Tag: pandemic
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‘Labor of love’: Hmong couple turns flower, vegetable farm into a refuge for visitors
Yia Lee and Chong Ge Vang opened Rainbow Garden Farm in Harris, Minnesota, to the public after the pandemic to offer a refuge for citydwellers. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/rainbow-garden-farm-hmong-owned-harris-minnesota/
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Farmfast casual restaurant Brim opening in the suburbs this week
Early in the pandemic, a customer came in to Brim, on W. Lake Street, and ordered a kimchi rice bowl to go. Owner Kate Sidoti peeked into the kitchen and called out, “One poached egg, please!” as if a … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/farm-to-fast-casual-restaurant-brim-opening-in-the-suburbs-this-week/ar-AA1Nwdkl
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The Yangs of Curry Leaf
When Alexander Yang moved to Humboldt County amid the pandemic lockdown in 2020, he hoped to build his relationship with his mother More Yang, … Full story: https://www.northcoastjournal.com/eat-drink/the-yangs-of-curry-leaf-33798219
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YIR 2024 Podcast: A “Deep Dive” into the post-COVID graduating class of Hmong students
2024 marked yet another year of profound social change and uncertainty for residents across Milwaukee. While the pandemic had faded into the background of public consciousness, the emotional and … Full story: https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/year-in-review/yir-2024-podcast-deep-dive-post-covid-graduating-class-hmong-students/
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Hmong New Year celebration at The Sonnentag
For the first time since the pandemic, the Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (ECAHMAA) will present a Hmong New Year celebration this weekend. The two day festival will be packed with dancing … Full story: https://www.aol.com/news/hmong-celebration-sonnentag-091600973.html
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Hmong New Year celebration at The Sonnentag
For the first time since the pandemic, the Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (ECAHMAA) will present a Hmong New Year celebration this weekend. The two day festival will be packed with dancing … Full story: https://www.aol.com/news/hmong-celebration-sonnentag-091600973.html
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Hmong New Year celebration at The Sonnentag
For the first time since the pandemic, the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (ECAHMAA) will present a Hmong New Year celebration this weekend. The two day festival will be packed … Full story: https://www.aol.com/hmong-celebration-sonnentag-091600973.html
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Chef Yia Vang’s Vinai opens next week
The Kickstarter for Vinai closed just before the pandemic upended hospitality. Chef Yia Vang’s Hmong restaurant in northeast Minneapolis is now almost a reality. Here’s what he has to say about it. Full story: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2024/07/25/yia-vang-vinai-interview.html
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For Asian Americans, the pandemic brought threats beyond the virus
Month honoring Asian and Pacific heritage is an opportunity to listen and learn from untold narratives. Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/for-asian-americans-the-pandemic-brought-threats-beyond-the-virus/600369553/
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For Asian Americans, the pandemic brought threats beyond the virus
Month honoring Asian American and Pacific heritage is an opportunity to listen and learn from untold narratives. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/for-asian-americans-the-pandemic-brought-threats-beyond-the-virus/600369553/
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Want to see a Central Valley loved one become a U.S. citizen? You’re out of luck for now
Naturalization ceremonies in Fresno have remained small for the most part since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamics. Full story: https://www.aol.com/news/want-see-central-valley-loved-232040093.html
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Future of Us: Forced to downsize their funerals, Hmong families returned to their roots
COVID-19 hit Hmong Minnesotans especially hard. Of COVID-related deaths among Asian Minnesotans in 2020, nearly half were Hmong. The loss came in the midst of pandemic restrictions that forced many … Read Full Article
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How mental health programs focused on cultural identity are helping Minnesota students
The pandemic took a toll on students’ mental health. But not every student was affected in the same way. One program in Minnesota is working to provide culturally-specific mental health care from … Read Full Article
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Northern California farm draws on Philippine and Hmong ancestries
While much of the country stocked up on toilet paper during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Robyn Rodriguez and her husband, Joshua Vang, invested in vegetable seeds. Read Full Article
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After year delay, Tucson’s True Concord to perform world premiere
The pandemic prompted the professional ensemble to hit pause and push the premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s “Here I Am” choral symphony with Susanne Phillips to ’23. Read Full Article
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Our 10 favorite dishes of 2022, from sandwich to steak, are all worth seeking
This year, 2022, felt to me like the year that we finally started to get back on track. Yes, the pandemic is still here, but we have vaccines and drugs to fight back with. And that means eating out is … Read Full Article
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Little room left in Fresno’s hospitals amid COVID surge – and it could get worse
Fresno County began 2022 with the highest volume of new COVID-19 cases – and some of the largest numbers of hospitalized patients from the virus – since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March … Read Full Article
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Historic theater expects to reopen in Fresno next year. Here are latest changes at Warnors
By that point, it will have been more than three years since a concert has been held at the 94-year-old downtown venue, which was closed by the pandemic in 2020 and has yet to fully reopen due to … Read Full Article