Tag: grocery
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An Ox Cafe Brings Thai and Lao Specialties to the Site of a Former Hmong Grocery Store
Earlier this month, An Ox Cafe (7411 W. Hampton Ave.) held its grand opening, a ribbon-cutting that drew Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Commissioner of City Development Lafayette Crump, as well as Hmong … Read Full Article
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Hmong community leaders, Public Health partner to host vaccinations clinics at Hmong grocery stores in September
With the number of COVID-19 cases locally on the increase, Public Health Madison & Dane County has been partnering with local Hmong community leaders on a series of recurring mobile vaccination … Read Full Article
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Steve Cahalan: Star Oriental opens on South Side
Two Hmong sisters opened Star Oriental, a new Asian grocery store, on Saturday in the former Le Beautique salon location at 2236 State Road, next to the King Koin Launderette on the South Side of … Read Full Article
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Milwaukee 5XEN Asian marketplace’s $20M project to expand grocery
An ownership group that bought the 5XEN Asian market in Milwaukee’s Hmong community this summer wants to expand and upgrade the building with a larger grocery and more event space. Read Full Article
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Man who berated Hmong shoppers charged with hate crime
A man who yelled racial slurs at Hmong shoppers in a grocery store is charged with a hate crime. Robert E. Shrote, 57, was charged with disorderly conduct after the incident at the Save A Lot in … Read Full Article
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Wisconsin Man Charged With Hate Crime For Racist Rant on Hmong Shoppers
A man who launched a racist tirade against Hmong American shoppers at a grocery store in Wisconsin has been charged with disorderly conduct as a hate crime. Robert E. Shrote, 57, verbally attacked the … Read Full Article
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Minneapolis beset by unrest, violence
The gas stations are closed. The grocery stores are dark. And along Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis, one of the only restaurants serving is a McDonald’s, where every inch of the building’s windows are … Read Full Article
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Minneapolis has become a war zone
The gas stations are closed. The grocery stores are dark. And along Hiawatha Avenue in South Minneapolis, one of the only restaurants serving is a McDonald’s, where every inch of the building’s … Read Full Article
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Wisconsin Man Arrested for Racist Comments Against Hmong Americans Wearing Masks in Store
A 57-year-old Wisconsin man may face hate crime “enhancer” charges for verbally harassing a group of Hmong Americans at a grocery store while wearing face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The … Read Full Article
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Man in Wisconsin Arrested After Harassing Asian Americans for Wearing Masks At Grocery Store
Police have arrested a 57-year-old white man who was allegedly harassing a group of Hmong Americans at a grocery store in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, WAOW reports. According to the … Read Full Article
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Man facing charges in Stevens Point hate-crime incident
The Stevens Point Police Department says one person is in custody following a hate crime. Police responded to a call of a disturbance at a grocery store. It was reported customers were confronted by a … Read Full Article
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Stevens Point police accuse man of racist harassment of grocery shoppers wearing masks
The man called the shoppers names and harassed them for wearing masks, according to police, who said it’s one of several incidents targeting Asians. Read Full Article
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In Minneapolis, a mask giveaway to protect African Americans from coronavirus
The volunteers gather every Saturday in a grocery store parking lot on the north side of town. They start with a pastor and a prayer, then set up their tables and bring out their bags of homemade … Read Full Article
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Beth Moore: Pandemic is no time for hate
As we face the threats from coronavirus, we are seeing health-care workers, grocery-store clerks, teachers, our neighbors and families come forward with daily acts of self-sacrifice, generosity, … Read Full Article
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Sacramento Offered $1 Million In Loans For Coronavirus Relief. Businesses In Underserved Neighborhoods Didn’t Get Much.
Julie Lynhiavue owns T and Y Market, a longstanding Hmong grocery store on Norwood Avenue north of El Camino Avenue. She said her business serves a majority low-income population, but that she only … Read Full Article
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Sacramento Offered $1 Million In Loans For Coronavirus Relief. Businesses In Underserved Neighborhoods Didn’t Get Much.
Julie Lynhiavue owns T and Y Market, a longstanding Hmong grocery store on Norwood Avenue north of El Camino Avenue. She said her business serves a majority low-income population, but that she only … Read Full Article