Tag: Hmong
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Theater review: The Hmong women are tough and funny in Jungle Theater’s powerful ‘Sixpack’
A funny, absorbing and very rewarding 90-minute theater piece that chronicles the friendship of two St. Paul girls.” … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/06/02/theater-review-the-hmong-women-are-tough-and-funny-in-jungle-theaters-powerful-sixpack/
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Theater review: The Hmong women are tough and funny in Jungle Theater’s powerful ‘Sixpack’
Today, those of Hmong descent are an integral part of the Minnesota mosaic, but one of them, St. Paul-based playwright Katie Ka Vang, looked around and saw something missing. There were Hmong women … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/06/02/theater-review-the-hmong-women-are-tough-and-funny-in-jungle-theaters-powerful-sixpack/
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Theater review: The Hmong women are tough and funny in Jungle Theater’s powerful ‘Sixpack’
Fifty years ago, Hmong people first arrived in Minnesota as refugees from the wars of Southeast Asia. In their Laotian homeland, they were earmarked for destruction for having aided the U.S. side in … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/06/02/theater-review-the-hmong-women-are-tough-and-funny-in-jungle-theaters-powerful-sixpack/
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These 11 Minnesotans reflect the richness of Hmong culture in the state
To honor 50 years of Hmong refugee resettlement and immigration to Minnesota, MPR News highlighted Hmong Minnesotans throughout the month who are making a difference in our state. From a park … Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/06/02/11-hmong-americans-shaping-minnesota-culture
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St. Paul family nonprofit seeks to break the stigma of addiction in the Hmong community
The three co-founders work out of their home in St. Paul, providing culturally specific program to those seeking treatment. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/06/01/koom-recover-st-paul-hmong-addiction-mental-health/
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Ramstad: AI is English-centric, but it’s picking up Hmong quickly
Yang-Her and Dao Her, who run a St. Paul tech consulting firm, are tracking the rapid changes on the language of their Hmong heritage. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/ramstad-ai-is-english-centric-but-its-picking-up-hmong-quickly/601335752
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Inside the Rare and Rewarding Work of Teaching the Hmong Language
Teachers in less commonly taught languages such as Hmong face unique challenges and opportunities in dual-language classrooms. Full story: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/inside-the-rare-and-rewarding-work-of-teaching-the-hmong-language/2025/05
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Hmong charter lawsuit v. hedge fund: $400,000 in settlement still unpaid
A settlement agreement was signed last November between Clark Reiner, the hedge fund Woodstock Capital Partners and the school Hmong College Prep Academy. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/05/28/hmong-charter-lawsuit-v-hedge-fund-400000-in-settlement-still-unpaid/
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Inside the Rare and Rewarding Work of Teaching the Hmong Language
teaching is a calling. But working in the school’s Hmong dual-language immersion program is what she calls her life’s purpose. “You are educating students, but at the same time, you’re … Full story: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/inside-the-rare-and-rewarding-work-of-teaching-the-hmong-language/2025/05
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Hmong charter lawsuit v. hedge fund: $400,000 in settlement still unpaid
The payment of settlement funds agreed in November between Hmong College Prep Academy and the New Jersey hedge fund that lost more than $4 million of the St. Paul charter school’s money continues to … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/05/28/hmong-charter-lawsuit-v-hedge-fund-400000-in-settlement-still-unpaid/
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Hmong charter lawsuit v. hedge fund: $400,000 in settlement still unpaid
The payment of settlement funds agreed in November between Hmong College Prep Academy and the New Jersey hedge fund that lost more than $4 million of the school’s money continues to be delayed. Last … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hmong-charter-lawsuit-v-hedge-224900077.html
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Tolkkinen: From Hmong radio to cannabis, southern Minnesota is adapting to the times
It’s no secret that Minnesota is no longer the bastion of Scandinavian or German heritage it once was. In 1975, when I was a toddler, Minnesota was 98% white. Today it’s 82.3% white. Depending on your … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-from-hmong-radio-to-cannabis-southern-minnesota-is-adapting-to-the-times/601362589
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Betrayed Again by Washington 50 Years After the Vietnam War?
After the last American planes and helicopters departed, many Hmong were left behind to try to survive the Communist military consolidation in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. “Those who helped” the U.S., … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=683738e214874ec080e1ec31d2652d4b&url=https%3a%2f%2fcapitalandmain.com%2fbetrayed-again-by-washington-50-years-after-the-vietnam-war&c=3317894660015373229&mkt=en-us
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In Minnesota, this man helped pave the way for Hmong Americans in politics
Cy Thao served St. Paul as a lawmaker in the Minnesota House of Representatives. His election in 2002 made him the second Hmong American lawmaker to serve in a state Legislature anywhere in the … Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/28/former-minnesota-lawmaker-cy-thao-paved-the-way-for-hmong-politicians
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Reconciliation Week yog dab tsi thiab vim li cas cov hnub no thiaj tseem ceeb?
National Reconciliation Week yeej tau ua rau hnub tim 27 lub 5 hlis ntuj txog hnub tim 3 lub 6 hlis ntuj ib xyoos twg.. Cov kev zwj thaj pib thiab xaus yog cim txog tej keeb kwm tseem ceeb ntawm neeg … Full story: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hmong/hmv/article/what-is-reconciliation-week-and-why-are-the-dates-significant/zvndq1o26
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Heritage and hustle drive Green Bay-area Hmong businesses built out of 50 years in America
These Green Bay-area Hmong business owners were born between two worlds. Their entrepreneurial spirit was built from both. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6835e75fb27d41f89e12280b1cb7018f&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.greenbaypressgazette.com%2fstory%2fnews%2flocal%2f2025%2f05%2f27%2fgreen-bay-area-hmong-business-owners-talk-about-drive-to-go-out-on-own%2f83498422007%2f&c=16810722940867259070&mkt=en-us