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Fresno celebrates Hmong American Day, highlighting community’s contributions and culture
Fresno has the second largest Hmong population in the country with roughly 35,000 people living in the region. Read Full Article
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Hill tribes, Spider-Man and elephants: Thailand votes
>From Hmong hill people voting in the shadow of mist-cloaked jungle mountains to Spider-Man cosplayers on Bangkok’s scorching streets, millions turned out to cast their ballots in Thailand’s election … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Friendship Association receives $30,000 grant to help young people
Tags: AAPI, American, Asian, association, help, heritage, Hmong, Hmong American, month, organization, peopleMay has been designated as AAPI Heritage Month, that stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. On Friday, May 12, CBS 58 visited one organization that’d dedicated to … Read Full Article
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Hmong Pioneers: Honoring the First Wave
In 1975, at the tumultuous close of the Viet Nam war,the Hmong people in Laos fled their homes, livelihoods, and culture and began to arrive in the U.S. as refugees. Since that time, St. Paul , … Read Full Article
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Vietnam’s Travelling Midwives
In a remote area of Vietnam where the Hmong people live, pregnant women and women in labour don’t have much of access to medical support. The UN started training local midwives to change that. They … Read Full Article
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Bridge to the spirit realm: Hmong shamanism in Minnesota
As older generations of Hmong people pass away, so do the traditions they brought with them to America. A traditional role in Hmong spirituality may be key to keeping those traditions alive. Read Full Article
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‘I don’t want more children to suffer what I did’: the 50-year fight to clear US bombs from Laos
Since the last bomb fell on this neutral country 50 years ago, unexploded ordnance has killed 20,000 people. And it could take 100 years to clear it all … Read Full Article
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Avana Retreat takes going green literally by planting 10,000 trees
The terraced rice paddies, within the resort grounds, are also not just for decoration. For generations, the Hmong people have been cultivating the land to grow rice. Avana Retreat’s rice terraces are … Read Full Article
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His parents were the first Hmong refugees in Sheboygan. Since then, Vue Yang has been an engineer, advocate, radio host and more.
Vue Yang’s family came to Sheboygan as refugees. ‘I always tell people that, you know, Wisconsin is a good place to live,’ he said, telling his story. Read Full Article
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This young Hmong business owner opens Sheboygan’s new bubble tea shop March 18. What to know about Bestea and its menu.
Owner Lina Yang, 24, says she’s looking forward to bringing authentic bubble tea to the city and creating a space for people to build relationships. Read Full Article
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Family of man shot by St. Paul police demand answers
They said he would only understand people who were speaking loudly, in Hmong, very close to him. Xiong’s spouse, See Xiong, addressed protesters. She spoke in Hmong, with protest organizer Xhokeezheng … Read Full Article
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Hmong Center launches “Soul Lock” program
WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) — Since 2019, the Hmong American Center’s Soul Lock program has helped people serve the city they call home, giving residents ages 15 and up the training and education that they … Read Full Article…
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New Anchorage daycare teaches children in Hmong and English
Chue Hang opened the Hmoob Cultural Center of Alaska in November to help support and educate Hmong people like herself. Read Full Article