizes and food vendors. Vendors offered free … Read Full Article
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Writer Michele Lee.
What’s startling here is the scale of Lee’s diasporic Hmong lineage, presented coolly with a projected family tree that spans three continents and four generations. The numbers themselves are haunting … Read Full Article
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Hmong family who recently arrived in Australia
There was a new Hmong Vietnamese family from Bangkok recently arrived in Australia (Sept 2023), but who helps this family and how did they resettled in Australia. Read Full Article