Tag: news
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Famed Hmong chef and storyteller coming to Marysville
Promoters of an outdoor farm to fork dinner on D Street between Third and Fourth streets have submitted the following information about the event. Tickets are $100 each. Full story: https://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/famed-hmong-chef-and-storyteller-coming-to-marysville/article_27777939-8084-4789-a85e-98778375e085.html
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Ten years later, Cheba Hut says it will finally open in Uptown Minneapolis
Cheba Hut announced its Minnesota entry more than 10 years ago. The chain says it’s finally going to happen in November. Full story: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2025/08/20/cheba-hut-uptown-finally-opening.html
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Hmong community group slams deportations
On Sunday morning in St. Paul, about a half-dozen community representatives talked about recent immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota. FOX 9 is working to determine what legal status the … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/hmong-community-group-slams-deportations-030700687.html
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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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Milwaukee north side neighborhood struggles to recover after devastating flood
A north side Milwaukee neighborhood is still reeling days after heavy rains pounded the area, leaving homes damaged and families displaced. Full story: https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/milwaukee-north-side-neighborhood-struggles-to-recover-after-devastating-flood
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Mekong Night Festival honors Southeast Asian culture
(News Release) The Hmong American Leadership & Economic Development (HALED) invites the public to the 4th Annual Mekong Night Festival, happening on Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 10:30 … Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/08/14/interview-mekong-night-festival-honors-southeast-asian-culture/
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HMONG CENTER STILL FIGHTS SHORTAGE OF MONEY CATCHING UP AN UPDATE ON PEOPLE AND PLACES IN THE NEWS
Kajsiab House, a community center for older Hmong people, continues to face funding challenges, despite fundraisers last fall that brought in about $11,000. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68a353df4e5e43fbbd3b8f73592baa11&url=https%3a%2f%2fmadison.com%2fnews%2flocal%2farticle_986e4104-c0e4-51f4-8a01-3caabb7737c2.html&c=4934975113749493332&mkt=en-us
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A Lutheran church had 200 backpacks for students ready to go. Then its basement flooded.
Benediction Lutheran Church added its Hmong ministry in 2003 — and its African ministry in 2006. Until then, membership had been declining. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=689e0ddf042a404a819e82d869475f90&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.jsonline.com%2fstory%2fnews%2f2025%2f08%2f14%2fa-milwaukee-church-lost-backpacks-with-supplies-after-historic-flood%2f85642202007%2f&c=7413996669710604459&mkt=en-us
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Christians violently driven from homes in Laos
Landlocked nation officially guarantees freedom of religion, but Christians are increasingly being attacked and persecuted … Full story: https://www.ucanews.com/news/christians-violently-driven-from-homes-in-laos/109937
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ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
In the 1960s, the CIA recruited Hmong people in Laos to battle Communist forces in southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Many of them sacrificed their lives to help the U.S. and saved the lives of … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ice-arrests-16-hmong-laotian-refugees-in-michigan-family-legislators-ask-for-release/ar-AA1KcSoj
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ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
Twenty-eight elected officials in Michigan signed a letter asking ICE to release 16 Hmong and Laotian immigrants detained by ICE. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-arrests-16-hmong-laotian-100343738.html
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ICE arrests 16 Hmong, Laotian refugees in Michigan. Family, legislators ask for release.
Now, 16 Hmong and Laotian immigrants are facing deportation after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained them in Michigan in July. Fifteen of them had been sent letters telling them … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-arrests-16-hmong-laotian-100343772.html
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Michigan families sounding off after loved ones detained by ICE
Sufeng Yang came to the U.S. as a young child with his mother after the Vietnam War. Yet Yang, a father, provider, and caregiver for his daughter’s 82-year-old grandmother, is now in ICE detention, … Full story: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-families-sounding-off-after-loved-ones-detained-ice
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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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A refugee’s family fled war when he was a baby. 46 years later, he could be deported.
Under the Trump administration, some Hmong refugees are now facing deportation from the only country they’ve ever known. Full story: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/08/a-refugees-family-fled-war-when-he-was-a-baby-46-years-later-he-could-be-deported.html
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Family of ICE-detained Hmong American man speaks out
The family of a Hmong American man is asking for help in getting him released from a Michigan immigration detention facility. Colin Jackson has more. Full story: https://www.wemu.org/michigan-news/2025-08-08/family-of-ice-detained-hmong-american-man-speaks-out
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A refugee’s family fled war when he was a baby. 46 years later, he could be deported.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. LANSING, MI – Lue Yang, 47, was born stateless in a Thai refugee camp. As Hmong refugees, Yang’s … Full story: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/08/a-refugees-family-fled-war-when-he-was-a-baby-46-years-later-he-could-be-deported.html