Tag: Her
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Hmong-Japanese Fusion Magic at Alchemy
On Thursday before her three-day pop-up dinner weekend at Alchemy Distillery, Pangnou Vang had plenty to do but only one worry: mustard green pickles. “I’ve been pickling it since Tuesday,” she said, … Full story: https://www.northcoastjournal.com/eat-drink/on-the-table/hmong-japanese-fusion-magic-at-alchemy/
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Career highlights
By age 21, Suni Lee has achieved more than most gymnasts can even dream about. >From making history at her first Olympic Games in Tokyo to taking the Auburn University gymnastics p … Full story: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/suni-lee-career-highlights
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The ‘bitter’ Calif. primary fight between an 81-year-old and a 40-year-old
U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, an icon of the Democratic establishment who has held the seat for 21 years, is facing the biggest fight of her political career as Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=69bccc1fb06344f49776ada4e6d20a24&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sfgate.com%2fpolitics%2farticle%2fdoris-matsui-mai-vang-primary-22079629.php&c=3860834164910609143&mkt=en-us
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St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her to be honored Friday at community reception in McFarland
St. Paul’s mayor will come to McFarland later this week for a community reception celebrating her accomplishments. Mayor Kaohly Her was born in Laos and came to the United States as a refugee. She … Full story: https://madison365.com/st-paul-mayor-kaohly-her-to-be-honored-friday-at-community-reception-in-mcfarland/
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Everyone is talking about Suni Lee’s lips – here’s how she does it (& the products she uses)
Suni Lee hit the gymnastics floor with a full beat every time she competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and now, she’s revealed the secret to her lip look. Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/beauty/everyone-is-talking-about-suni-lees-lips-heres-how-she-does-it-the-products-she-uses/ar-AA1YyQDH
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Yuen: The turkey that broke into a Minneapolis home — at a cost of $27,000
Reed received a payout of about $27,000 — which went toward things like like new windows, flooring, carpeting, a set of blinds, her grandchildren’s toys and high chair, and about a week’s stay at a … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=69b2e8e003594c838dca8e323c3b4c7b&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fyuen-the-turkey-that-broke-into-a-minneapolis-home-at-a-cost-of-27000%2f601594001&c=16786790477523384570&mkt=en-us
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In Vietnam’s Central Highlands, children fend for themselves in forest to stay near school
As evening fog settles over Lieng Hung valley in Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands, 13-year-old Giang Thi Nu hurries to pick up her siblings and take them back to their rented room. Full story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/education/in-vietnam-s-central-highlands-children-fend-for-themselves-in-forest-to-stay-near-school-5047373.html
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How 7 St. Paul Council members, Mayor Her dealt with Operation Metro Surge
For five days, Nelsie Yang worried over the fate of her father’s younger brother, a beloved uncle removed from his home by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the presence of his wailing children, … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/7-st-paul-council-members-100200486.html
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Hmong grandmother detained in Texas for 2 weeks still doesn’t know why
After being repeatedly visited by ICE, Thi Dua Vang and her husband, both in the U.S. legally awaiting green cards, are in hiding. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/15/hmong-grandmother-detained-in-texas-for-2-weeks-still-doesnt-know-why/
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Mayor Kaohly Her returns to St. Kate’s to break new ground in women’s leadership
St. Paul’s first woman and Asian American mayor, Kaohly Her chose The O’Shaughnessy for her inauguration in recognition of St. Kate’s as a women’s and Minority Serving Institution. Photo courtesy of … Full story: https://www.stkate.edu/newswire/news/mayor-kaohly-her-returns-st-kates-break-new-ground-womens-leadership-2026
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St. Paul Hmong woman with manslaughter conviction makes it through immigration check-in
A Hmong woman living in St. Paul was not detained during a Tuesday appointment at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, as she feared, but her case remains unresolved. She was married … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/st-paul-hmong-woman-manslaughter-210800560.html
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A month of learning, advocacy, frustration for St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
St. Paul’s first refugee mayor now presides over a city where ICE agents have gone door to door looking for immigrants, including members of her own ethnic group. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/a-month-of-learning-advocacy-frustration-for-st-paul-mayor-kaohly-her/
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
As the Trump administration touts the “Worst of the Worst” they’ve arrested, her name and picture could wind up on their next list. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/st-paul-hmong-woman-deportation-fears/
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A month of learning, advocacy, frustration for St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
Whenever she leaves home, Kaohly Her carries her passport in the event she’s stopped by federal agents. That might be notable enough given that Her, a U.S. citizen, arrived in the American Midwest as … Full story: https://www.aol.com/articles/month-learning-advocacy-frustration-st-113100371.html
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
If she could go back in time, she never would have married him. Nou was 15 and living in a refugee camp in Thailand when she was wed to a much older man. She didn’t want to and, with decades of … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hmong-child-bride-killed-her-115100564.html
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‘I felt hopeless’: Hmong refugee stranded in Texas after release from ICE detention
Thi Dua Vang, a Hmong refugee fleeing religious persecution, was arrested by ICE. When a judge ordered her release, she was left alone outside the detention center. Her story isn’t rare, experts say. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-detainees-stranded-after-release/
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Wausau leaders say worry spreading over ICE actions
At the Hmong American Center, executive director Bee Van Her stands before a large, hand-embroidered quilt hanging on the wall. It’s a story cloth, telling the … Full story: https://www.wjfw.com/news/wausau-leaders-say-worry-spreading-over-ice-actions/article_75143e6a-1c60-4b9b-848f-0ba35d2eb47a.html
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This novelist’s family fled Laos and she ended up in Minnesota
V. T. Bidania describes her family as “pretty private” and “shy” but they better get used to attention because they’re the stars of her new book. “I didn’t want to write about them,” said the Arden … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/weddings/this-novelist-s-family-fled-laos-and-she-ended-up-in-minnesota/ar-AA1V99Zd