Tag: leader
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Khou Lor joins Southwest Initiative Foundation
Lor spent the last six years working in community engagement. She is involved with the Hmong community in southwest Minnesota as a leader and organizer and is part of various community groups in Tracy … Read Full Article
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St. Paul Hmong leader chosen for Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans
Feb. 3—KaYing Yang, a Hmong refugee and policy director for a St. Paul-based advocacy organization, was sworn in on Thursday to U.S. President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, … Read Full Article
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President Biden selects Blong Xiong for USDA post
A local business leader has been tapped by President Joe Biden to take on a leadership role with the U.S Department of Agriculture. Blong Xiong, executive director of the Fresno-based Asian Business I … Read Full Article
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Former Fresno councilmember appointed by Biden to fill key USDA position
A Fresno community leader has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve in a key regional leadership role at the United States Department of Agriculture. Blong Xiong, a former Fresno City … Read Full Article
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Peng Her announces candidacy for Wisconsin lieutenant governor
Peng Her, a longtime Hmong leader from Madison’s north side and current CEO at the Hmong Institute, announced Friday that he is a candidate for Wisconsin lieutenant governor. Her is looking to become, … Read Full Article
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Advocate is preserving families, breaking poverty cycles and Asian American-proud
Forty-something ThaoMee Xiong is an experienced leader, legal advocate and proud Hmong American. As the newly named deputy director for the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), Xiong is on a … Read Full Article
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School takes big risk, learns hard lesson
The leader of a popular St. Paul charter school has resigned and the school is being urged to appoint an outside replacement — providing a troubling lesson in what can happen when public dollars are … Read Full Article
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Leader of charter school to quit following hedge fund losses
The founder of a St. Paul charter school that lost $4.3 million in a hedge fund investment is quitting as superintendent and chief financial officer, the Hmong College Prep Academy board said in a … Read Full Article
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New St. Paul City Hall plaza, seating area erected in memory of Judge Larry Cohen
In life, Judge Larry Cohen served as a mayor of St. Paul, a Ramsey County commissioner and chief judge of the 2nd Judicial District. Cohen, a soft-spoken but fastidious leader who was 83 when he … Read Full Article
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Judge asked to block Minneapolis’ updated public safety ballot question
Plus: 12-year-old boy dies following shooting in Minneapolis; Minnesota Senate Republicans elect Jeremy Miller as majority leader; Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular back at the Minnesota Zoo; and more. Read Full Article
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EYEWITNESS: Curtains… or playing possum?
Tags: leaderIt didn’t surprise your Eyewitness to hear that David Granger officially took an open-ended “leave of absence” from his position as “PNC Leader”. According to individuals who’re with the PNC from … Read Full Article