Tag: news
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‘Humanize our people’ | How Stop AAPI Hate is making space for healing
>From experiencing hate to exploring healing – a mental health counselor says the human experience holds space for both. Full story: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/community/aapi-heritage/how-stop-aapi-hate-is-making-space-for-healing/85-d376ac96-423e-4786-ad0c-7b6085008d69
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Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice
It has been almost 50 years since Asian American and Pacific Islander month was established, but anti-Asian hate continues to rise. Full story: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/nearly-50-years-later-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-month-features-revelry-and-racial-justice/3403010/
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Free summer camps to be offered by Fresno Unified
Free summer camps are going to be offered by Fresno Unified to support academic growth in children. Officials say their free summer camps will feature more than … Full story: https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/free-summer-camps-to-be-offered-by-fresno-unified/
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Free summer camps to be offered by Fresno Unified
According to officials, camps will include: Dive into Space Scuba Diving, Virtual Reality and Coding, California Arts Academy, Hmong Clothing and Fashion Through Time, Fresno State’s Women’s Rugby … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/free-summer-camps-offered-fresno-235716144.html
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Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice
Tags: American, Asian, Asian Americans, Asian-American, government, justice, local, month, news, storyThe Associated Press It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized … Full story: https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2024/05/nearly-50-years-later-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-month-features-revelry-and-racial-justice/
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Appleton schools ahead of the curve teaching Hmong American history in middle school
While Gov. Tony Evers signed a law April 4 making instruction in Hmong and Asian American history mandatory, AASD has worked to include Hmong history since 2018. Full story: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2024/05/01/act-266-hmong-american-history-and-culture-taught-in-appleton-since-2018/73273153007/
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Report shows Americans of Pacific island ethnicity have up to triple the rate of cancer deaths
Only 1 in 2 breast cancers in Guamanian, Samoan, Pakistani, Tongan, Laotian, and Hmong women are diagnosed at an early stage compared with 2 in 3 White women and 3 in 4 Japanese women, likely … Full story: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-americans-pacific-island-ethnicity-triple.html
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New House members sworn in, restoring Democrats’ 56-seat majority
After more than five months of a 54-54 partisan tie in Michigan’s state House which has slowed the passage of legislation, two Democratic representatives were sworn in Tuesday, bringing back the party … Full story: https://news.yahoo.com/house-members-sworn-restoring-democrats-212804717.html
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New House members sworn in, restoring Democrats’ 56-seat majority
Lori Stone left empty after winning the 2023 election for mayor of Warren. While Herzberg swore in on a Bible, Xiong paid honor to her Hmong heritage, wearing traditional Hmong garments and swearing … Full story: https://news.yahoo.com/news/house-members-sworn-restoring-democrats-212804717.html
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Career highlights
Lee is the first Hmong-American Olympian and the first Asian-American woman to win the Olympic all-around title. Shortly after her success in Tokyo, Lee headed to Auburn University where she made … Full story: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/suni-lee-career-highlights
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Education notebook: Teacher of the Year honors, interpretation phone lines and more
Since the start of the fiscal year on July 1, the board has approved 4,135 emergency certification requests. For Hmong, press 2: Tulsa Public Schools has added four new interpretation phone lines for … Full story: https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/education-notebook-teacher-of-the-year-honors-interpretation-phone-lines-and-more/article_3de5cba0-00e8-11ef-98fc-9ba8f9e45b0a.html
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Hickory Family Pharmacy, first Hmong-owned pharmacy in Hickory, closes
Hickory Family Pharmacy, the first Hmong-owned pharmacy in Hickory, closed over the weekend of April 19. The pharmacy opened under the ownership of May Vang in March of 2023. A sign posted to the door … Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/business/hickory-family-pharmacy-first-hmong-owned-pharmacy-in-hickory-closes/article_351b9ed8-0259-11ef-be34-43660eccec90.html
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Evers signs Act 266 into law
Gov. Tony Evers signed Act 266 into law April 4 which states that Hmong and Asian American history shall be part of the Wisconsin K-12 curriculum. “The Hmong and Asian American communities are a … Full story: https://advancetitan.com/news/2024/04/24/evers-signs-act-266-into-law
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Lawsuit filed against St. Paul police officers in Yia Xiong’s death
In an exclusive interview, the lawyers representing the family of Yia Xiong told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS they think there’s clear negligence on the civil level. Full story: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/lawsuit-filed-against-st-paul-police-officers-in-yia-xiongs-death/
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Yia Xiong shooting: Family files wrongful death lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the City of St. Paul for a fatal police shooting in Feb. 2023. Full story: https://www.fox9.com/news/family-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-for-man-killed-by-st-paul-police
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Around the world: Putnam Height’s Multicultural Fair celebrates community heritages
With a celebration full of music, food and art from all over the world, Tuesday’s Multicultural Fair was a big night for families at Putnam Heights Elementary … Full story: https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/local/around-the-world-putnam-heights-multicultural-fair-celebrates-community-heritages/article_91fbfe54-01d7-11ef-af3c-4b35e182a5bc.html
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