Tag: local
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Hmong community hosts healing concert in Oshkosh to tackle mental health stigma
Fighting the stigma against mental health. That’s the goal of a special event this weekend in Oshkosh, being put on by an area Hmong organizat … Full story: https://fox11online.com/news/local/hmong-community-hosts-healing-concert-in-oshkosh-to-tackle-mental-health-stigma
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State Fair Food Is Getting More Global—And More Exciting
Each year fairs reinvents themselves to mirror evolving local tastes and demographics. Nowhere is that reinvention more visible than in the food concessions. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/state-fair-food-getting-more-110000101.html
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Public input sought about La Crosse City Administrator position at series of sessions
La Crosse City Administrator Working Group to launch public engagement sessions to discuss potential city administrator position. Full story: https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/government-politics/article_93247b15-d9f8-4c08-99c0-86a563602afe.html
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Food & Wine picks Minneapolis spot as Restaurant of the Year
A popular northeast Minneapolis restaurant is getting national recognition. Food & Wine magazine has chosen Diane’s Place as its 2025 Restaurant of the Year. Full story: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/food-wine-picks-minneapolis-spot-as-restaurant-of-the-year/
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Hanoi to Sapa Adventure – Staying with a Hmong Family (Vietnam Day 6)
On Day 6 of our Vietnam trip, we leave Hanoi for the beautiful mountains of Sapa and spend the night with a local Hmong family 🏡 … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/hanoi-to-sapa-adventure-staying-with-a-hmong-family-vietnam-day-6/vi-AA1zDBQt
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Backpack Bash to offer school supplies to local students
Six community organizations will host a block party to equip local students and families with essential resources for the school year. Backpack … Full story: https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2025/09/02/backpack-bash-to-offer-school-supplies-to-local-students/
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Diane’s Place wins Restaurant of the Year award
Diane’s Place is bringing home a national accolade after Food & Wine awarded the Restaurant of the Year award. Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/dianes-place-wins-restaurant-of-the-year-award/89-fd333a4d-740e-4aa9-a52f-f8647c7d67fe
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Hmong 50 Festival
The Hmong 50 Festival is an event meant to be a cultural celebration honoring the Hmong culture through music, dance, cuisine and storytelling. The “50” is because 2025 marks the 50th year that Hmong … Full story: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/interview-hmong-50-festival/
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How is immigration enforcement affecting Sacramento’s Asian American, Pacific Islander communities?
Recent federal immigration raids and detentions have often targeted Latinos. But local Asian American leaders and organizations say members of their communities have also been swept up by ICE and face … Full story: https://www.capradio.org/articles/2025/08/22/how-is-immigration-enforcement-affecting-sacramentos-asian-american-pacific-islander-communities/
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The Anchorage Weekender: Cultural festivals, Campus Kickoff and 6 more local events
There are tons of concerts – including Wiz Khalifa, Mastodon and the sold-out Billy Currington. Concert times and prices vary. There’s also the Rodeo Championships both Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Full story: https://alaskapublic.org/the-anchorage-weekender/2025-08-21/the-anchorage-weekender-cultural-festivals-campus-kickoff-and-6-more-local-events
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Foodie Finds: Shrimp and Pork Toast OnStick
This year, one of the new foods at the fairgrounds is the Shrimp and Pork Toast On-A-Stick. To make this, Texas toast is smothered in a mix of ground pork, shrimp, Hmong aromatics and fish sauce and … Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/news-at-noon/foodiefinds/foodie-finds-shrimp-and-pork-toast-on-a-stick/89-f6e5bf86-94c0-44aa-b182-a47524e6c778
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Hmong refugees from Michigan among those deported to Laos, despite calls for release
Despite impassioned pleas from relatives and Michigan lawmakers, at least half a dozen Hmong refugees were deported to Laos this week. Full story: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/08/15/hmong-refugees-among-those-deported-to-laos/85680464007/
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Community and Disability resource fair comes to the Wausau area
The community and disability resource fair comes to the Wausau area, connecting the people to local resources. Full story: https://www.waow.com/news/community-and-disability-resource-fair-comes-to-the-wausau-area/article_46e7c2e3-a2d9-4de3-927a-b22453a4ff27.html
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Metro Detroit families speak out after loved ones detained by ICE
In July, Sufeng Yang and more than a dozen others in the local Hmong and Laotian communities received letters for what they thought was a routine immigration check-in on July 30th—it wasn’t. Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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Family members call on ICE to release Hmong refugees facing deportation
Many of those detained received removal orders after being convicted of crimes years ago, but were never deported because their home countries did not consider them citizens. Full story: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/08/08/family-members-call-on-ice-to-release-hmong-refugees-from-detention/85565378007/
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‘Don’t quite fit in’: Local Hmong poet’s work shares a life between worlds
Chippewa Valley-based poet S.Z. Putnam is very familiar with the world of immigrants. That’s because Putnam’s family was among the many Hmong who became refugees after the Vietnam War, facing … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dont-quite-fit-local-hmong-014700780.html
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Local media and its founders put community first in Seattle and around the U.S.
There’s something special about local news media. And we’re not just saying that. The people who choose to open local news outlets are not just entrepreneurs or journalists—though they are both of … Full story: https://nwasianweekly.com/2025/08/local-media-and-its-founders-put-community-first-in-seattle-and-around-the-u-s/