Tag: neighborhood
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What Role Can Public Space Play in the Case for Reparations?: A Study of Rondo Commemorative Plaza
History of Rondo + Highway Built in 2018, Rondo Commemorative Plaza is a physical reminder of the destruction of the Rondo Neighborhood by the construction of Interstate 94 and the resilience of … Read Full Article
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Leaders Work to Keep Hmong Community Informed About COVID
People Just Don’t Quite Understand How Dangerous It Can Be’ By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you … Read Full Article
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Visible, validated: UW-Green Bay artist’s mural sets tone for LGBTQ+ community’s Weekend of Pride! festival
Tags: American, black, community, festival, Green Bay, Hmong, Hmong American, Lo, neighborhood, people“Then it developed more into doing this for the community, for the Black and brown people in this neighborhood,” said Lo, who is Hmong American and noted the Napalese is within a majority minority … Read Full Article
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Neighborhood dining guide: Downtown St. Paul has lots of great restaurants
Downtown St. Paul gives us our skyline, some really world-class event venues and museums, and more than a few of our favorite restaurants. Read Full Article
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Prosecutors: No charges against officers in Chiasher Vueshooting in north Minneapolis
One year after Minneapolis police officers killed an armed man during a wild shootout in a North Side neighborhood, prosecutors said Monday that they would not file criminal charges against the … Read Full Article
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Hmong organizer sworn in as California APIA Affairs Commission’s first executive director
She grew up the child of Hmong refugees in an under-resourced Del Paso Heights neighborhood, which sparked her passion for social change. Read Full Article
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Community-University Health Care Center adapts to changing needs during COVID-19
CUHCC, located in the Phillips neighborhood, has had a long history of changing to meet the needs of the area’s immigrant residents and residents of color. Read Full Article
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Growing Hmong American Peace Academy moving forward with new building
Construction is underway on a new 99,000-square-foot high school building on the Hmong American Peace Academy campus in Milwaukee’s Lindsay Park neighborhood. Read Full Article
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South Side Mourns Death of Jason Cleereman
Back in 2005, when Jason Cleereman moved to the Walker Square neighborhood, he saw a park down the block and thought: “What a wonderful place to have a farmers market.” In 2008, he advocated for the … Read Full Article
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Hmong High School Rises on Northwest Side
Construction is moving right along on a $30 million expansion of the Hmong American Peace Academy in the city’s Lindsay Park neighborhood on the Far Northwest Side. The charter school, founded in 2004 … Read Full Article
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Neighborhood pop-up testing works to bridge health gaps in marginalized communities
Some of the hardest hit communities in the COVID-19 pandemic are also some of those least likely to seek or access testing services. Read Full Article
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Immigrant retailers reopened shops in neighborhood malls. Customers haven’t returned
These shops present a snapshot of the thousands of immigrant-owned small businesses across Minnesota, said Jato Chabsi, a community development specialist for African Economic Development Solutions, … Read Full Article
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These acts of kindness by everyday people were all inspired by a simple “what if?”
A neighborhood free pantry, care packages for seniors, and innovating the flower farm; All inspired ideas by people like you who decided to take action. #newdaynw … Read Full Article
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Reconstruction of St. Paul’s Dale Street bridge starts this month
Officials worked with neighborhood residents to design a bridge that meets modern needs and reflects the area’s values and history. Read Full Article
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Six Plus Two Equals Eight: Mai Vang Vies to be the Second Woman on Sacramento City Council
Vang is running for City Council. You can find her in the neighborhood, knocking on doors and talking about the work. And for Vang, it’s all about the work. This Hmong-American woman is a trail blazer … Read Full Article
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Three concepts unveiled for City Hall plaza in memory of Judge Larry Cohen
Cohen, who helped launch the city’s neighborhood district council system, was among the first public officials to greet the early wave of Hmong refugees in Minnesota and bring trained Hmong … Read Full Article
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‘Mongolian Boys’ Gang Members Arrested for Shooting That Killed 4 at Hmong House Party
Left to right, bottom: Johnny Xiong, Pao Vang, Jhovanny Delgado. Image via Fresno Police Department The shooting occurred at an area described as a 10-block southeast Fresno neighborhood home to many … Read Full Article
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Hmong celebrate new year amid tighter security
FRESNO — Thousands of people gathered Friday in Central California to celebrate the Hmong New Year amid heightened security in the wake of a neighborhood shooting last month that killed four people. Read Full Article