Tag: generation
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Daughter, Dancer, Doctoral Student
Working on a Ph.D., mentoring Asian Pacific American students and traveling all over the country teaching dance meld seamlessly for the first-generation student. Read Full Article
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Boys’ volleyball advocates frustrated after losing sanction bid by one vote
“Obviously, it’s disappointing. We were so close,” said St. Paul Como Park athletic director Koua Yang, a first-generation Hmong immigrant who spoke to the assembly and the large group of … Read Full Article
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Am I Hmong enough? Students search for identity in diaspora
Some Hmong students at Chico State are third or fourth generation Americans who can’t speak or read their native language. Finding one’s identity as a minority in an assimilated community can make … Read Full Article
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Bilingual children’s book keeping Hmong language and culture alive
As a first-generation Hmong American, the English/Hmong bilingual children’s book is her first. It’s titled, “I Am A Big Sister – Kuv Yog Ib Tug Niam Laus.” The book is inspired by her two young … Read Full Article
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Angie Yang launches District 2 alder campaign
Angie Yang, who has been honored multiple times for her leadership as a first-generation Hmong American woman, has announced that she will seek election to Sun Prairie District 2 Alder … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Olympian Suni Lee named Female Athlete of the Year by Sports Illustrated
Sunisa “Suni” Lee, a first-generation Hmong American Olympian who won three medals at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, was named alongside swimmer Caeleb Dressel as Athletes of the Year at the 2021 Sports … Read Full Article
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University of St. Thomas to launch nursing school focused on health equity
To address health care inequities, the University of St. Thomas wants to train the next generation of nurses to understand other cultures, their own biases and care for historically overlooked … Read Full Article
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Meet Billy Vue, DNR intern and first-generation student
My name is Billy Vue and I am a summer intern at the Minnesota DNR in Waterville. As a first-generation Hmong student, I am often reminded of my history of … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Women’s Association hopes to empower, inspire next generation
Tags: American, association, generation, Hmong, Hmong American, Milwaukee, organization, violence, womenThe Milwaukee based organization now has two youth programs aimed at empowering the next generation and envisioning a world without violence. Read Full Article
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Minnesota farmers are 99% white and aging. A proposed bill would help diversify the next generation.
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St. Paul museum opens its windows to Southeast Asia’s ‘generation 1.5’
Tags: American, Asia, children, film, generation, Laotian, Minnesota, museum, Southeast Asia, St. PaulHis short film “Left” — documenting his return to Southeast Asia with his Laotian-born wife and their children — is screening in a skyway above the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul. Hai’s … Read Full Article
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Personal Statement: My Passion And Pursuit In Optometry
My father’s father, Phoon, passed away in his beloved village. He was part of the last generation of shamans before the Hmong people came to the United States in the 1970s. Often when my father packed … Read Full Article
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For women used to a life of work and obligations, a chance to find their inner ‘Happy Girl’
Her nieces are “Happy Girls.” Her mother’s generation never had time for fun. Ae Xiong wants to bridge that divide in the Hmong community. Read Full Article
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Young Black People In Minneapolis Want You To Know: We Need Radical Change
Looking at their parents’ struggles and enraged by George Floyd’s death, a younger generation is fired up for change. Read Full Article
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First-gen Q&A: Hmong-American refugee gives back as a Peace Corps Volunteer
This is part of a series of Q&As with returned Peace Corps Volunteers who identify as first-generation college students and/or new Americans. Learn how they navigated the challenges of the … Read Full Article
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Not All Of San Diego’s Economy Is Sinking And More Local News
Speaker 3: 04:38 Crystal Lee is a first generation among American living in Sacramento. When the Corona virus first hit the region, she saw a lot of the Hmong elders were still going to community … Read Full Article