Tag: language
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Wisconsin Health Department Introduces Free Online Training for Certified Direct Care Professionals with Language Diversity Focus
Wisconsin DHS introduces free online training for direct care professionals, including materials in English, Spanish, and Hmong. Full story: https://hoodline.com/2025/01/wisconsin-health-department-introduces-free-online-training-for-certified-direct-care-professionals-with-language-diversity-focus/
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For the first time, Minnesota teachers can become licensed to teach Karen, Somali and other heritage languages
Thanks to a 2023 law and programs at Concordia College and the University of Minnesota, dozens of Minnesota teachers are on track to become licensed to teach heritage languages — including two of the … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/education/minnesota-teachers-heritage-language-licenses-hmong-karen-somali/
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Hmong educators make strides toward cultural representation in Wisconsin and US schools
Wisconsin Public Radio A new charter school in Appleton is set to open next year. The school will focus on Hmong culture and language … Full story: https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/12/hmong-educators-make-strides-toward-cultural-representation-in-wisconsin-and-us-schools/
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This 50-year-old Appleton child care proves ‘everyone smiles in the same language’
“We don’t discriminate against anyone,” said Nangka Ly, who has worked at the child care for 35 years. “We bring anybody in.” … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6746046f856d4b05bb1fd635018fdfb3&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.postcrescent.com%2fstory%2flife%2ffamily%2f2024%2f11%2f26%2fbridges-child-enrichment-center-an-appleton-child-care-is-celebrating-50-years-of-serving-all-childr%2f75551280007%2f&c=16683524755031786797&mkt=en-us
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Puas yog haus cawv ntawm Vang Vieng uas rau neeg txawv teb chaws tas sim neej?
Tau muaj ib tug kis ntawm Nplog lub embassy ntawm tuam cheeb Canberra teb chaws Australia qhia rau SBS Hmong tias ”Yog tham txog tej xwm txheej no, ces peb lub embassy yeej tau koom tes nrog tej tuam … Full story: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hmong/hmv/article/is-it-true-that-drinking-alcohol-in-vang-vieng-making-some-overseas-travellers-passing-away/d11nqetne
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Local Journalist Receives $100,000 Grant to Support Hmong Daily News
To that end, Yang used the grant money to hire a social media marketer, who will also contribute articles. She is also looking to bring on reporters who can write in the Hmong language. Her goal is … Full story: https://www.comstocksmag.com/web-only/local-journalist-receives-100000-grant-support-hmong-daily-news
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Spanish, Yup’ik, Lao and more: Anchorage School District students speak a combined 112 languages
Anchorage is home to some of the most diverse public schools in the country. The school district relies on specialized programs to support its many students with language needs. Full story: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/education/2024/11/09/spanish-yupik-lao-and-more-anchorage-school-district-students-speak-a-combined-112-languages/
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Logansport is prospering thanks to immigrants. Stop the hysteria.
The children of the Hispanic, Haitian and Hmong immigrants learn English in school, and there are no thriving Spanish-, French- or Hmong-language publications in Cass County. It is worth noting that … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=672a54ef41564409a2d3c4c50fe1bdc6&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.indystar.com%2fstory%2fopinion%2fcolumnists%2f2024%2f11%2f04%2flogansport-immigration-schools-jobs-medicaid%2f76033902007%2f&c=5492594016275418504&mkt=en-us
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‘You live day by day’: Language, cultural stigma add to barriers for unhoused Hmong
Hmong and Karen residents have set up tents at homeless encampments at the Kmart and Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul. Hmong Haven of Minnesota is trying to help. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/hmong-homeless-st-paul-minnesota-encampments/
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How interpreters are helping make voting more accessible
During a one-day, pop-up early voting event in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Ia Lee was on hand to help voters whose first language is Hmong. Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/vote/interpreters-helping-make-voting-more-accessible/89-53809762-324f-4d44-a587-86351a40de7c
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Adriana Cerrillo: ‘My priority is to hold myself accountable and to deliver for our children’
Minneapolis school board incumbent Adriana Cerrillo says the district needs to build on popular dual-language programs and make hard choices. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/education/adriana-cerrillo-minneapolis-school-board-2024/
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North Carolina’s Hmong families seek Asian food items, language access after Helene
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Hmong American families in North Carolina are seeking urgent assistance, particularly with Asian food items and language access. Helene, which made landfall as a … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-hmong-families-seek-192632060.html
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Hmong families impacted by Helene seek Asian food items and language access services
Many of North Carolina’s Hmong residents live in western North Carolina, which was badly impacted by Helene. Community leaders say that families, especially older folks, need access to Asian food … Full story: https://www.wunc.org/race-class-communities/2024-10-11/hmong-helene-food-language-fema-assistance
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Political campaigns embrace AI to reach voters across language barriers
Advocacy groups like AAPI Victory Alliance are using ChatGPT and Claude to reach speakers of Hindi, Tagalog, and more. Full story: https://restofworld.org/2024/aapi-victory-alliance-ai-voter-outreach/
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Sim siv Australia cov ntawv Australia Travel Declaration digital form
Yav lig xyoo no ces Australia yuav coj ib co digital form coj los sim siv rau tej neeg tuaj rau Australia no kom tsis txhob tau sau ib daig ntawv qhia tias lawv tuaj nyob qhov twg thiab nqa dab tsi … Full story: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hmong/hmv/article/relic-of-the-past-australia-moves-to-ditch-paper-arrival-cards-with-new-trial/r20v6ffu5
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Research into Hmong herbal medicine
Zongxee Lee is a Hmong woman who reside in Minnesota, the United States of Amerca, and one of many who study Hmong herbal medicine from her mother as well as working as a nurse for the last decade. Full story: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hmong/en/podcast-episode/tshawb-fawb-txog-hmoob-tej-tshuaj-rau-qaib/ejr6xh69i
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Australia tsab cai deepfake bill.
Tej neeg uas pheej tsim thiab thiab tej neeg uas pheej faib tej duab liab qab yam tsis tau txais kev tso cai ntawm lwm tus uas sawv daws paub tias yog cov ”deepfakes” ntawd ces tam sim no yuav … Full story: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hmong/hmv/article/deepfake-bill/xh0lsmy30