Tag: Hmong
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Elderly Hmong St. Paul citizen arrested by ICE in bitter cold wearing only underwear, blanket
Video from St. Paul’s Eastside shows ICE agents pulling an elderly man from his home. His family says Chongly Scott Thao is a U.S. citizen who was later released after agents confirmed his identity. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/elderly-hmong-st-paul-citizen-224310784.html
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ICE arrests elderly, underdressed Hmong-American man inside his St. Paul home over mistaken identity, family says
In an online fundraiser, family says ICE agents broke down the door, entered with weapons drawn and handcuffed the man inside his home without showing a warrant. Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ice-elderly-hmong-american-citizen-arrested-st-paul/
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Hmong grandfather arrested in his home; brought out wearing boxers and sandals
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (KFGO) — Neighbors were recording when ICE agents raided the home belonging to a Hmong family in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. They brought out a grandfather – a U.S. Citizen – … Full story: https://kfgo.com/2026/01/19/1248604/
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ICE agents raid St. Paul home, detain elderly US citizen on frigid Sunday
ICE agents raided the home belonging to a Hmong family in St. Paul and brought out a grandfather – a U.S. citizen – into the frigid Sunday air wearing just underwear, a blanket and a pair of Crocs. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696e68ee263e46f6bf8c490d3ee1a19f&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-news%2fvideo-ice-agents-raid-st-paul-home-detain-elderly-us-citizen-on-frigid-sunday&c=6374016619834957076&mkt=en-us
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Hmong refugee in Michigan freed by ICE after several months in prison
A 47-year-old Hmong refugee who has lived in Michigan since he was 8 months old was freed Wednesday, Dec. 3, from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after spending several months … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6999ea6ff9ce4b22a4575ff4fa7f0b2d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.freep.com%2fstory%2fnews%2flocal%2fmichigan%2f2025%2f12%2f03%2fhmong-refugee-lue-yang-released-by-ice-after-months-in-prison%2f87592317007%2f&c=11372860089224397258&mkt=en-us
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Readers and writers: Bidania’s latest shows a new side of Hmong experience
That bus and those goodbyes are in Bidania’s new book “A Year Without Home” (Nancy Paulsen Books, $18.99), her first middle-grade novel and her first in verse. It has already earned starred reviews … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/readers-and-writers-bidanias-latest-shows-a-new-side-of-hmong-experience/
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Readers and writers: Bidania’s latest shows a new side of Hmong experience
Vong Bidania’s earliest childhood memory, faded now like an old color photo, is of an orange bus pulling out of a refugee camp in Thailand. “I was so young, I’m not sure if this is real or something I … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/readers-writers-bidania-latest-shows-121400460.html
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Milwaukee school receives national honor
The Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) in Milwaukee is celebrating a major national honor. The school has been named a National ESEA Distinguished School, one of the highest recognitions a federally … Full story: https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-school-receives-national-honor/70000843
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St. Paul ICE raid concerns Hmong community
A viral video out of St. Paul shows federal agents swarming the home of Hmong immigrants, who maintain they are U.S. citizens, but were the subject of a raid regardless. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/st-paul-ice-raid-concerns-031204070.html
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Four Questions for V.T. Bidania
In her new middle grade novel in verse, ‘A Year Without Home,’ V.T. Bidania tells the story of her Hmong family’s escape from Laos after the end of the Vietnam War. Full story: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/99432-four-questions-for-v-t-bidania.html
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This novelist’s family fled Laos and she ended up in Arden Hills
Fiction: V.T. Bidania’s “A Year Without Home” was inspired by her family’s flight after the Vietnam War. V. T. Bidania describes her family as “pretty private” and “shy” but they better get used to … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6965d72f18dc4e60a2dd27d0820ee3c6&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fv-t-bidania-arden-hills-a-year-without-home-hmong-astrid-and-apollo%2f601543641&c=1058622740082717086&mkt=en-us
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DNR webinar series offers new sessions this winter
Webinars on Indigenous crafts, ice fishing for walleye, bat boxes and Hmong hunting heritage make up the winter lineup of the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series from the Minnesota … Full story: https://www.walkermn.com/outdoors/dnr-webinar-series-offers-new-sessions-this-winter/article_edd75051-8745-42da-83ae-5e34d7ff8b46.html
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Thursday’s scores
City United 50 Buffalo 76, Eden Prairie 60 Clearbrook-Gonvick 66, Roseau 62 Dawson-Boyd 92, Canby 44 Ely 103, Stella Maris Academy 30 Grand Meadow 76, Le Roy-Ostrander 46 Hmong Academy 69, The … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/basketball/thursday-s-scores/ar-AA1TRgrb
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