Tag: loss
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Michigan Dem dons ‘MAGA makeup’ and mocks Erika Kirk in sickening anti-Trump TikTok video
I’m going for the Kristi Noem meets Erika Kirk look. Like I just didn’t get fired and I’m mourning the loss of my loved one,” she said. Full story: https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/michigan-dem-dons-maga-makeup-mocks-erika-kirk-in-appalling-anti-trump-tiktok-video/
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Minnesota library expands dementia care kits
A Minnesota library system is working to make meaningful connections easier for families facing memory loss. Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/minnesota-library-expands-dementia-care-kits/ar-AA1Zo2GN
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Fantasy and Fabrication Through a Hmong American Lens
The first survey of artist Pao Houa Her’s photo-based work explores images shaped by longing, loss, and cultural inheritance. Full story: https://www.vogue.com/article/pao-houa-her-the-imaginative-landscape
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McCaa: There’s a difference between a father and Dad
On the first Fathers Day since the loss of his father, McCaa reflects on the importance of Dads — not just fathers, but fathers who take the … Full story: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2025/06/14/mccaa-theres-a-difference-between-a-father-and-a-dad/
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State sues charter school superintendent over $4M hedge fund loss
Attorney General Keith Ellison says Christianna M. Hang, who started Hmong College Prep Academy, illegally invested school money in a hedge fund. Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/courts-news/former-charter-school-superintendent-sued-over-4m-hedge-fund-investment-hmong-college-prep-academy-christianna-hang/89-4d09ba50-6b32-493e-bef6-9d281834b160
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From loss to harvest: A family’s journey to farming, blending Filipino, Hmong and Indigenous traditions
Remagination Farm is led by Dr. Robyn Rodriguez, her husband Joshua Vang, and their nine-year-old son Ezio. The family blends Filipino and Hmong traditions, growing everything from Hmong corn to … Full story: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/community/race-and-culture/california-familys-journey-to-farming/103-b2be84c7-183f-493a-bce1-a182acb2ac06
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Fleeing loss, finding home: Palestinian play, Hmong and Somali choral works take center stage
The Boston Choral Ensemble, in collaboration with Minneapolis Choir Co-Op, presents “My Journey, Yours,” a multilingual concert featuring works by immigrant composers and writers. The program, which … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/culture-community/things-to-do-minneapolis-boston-choral-palestinian-play-kara-walker/
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Armenians, Hmong, other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don’t represent them
The groups say money, political power and even health could be at stake. Being lumped into the wrong column can mean a gain or loss of government funds that are distributed based on data. Full story: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/27/armenians-hmong-other-groups-feel-us-race-and-ethnicity-categories-dont-represent-them/73873067007/
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How a Hmong woman escaped Laos and ended up growing rice in Fresno
Lisa Hamilton looks at one Hmong woman’s struggle to survive war, loss and displacement while holding onto her identity. Full story: https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food/afghan-cuisine-la-restaurant-closures-hmong-cooking/hmong-hungry-season-ia-moua-lisa-hamilton
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Family, friends of St. Paul’s Tou Ger Xiong gather in remembrance
Loved ones of the Hmong-American activist and performer killed recently in Colombia, who gathered Saturday in Woodbury for a memorial, said they’re still reeling from his loss. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/hmong-activist-tou-ger-xiong-st-paul-memorial/600330416/
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Twin Cities artist, activist Tou Ger Xiong kidnapped and killed in Colombia, authorities say
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota family is grieving a terrible loss. They say their loved one was kidnapped and killed while on a trip to Colombia. Tou Ger Xiong, 50, was a well-loved comedian, activist, … Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-artist-activist-tou-ger-xiong-killed-in-colombia/
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Minneapolis-based Hmong-American activist, Bush Fellow murdered in Columbia
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The family of a Twin Cities artist and activist says he was kidnapped and killed in Colombia. In a statement, the brother of Tou Ger Xiong, 50, called the loss indescribable. A … Full story: https://kfgo.com/2023/12/13/minneapolis-based-hmong-american-activist-bush-fellow-murdered-in-columbia/
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US Comic in Colombia, Kidnapped After Date Night in Medellin, Found Dead With Stab Wounds
American comedian Tou Ger Xiong murdered in Colombia; rising kidnappings raise concerns. Family seeks justice for the tragic loss … Full story: https://www.news18.com/world/us-comic-in-colombia-kidnapped-after-date-night-in-medellin-found-dead-with-stab-wounds-8702371.html
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Twin Cities Hmong artist and activist Tou Ger Xiong kidnapped and killed in Colombia
The pain of his loss is indescribable,” Xiong’s family said in a statement. A Colombian newspaper reported that he was kidnapped while on a date with a woman he met on social media. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/news/hmong-artist-activist-tou-ger-xiong-kidnapped-murdered-in-colombia/
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Future of Us: Forced to downsize their funerals, Hmong families returned to their roots
COVID-19 hit Hmong Minnesotans especially hard. Of COVID-related deaths among Asian Minnesotans in 2020, nearly half were Hmong. The loss came in the midst of pandemic restrictions that forced many … Read Full Article
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Investor ordered to pay SEC $8.3M for defrauding Hmong-American investors
Kay Yang of Wisconsin also has ties to a St. Paul charter school’s $4.3 million loss through an illegal hedge fund investment. Read Full Article
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Community forum on police brutality held in wake of St. Paul police shooting
St. Paul apartment complex shot and killed Yia Xiong, 65, when he didn’t follow orders to drop a 16-inch knife he was brandishing. His family said a language barrier and extreme hearing loss … Read Full Article
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Community forum on police brutality held in wake of St. Paul police shooting
St. Paul apartment complex shot and killed Yia Xiong, 65, when he didn’t follow orders to drop a 16-inch knife he was holding. His family said a language barrier and extreme hearing loss contributed … Read Full Article