Tag: immigrants
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Suni Lee’s Dad Built a Wooden Balance Beam for Her in Their Minnesota Backyard
John Lee is the dad of U.S. Olympic gymnast Suni Lee. Both of Lee’s parents are Hmong immigrants who came to the U.S. from Laos. Full story: https://heavy.com/sports/olympics/suni-lee-dad-father-john/
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Sheboygan students launch Hmong Women For Hmong Women group, aim to foster multigenerational understanding
As Hmong women and daughters of immigrants, the South High students wanted to create a group to share personal experiences and thoughts. Full story: https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2024/06/07/sheboygan-south-high-students-create-hmong-women-for-hmong-women-group/73996369007/
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As Hmong immigrants in NC get older, their adult children shoulder the labor of interpretation
Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on … Full story: https://www.wunc.org/2024-03-14/as-ncs-hmong-immigrants-get-older-their-adult-children-shoulder-the-labor-of-interpretation
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‘We’re all in this together’: Hmong, La Crosse police build bridges through Citizens Police Academy
La Crosse Police Department patrol officer Alex Vang came to the U.S. from Southeast Asia when he was 8 years old. He and his fellow Hmong immigrants brought a culture … Full story: https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/were-all-in-this-together-hmong-la-crosse-police-build-bridges-through-citizens-police-academy/article_42a48f50-9b58-11ee-ad05-4fd18a402b69.html
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New face of Milwaukee’s immigrants found in church with multiple languages, one mission
Vibrant African and Hmong communities have found a home at a church on the northwest side that has embraced its immigrant identity. Read Full Article
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North Carolina immigrants report language, discrimination as barriers to health care
North Carolina’s immigrant residents face a range of challenges such as language barriers, complex eligibility rules and discriminatory treatment when interacting with government agencies. Read Full Article
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Hmong immigrants put down roots on Dakota County farmland
When Lillian Hang’s parents immigrated to the United States from Laos in the late 1970s, they were already experienced farmers. Read Full Article
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Hmong immigrants put down roots on Dakota County farmland
Tags: American, association, county, farmers, Hmong, Hmong American, home, immigrants, organization, Twin CitiesThe Hmong American Farmers Association closed on farmland just south of the Twin Cities in Dakota County last year. The more than 150 acres are home base for the organization and 20 families of Hmong … Read Full Article
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He grew up seeing RI welcome refugees. Now he’s a top diplomat working on migrant crisis
Moses Brown alumnus Brian Nichols grew up watching Rhode Island welcome Hmong refugees and immigrants from the Azores in the 1970s. Now, as assistant U.S. secretary of state in charge of the Bureau of … Read Full Article
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‘Chinese Zodiac Killer’ who claimed to eat his victims hit with new weapons charges
runaways, illegal immigrants), and destroying all evidence so efficiently.” More from NextShark: Two men arrested for 2018 murder of Hmong hunter in Michigan … Read Full Article
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Suni Lee to leave college team so she can return to elite gymnastics for Olympic run
Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Lee is the daughter of Hmong immigrants John Lee and Yeev Thoj. Her parents were children when their refugee families settled there. In her video, Lee encouraged … Read Full Article
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‘Everything is gone.’ Hmong immigrants in Sacramento forced to leave their world behind
This village had never been on any map. But the narrow strip of land had been their home for years, writes Melinda Henneberger. | Opinion … Read Full Article
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Homeless immigrants have to leave south Sacramento creek, but where will they go?
Immigrants from Southeast Asia are not safe on the south Sacramento canal where major repairs start soon, writes Melinda Henneberger. | Opinion … Read Full Article
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Local voices from diverse cultures for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
AAPI people are refugees, adoptees, immigrants, citizens, students and leaders … fueled by our family traditions and values. Read Full Article
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Meet the Asian Americans tackling next generation challenges in Des Moines
And for many older Asian immigrants, assimilating and not stirring things up was a means of survival when settling in the U.S. But Song, a first-generation American, is ready to demand change as she … Read Full Article