Tag: neighborhood
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Southeast Asian Food Pantry offers culturally appropriate foods for Milwaukeeans in need
Tags: American, Asian, association, food, Hmong, Hmong American, Milwaukee, neighborhood, WashingtonTucked within the walls of the Hmong American Friendship Association in Milwaukee’s Washington Park neighborhood is the Southeast Asian Food Pantry. Read Full Article
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Wausau plans Thomas Street homes, but process raises questions
But Monday’s meeting flyer is not translated into Hmong, despite a 12 percent linguistic isolation rate in the affected neighborhood, nor does the flyer contain language that complies with the … Read Full Article
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Madison to use low-cost sensors to measure neighborhood air quality
The goal of the project is to understand where air pollution is a problem, give people information to guide their health decisions and ultimately take actions to address health disparities. Read Full Article
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Fresno family uses Halloween decorations to share Hmong culture
A Fresno family’s Halloween display is turning heads in the neighborhood and beyond. But it’s more about telling a story than being scary. In the video above, ABC30 Photojournalist Phil Torres takes … Read Full Article
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St. Paul’s Hmong Cultural Center Makes Big Comeback After ‘Heartwarming Community Response’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood has made quite the comeback. The museum was vandalized just a week before it was set to unveil a major … Read Full Article
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Local donation helps fund awareness and education workshops amid a national surge in anti-Asian hate
Tags: American, Asian, association, education, Hmong, Hmong American, Milwaukee, national, neighborhoodMILWAUKEE — Due to the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, the Hmong American Friendship Association, in Milwaukee’s Near West Side neighborhood, is using donated funds to provide education and … Read Full Article
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Efforts grow for more diversity in Duluth fire department
When Clint Reff was a young kid growing up in Duluth, there was one Black firefighter in the Duluth fire department — Ernie Butler. “Ernie lived in our neighborhood,” Reff recalled. “So you’d see him … Read Full Article
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New Hmong Cultural Center Museum storefront space open with more room, more information
Consider it a neighborhood museum where you can learn about your neighbors. The Hmong Cultural Center Museum officially opened in early December in a storefront, street-level location on University … Read Full Article
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Minnesota’s Suni Lee seeking balance after her life flipped in one golden year
Lee led a typical teenage existence, save for the 40-plus hours she spent in the gym every week. She was a senior at South St. Paul High School, living in a quiet East Side neighborhood. A family … Read Full Article
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Low-power St. Paul radio station tunes into the heart of Frogtown
Started a few years ago to provide “hyperlocal” programming, St. Paul’s Frogtown Community Radio is also giving its neighborhood a bigger voice in local issues. Read Full Article
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Three east metro cities join forces to renew the intersection where they meet
St. Paul, Roseville and Maplewood pool resources to improve border neighborhood around Rice Street and Larpenteur Avenue. Read Full Article
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Your letters: Wausau spending misguided, letter writer says
Dear editor, The Economic Development Committee has told the city of Wausau that it has applied for $10.5 million from the Neighborhood Investment … Read Full Article
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Sacramento City councilmember, local nonprofit address Hmong homelessness
Tucked away in a South Sacramento neighborhood surrounded by businesses, you’ll find people living along Morrison Creek. Homelessness doesn’t discriminate. Read Full Article
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‘Food Is A Universal Language’: Chef Yia Vang Finds Home For Hmong Flavors In Minneapolis’ North Loop
This week, he is opening his award-winning Union Hmong Kitchen in its new spot, Graze Provisions + Libations in Minneapolis’ popular North Loop neighborhood. The grand opening is slated for Friday. Read Full Article
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‘Food Is A Universal Language’: Chef Via Yang Finds Home For Hmong Flavors In Minneapolis’ North Loop
This week, he is opening his award-winning Union Hmong Kitchen in its new spot, Graze Provisions + Libations in Minneapolis’ popular North Loop neighborhood. The grand opening is slated for Friday. Read Full Article