Tag: North Carolina
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For Hmong basketball players, Hickory tournament showcases talents, community
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Sixteen teams of Hmong athletes competed in the second annual North Carolina Fall Hmong Basketball Tournament Friday at the Hickory Metro Convention Center. Billy Chapman is a reporter with the … Full story: https://hickoryrecord.com/life-entertainment/local/events/hmong-north-carolina-basketball-tournament-catawba-county-hickory-metro-convention-center/article_2b4edc3a-ae70-11ef-a981-0b5d2bf759d9.html
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‘We’re very fortunate’: North Carolina’s Hmong farmers regrow after Helene flooding
Set in the small town of Morganton about an hour east of Asheville, Lee’s One Fortune Farm suffered more than $62,000 in damage from Helene flooding. Full story: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/02/north-carolinas-hmong-farmers-regrow-after-helene-fooding/76626227007/
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North Carolina’s Hmong families seek Asian food items, language access after Helene
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Hmong American families in North Carolina are seeking urgent assistance, particularly with Asian food items and language access. Helene, which made landfall as a … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-hmong-families-seek-192632060.html
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Hmong families impacted by Helene seek Asian food items and language access services
Many of North Carolina’s Hmong residents live in western North Carolina, which was badly impacted by Helene. Community leaders say that families, especially older folks, need access to Asian food … Full story: https://www.wunc.org/race-class-communities/2024-10-11/hmong-helene-food-language-fema-assistance
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Need for Hmong interpreters grows as community in US ages
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HMOOB.TV
Several waves of Hmong people settled in the US after the Vietnam War. One of the largest communities is in North Carolina. Because the older generations did not grow up in the US, their English is … Full story: https://theworld.org/media/2024-03-21/need-hmong-interpreters-grows-community-us-ages
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As Hmong immigrants in NC get older, their adult children shoulder the labor of interpretation
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Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on … Full story: https://www.wunc.org/2024-03-14/as-ncs-hmong-immigrants-get-older-their-adult-children-shoulder-the-labor-of-interpretation
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Heirloom Rice Thrives In Western North Carolina With Help From Hmong Farmers
This story originally aired in the Feb. 4, 2024 episode of Inside Appalachia. When you think of rice, you might not think of Western North Carolina. However, Hmong farmers have been growing rice in … Full story: https://wvpublic.org/heirloom-rice-thrives-in-western-north-carolina-with-help-from-hmong-farmers/
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Pioneering Hmong rocker Thai Thao of the Sounders talks about his final show in Milwaukee
The first show of the farewell tour happened in late 2022 in Hickory, North Carolina, which according to Pew has the fifth largest Hmong population among American metropolitan areas. Then came shows … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pioneering-hmong-rocker-thai-thao-111021785.html
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