Tag: Hmong
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New book collection aims to keep native languages alive
The new ‘Community languages collection’ at the LE Phillips Public Library has already caught many people’s eye, specifically those who speak a native language like French, Hmong, even Ojibwe. Y para … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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2 dozen Hmong Minnesotans to be deported
Hmong men are currently awaiting deportation in jails across Minnesota and Iowa, despite having resided in Minnesota for decades. According to NextShark, many of these men came to the U.S. as refugees … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Lito’s Burritos to open at former Union Hmong Kitchen space
Miguel Hernandez has run Lito’s Burritos out of his parents’ restaurant since April 2023. He finally landed his own spot — with help from a Business Journal article. Full story: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2025/07/10/litos-burritos-lake-st-union-hmong-kitchen.html
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Two dozen Hmong men in Minnesota face deportation
Twenty-four Hmong men who settled in Minnesota decades ago are being held in jails across Minnesota and Iowa as they await deportation to Laos, according to the Hmong 18 Council, a local Hmong … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-dozen-hmong-men-minnesota-142234546.html
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“Stitching the Story”: New exhibit at Arts + Lit Lab celebrates artistry, resilience, and lived experience of local Hmong artists
A new exhibit at the Arts + Literature Laboratory will bring the works of eight local Hmong artists who express their experiences with displacement, adaptation and healing. Stitching the Story: … Full story: https://madison365.com/stitching-the-story-new-exhibit-at-arts-lit-lab-celebrates-artistry-resilience-and-lived-experience-of-local-hmong-artists/
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Hmong American Peace Academy to receive Northwestern Mutual funding for four projects
Northwestern Mutual Foundation is pledging $4.5 million in 2025 to support 70 local schools and nonprofits, according to a June 17 news release. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hmong-american-peace-academy-receive-100921955.html
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Eau Claire Area HMAA Executive Director True Vue to step down
True Vue, executive director of the Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, announced Monday she would be stepping down from her role towards the end of summer. Vue was appointed as executive … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/eau-claire-area-hmaa-executive-014600893.html
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Executive Director of Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association to step down from role
True Vue, Executive Director of Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. is announcing her decision to step down from her role. Vue announced in a statement via press release that her … Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/07/07/executive-director-eau-claire-area-hmong-mutual-assistance-association-step-down-role/
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Executive Director of Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutal Assistance Association to step down from role
True Vue, Executive Director of the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutal Assistance Association is announcing her decision to step down from her role. Vue says her last day will be Aug 2, 2025. Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/07/07/executive-director-eau-claire-area-hmong-mutual-assistance-association-step-down-role/
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Man charged with having machete outside St. Paul school gets probation
Marcelo Rubio Loredo, 41, was accused of being outside Hmong College Prep Academy with a machete that he used to threaten staff members. He tried to get into the charter school at 1515 Brewster St., … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/07/03/machete-hmong-college-prep-academy-probation/
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Two dozen Hmong Minnesotans await deportation to Laos after new round of ICE arrests
Two dozen Hmong men who have lived in Minnesota for decades are being held in Minnesota and Iowa jails awaiting deportation, according to the executive director of a Twin Cities-based Hmong advocacy … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Hmong Minnesotan ordered deported to Laos speaks out about arrest: ‘It’s a tear in my heart’
Chia Neng Vue, one of the 15 Hmong Minnesotans facing deportation to Laos, was arrested at his Coon Rapids home a week after his yearly check-in at immigration court. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/coon-rapids-minnesota-arrest-laos-deportation-hmong/
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‘Proud to be Americans’
JayLee YANG, A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHWEST NKAUJ HMOOB DANCERS, holds up one side of an American flag as attendees of Saturday’s commemoration of Hmong and Lao veterans in the war in southeast Asia recite … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6866aede873544369b72a058da9a3af0&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.headlightherald.com%2farticle%2f910%2cproud-to-be-americans&c=15441253135226795973&mkt=en-us