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Hill tribes, Spider-Man and elephants: Thailand votes
>From Hmong hill people voting in the shadow of mist-cloaked jungle mountains to Spider-Man cosplayers on Bangkok’s scorching streets, millions turned out to cast their ballots in Thailand’s election … Read Full Article
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Asian American and Pacific Islander women face a $267,760 lifetime salary shortfall due to the pay gap
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women have to work 15 months to earn what a man makes in one year, the National Women’s Law Center found. Read Full Article
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Advocates for Hmong man shot, killed by St. Paul police demand charges
Family members of a 65-year-old Hmong man shot and killed by St. Paul police in February renewed their call for justice Wednesday, while sharing previously unreleased transcripts of the 911 calls … Read Full Article
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NYC woman jailed for anti-Asian attack now arrested for same-day murder, arson
A woman who shoved and hurled racial slurs at an Asian man on a New York City subway in 2021 has been arrested once again on Friday, this time for a murder and an arson that occurred on the same day. Read Full Article
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Man murders wife before killing himself in latest Hmong domestic violence tragedy in Minnesota
In the latest domestic violence tragedy involving the Hmong community in Minnesota, a man murdered his wife before committing suicide in an Andover residence. On the morning of March 10, the Anoka … Read Full Article
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Family of man shot by St. Paul police demand answers
They said he would only understand people who were speaking loudly, in Hmong, very close to him. Xiong’s spouse, See Xiong, addressed protesters. She spoke in Hmong, with protest organizer Xhokeezheng … Read Full Article
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Family of man killed by St. Paul PD believes death could have been avoided
Yia Xiong, 65, was a member of the Hmong community. On Sunday, the community showed up by the dozens at two different events to honor his life and question his death. His family said the final moments … Read Full Article
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Family of man shot by St. Paul police demand answers
Hundreds protested the police killing of 65-year-old Yia Xiong outside the St. Paul Police Department’s Western District office Sunday. Read Full Article
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St. Paul Police release bodycam video from fatal shooting of man with knife
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said crime scene personnel recovered a 16-inch traditional Hmong knife at the scene. The three- minute video, edited by SPPD, was posted on the … Read Full Article
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Family members of man shot by St. Paul police flock to city to ask for justice
Yang Mee Lee prays for justice for her brother Yia Xiong as her niece Mai Tong Xiong listens Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, during a press conference at the Hmong 18 Council office in St. Paul. Yia Xiong … Read Full Article
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St. Paul releases footage of man armed with knife before he is shot, killed by officer
Outside, about a half-dozen Hmong community members protested Xiong’s killing. Among them was City Council Member Nelsie Yang, the first Hmong-American woman to serve on the council. Yang said she … Read Full Article
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Man shot by police couldn’t hear, speak English
Relatives of a man who was fatally shot by St. Paul police argued Saturday that the 65-year-old struggled to understand orders to drop a traditional Hmong knife because of a language barrier and … Read Full Article
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Family members of man shot by St. Paul police flock to city from around country to ask for justice
More than 20 relatives of Yia Xiong, some traveling from as far away as Georgia and Michigan, gathered at the Hmong 18 Council headquarters in St. Paul on Saturday to mourn his death and ask for … Read Full Article
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Bodycam video shows St. Paul police killing man approaching them with a knife
BCA investigators recovered a “16-inch traditional Hmong knife” at the scene. A search warrant said they also recovered five discharged .223 caliber cartridge casings as well as a Taser. The BCA said … Read Full Article