Tag: people
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Thai Treasures, a new online specialty store offering goods from Thailand, celebrates the history of a hidden people
In a world where the past is often run over and ignored, Thai Treasures seeks to empower those living a traditional lifestyle A new online store, Thai … Read Full Article
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Sen. Baldwin introduces bill to honor the contribution of Southeast Asians during Vietnam War
The Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act would also authorize funding for the removal of landmines and unexploded ordnances and victim support programs for people injured by … Read Full Article
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How did Hmong people find their way to Wisconsin? The answer has roots in America’s Secret War
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey estimates Wisconsin’s Hmong population at more than 58,000. Read Full Article
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Living in Wisconsin: ‘Hmong people are truly American, if not more American than most Americans’
I wish more people understood the history of why Hmong people are here and that Hmong people are truly American, if not more American than most Americans. They fought for the country, and they fought … Read Full Article
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A new local Casian Seafood restaurant getting a James Beard nod
Xiong and his family opened the Casian Seafood a little over a year ago and are thrilled people are enjoying some of their favorite Hmong cuisine. Casian Season is a James Beard semifinalist for … Read Full Article
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Here are some of the people you’ll meet through this year’s True/False festival films
True/False has trained Columbia audiences what to look for in a documentary — not least of which, identifying real-life characters … Read Full Article
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For world, Floyd’s death was about race. Why not the trials?
For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race. A white police officer, with three other officers nearby, kneeled on the neck of a Black man until he stopped breathing, and … Read Full Article
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For world, Floyd’s death was about race. Why not the trials?
For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race. A white police officer, with three other officers nearby, kneeled on the neck of a Black man until he stopped breathing, and … Read Full Article
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Opinion: Movement makes every Asian American community move visible
Call it an act of respect for all people, an act of global solidarity to celebrate who we are. In response, Michelle, along with Hmong anchor Gia Vang of KARE in Minneapolis, launched the #VeryAsian … Read Full Article
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Why Can’t We Discuss This Taboo Subject Everyone is Talking About?
Why is this such a taboo subject? No one is talking about the risks of over vaccinating young people. This is a taboo subject. To bolster this claim, I present you with an article titled “Should Teen … Read Full Article
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A ride through Snohomish County’s one-time dairyland
“Now it’s new generations and new people on smaller pieces of ground that are making it work,” Stocker said. He said many Hmong flower farmers have taken the place of dairies. Hmong people came to the … Read Full Article
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City’s children and young people to help drive Council’s plans in tackling climate change
The views of Aberdeen’s children and young people are to play an even greater role in the Council’s plans for tackling climate change it was confirmed yesterday (Wednesday 26 January). Aberdeen City … Read Full Article
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Fresno Police Department Residents’ Academy now in 4 languages
The Residents’ Academy gives locals an inside look at how a major police department works. Think of it as the police academy, for everyday people. Read Full Article
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The LA Artist Behind The Viral #StopAsianHate Portraits Wishes He Never Needed To Draw Another One
He eschewed drawing the victims of the widely-covered Atlanta shooting for people targeted in lesser-known attacks such as Hmong American Ee Lee, who was fatally beaten in Wisconsin in 2020 … Read Full Article
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In Sheboygan schools, COVID-19 omicron surge is compounding staff shortages. Here’s how the district is responding.
SHEBOYGAN – With the omicron variant spreading through Sheboygan County, more than 2,000 per 100,000 (more than 2 per 100) people tested positive for COVID-19 in the week before Jan. 14, leaving … Read Full Article
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Stand with Asians Launches Report Demonstrating Impact of $600,000 Endaoment Grants Poured into Underserved Asian American Communities
reaching over 540 people Provided Hmong Innovating Politics funds to host COVID-19 focus groups to address vaccine hesitancy in the Hmong community and better inform its COVID-19 work Enabled Asian … Read Full Article