Tag: news
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An Airmen killed at a secret CIA radar base in Laos is finally recovered
U.S. Air Force Sgt. David Price was killed at Lima Site 85, a secret CIA radar base in Laos which was overrun in a pitched, mountain-top battle. His remains were just identified. Full story: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/david-price-recovered-lima-site-85/
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Prep underway for Hmong Wausau Festival
>From sports, to food, to traditional Hmong dancing, there’s a lot that goes into the Hmong Wausau Festival. But despite the large amount of prep work, … Full story: https://www.waow.com/news/prep-underway-for-hmong-wausau-festival/article_a0b91992-49fb-11ef-becf-7f81cd14488b.html
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Madison begins air quality monitor installation
MADISON, Wis. – The City of Madison is beginning the installation process of 65 air quality monitors throughout the city. Full story: https://www.channel3000.com/news/madison-begins-air-quality-monitor-installation/article_ff60abf6-4940-11ef-81f9-e3bcebe33808.html
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How Hmong women in Wisconsin are tackling domestic violence in their communities
She would go on to earn a master’s degree in social work before returning to help Hmong women through challenges like she faced. Lo, who has spent the last six years as an advocate and program … Full story: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2024/07/22/hmong-women-in-wisconsin-tackling-domestic-violence/74380991007/
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How Hmong women in Wisconsin are tackling domestic violence in their communities
A women-led movement is pushing back against patriarchal attitudes and offering support to survivors of domestic violence. Full story: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2024/07/22/hmong-women-in-wisconsin-tackling-domestic-violence/74380991007/
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Steve Cahalan: LAX Grille opens, Pastissimo is leaving and Ichiddo Ramen is coming to La Crosse
La Crosse’s restaurant scene is changing, with LAX Grille opening downtown, the Pastissimo pasta restaurant about to leave for Texas and Ichiddo Ramen opening in a few months in the former Fayze’s … Full story: https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/business/lax-grille-restaurant-opening-downtown/article_2da82f0e-4525-11ef-8bd5-93c9639f496b.html
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Ancestors and artwork shine at museum shows
Diving into that history, he added, expands people’s view of “who were we before we were told we were this or that?” Finally, the museum unveiled a new career retrospective from one of Southeast … Full story: https://www.winonapost.com/news/ancestors-and-artwork-shine-at-museum-shows/article_4c64ed22-43ec-11ef-a494-c3192ef7e03d.html
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Lee on Olympics redemption mission after comeback from illness
A little more than a year after her doctors told her she might never compete again, reigning Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee will be chasing redemption in Paris. Full story: https://www.insidenova.com/news/national/lee-on-olympics-redemption-mission-after-comeback-from-illness/article_41bae9b0-faaf-5c34-9b39-8af299ee83cb.html
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Brooklyn Park City Council celebrates Juneteenth, welcomes new employees
On June 10, 2024, the Brooklyn’s Park City Council meeting featured the Juneteenth and Dr. Yang Dao proclamations, a censure discussion against Maria Tran, and an introduction of new employees. Full story: https://www.insightnews.com/news/brooklyn-park-city-council-celebrates-juneteenth-welcomes-new-employees/article_37cd99e4-4276-11ef-a290-33c8a4ef224f.html
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At a Sacramento high school, some ugly racism comes from a teacher and his test | Opinion
Biology teacher Alex Nguyen wrongly thought it was instructive to write in a test how African Americans have a gene that promotes a pimp walk. Full story: https://news.yahoo.com/news/sacramento-high-school-ugly-racism-120000042.html
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High school teacher’s bizarre biology test included racist question on ‘pimp walk’ gene
A teacher at Sacramento’s Luther Burbank High School gave a wildly offensive final that targeted individual students by name … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/high-school-teacher-bizarre-biology-205403452.html
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Missoula’s International Rescue Committee’s origins began with Hmong refugees of the Vietnam War
Tags: government, Hmong, international, news, refugee, refugees, story, United States, Vietnam, war, workIn the United States, there are only 10 organizations that officially work with the federal government’s office of refugee of resettlement. One of them is the International Rescue Committee – which … Full story: https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-07-10/missoulas-international-rescue-committees-origins-began-with-hmong-refugees-of-the-vietnam-war
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A Hmong refugee and his childhood teacher remember resettlement in the Bitterroot Valley after the Vietnam War
After the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, which wound down 50 years ago this year, many Hmong families fled Laos and eventually settled in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. They adjusted … Full story: https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-07-10/a-hmong-refugee-and-his-childhood-teacher-remember-resettlement-in-the-bitterroot-valley-after-the-vietnam-war
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Hmong disability advocate connects inclusivity and accessibility
Mai Thor, a Hmong woman and refugee, contracted polio at a young age. She now dedicates much of her time to disability advocacy. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/hmong-disability-advocate-connects-inclusivity-accessibility/