Tag: letter
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice opposes the defunding of gender-affirming care
On Feb. 17, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California and partners, Viet Rainbow of Orange County and Hmong Innovating Politics, submitted a letter opposing the Centers for Medicare … Full story: https://www.lassennews.com/asian-americans-advancing-justice-opposes-the-defunding-of-gender-affirming-care
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The Dish: Man shares journey from refugee to acclaimed chef
Yia Vang, the chef behind the Minneapolis hot spot Vinai, says his restaurant is a love letter to his parents. He arrived in the U.S. as a refugee when he was a young boy. Now, he blends his Hmong … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/food-and-drink/world-cuisines/the-dish-man-shares-journey-from-refugee-to-acclaimed-chef/vi-AA1Q9OhX
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A letter to Kristi Noem after her visit to Minnesota last week
“Immigrants and refugees are not like your dog, Cricket. You can’t get rid of us just because we make you uncomfortable,” Ka Vang writes. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/noem-protest-twin-cities-trump-administration-immigration-enforcement/601507422
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan officials, civil rights organizations call for release of detained Hmong and Laotian refugees
Six Hmong and eight Laotian refugees were detained on July 30th after receiving a letter from ICE and reporting for what they believed was a routine check in. Full story: https://wdet.org/2025/08/11/detroit-evening-report-michigan-official-and-civil-rights-orgs-call-for-release-of-detained-hmong-and-laotian-refugees/
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ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
Twenty-eight elected officials in Michigan signed a letter asking ICE to release 16 Hmong and Laotian immigrants detained by ICE. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-arrests-16-hmong-laotian-100343738.html
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Family members call on ICE to release Hmong refugees facing deportation in Michigan
More than a dozen Hmong and Laotian Americans living in the Detroit area received a letter summoning them to the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on … Full story: https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/family-members-call-on-ice-to-release-hmong-refugees-facing-deportation-in-michigan/article_9a997606-bf6c-53f7-ae65-9132377028d2.html
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One Minnesota middle school did away with A-F letter grades. The students have questions.
St. Anthony-New Brighton and Spring Lake Park schools are among the Minnesota districts moving to “proficiency-based” grading to try to emphasize learning. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-schools-grading-competency/601223267
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Hmong-based Vinai restaurant serves as “love letter” to parents and history
The northeast Minneapolis-based Vinai restaurant is a newly nationally recognized hub for Hmong food with the restaurant’s interior being a “love letter” to the owner’s parents. Chef Yia Vang opened … Full story: https://mndaily.com/290215/city/hmong-based-vinai-restaurant-serves-as-love-letter-to-parents-and-history/
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Gardner supports all students
To the editor: … Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_thisweek/free/letter-gardner-supports-all-students/article_d49a31d2-71f2-11ef-8a38-03a21ee881ed.html
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Yia Vang opens Vinai in northeast Minneapolis
Named after the refugee camp where his parents met, and where he was born, Vang calls the restaurant a ‘love letter’ to his parents who taught him to cook. Full story: https://www.fox9.com/news/yia-vang-opens-vinai-northeast-minneapolis
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Chef Yia Vang opens Vinai restaurant as love letter to parents, Hmong culture
Chef Yia Vang’s long-awaited restaurant Vinai opens in northeast Minneapolis. The menu features traditional Hmong food. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/yia-vang-vinai-minneapolis-hmong-restaurant/
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Vinai, chef Yia Vang’s love letter to family and country, opens Tuesday in Northeast Minneapolis
Vinai is named after Ban Vinai, the refugee camp in Thailand where Vang’s parents met. The menu is structured to be family-style — meat platters feed several people, and side dishes and appetizers are … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/29/vinai-chef-yia-vangs-love-letter-to-family-and-country-opens-in-northeast-minneapolis/
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Vinai, chef Yia Vang’s love letter to family and country, opens in Northeast Minneapolis
We call both of these places home.” The bar program, which emphasizes Hmong ingredients like Hmong cucumber, culantro and galangal, was created in partnership with Jeff Seidenstricker of Steady Pour. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/29/vinai-chef-yia-vangs-love-letter-to-family-and-country-opens-in-northeast-minneapolis/
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State asks Minnesota court interpreters to keep working without pay resolution
The state judiciary can’t afford to give courtroom interpreters large pay increases right now, according to a letter from State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba, but officials are inviting translators … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/state-asks-minnesota-court-interpreters-keep-working/600332752/
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Ramsey County board blasts sheriff for excluding some members in letter; Fletcher says it wasn’t about race
Ramsey County board members rebuked the sheriff Friday, saying a letter he sent them this week was a “racist act” because he addressed it to white commissioners and not commissioners of color. Sheriff … Read Full Article
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Ramsey County Board rebukes Sheriff Bob Fletcher for ‘act of racism’
Tags: letterThe sheriff excluded commissioners of color from a letter responding to action on his department’s overspending, the board said. Read Full Article
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What’s happening with Sheriff Bob Fletcher and the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners?
Tags: letterBut he instead wrote a 4-page letter to four of the members — all of whom are white — leaving out three members of the board who identify as Black, Latino, and Hmong. On Friday, the commissioners … Read Full Article
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Ramsey County Board rips Sheriff Fletcher for letter
Tags: letterRamsey County commissioners are criticizing Sheriff Bob Fletcher for sending a letter about new oversight measures to only the white members of the board. Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo said she’s … Read Full Article