Tag: people
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Stevens Point creates “think tank” to tackle community issues
We’re running people that are very passionate about what they do but also not understand the bigger picture in the community. Everyone has their unique passion for the field that they’re representing … Read Full Article
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Hmong New Year will be celebrated online
Usually while most people in the Pass area are celebrating Thanksgiving, on Thanksgiving Day the Hmong population celebrates their new year with guest speakers from other Hmong communities, songs and … Read Full Article
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Hmong community celebrates Hmoob New Year in a new way
The Hmong community celebrated the Hmoob New Year together, while staying safely apart on Sunday. Cia Siab Inc. facilitated a drive-through where people could pick up biodegradable lanterns, cupcakes, … Read Full Article
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Food festival turned into drive-thru event
People in the community will have the opportunity to experience the tastes of several different countries this weekend. Read Full Article
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From Laos to French Guiana: The story of the Hmong people
After fighting alongside the French in the Indochina war and the Americans during the Vietnam War, the Hmong people were forced to flee Laos when the Communists took power. On their arrival in … Read Full Article
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Hmong Center opens in Oshkosh
People in the Oshkosh community now have an actual site to gather and learn about Hmong culture. Oshkosh Hmong Service Center president Mee Yang says this has been her dream since she took office in … Read Full Article
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Helping Aussie Hmong language survive
A James Cook University researcher and her team are studying how the language and culture of the Hmong people can better survive in Australia – several decades after the ethnic group came here as … Read Full Article
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Volunteer to call elderly on Thanksgiving with Meals on Wheels People
Meals on Wheels People is recruiting 500 people who will make phone calls to homebound elderly on Thanksgiving. The organization started their Friendly Chats program at the beginning of the pandemic, … Read Full Article
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Personal Statement: My Passion And Pursuit In Optometry
My father’s father, Phoon, passed away in his beloved village. He was part of the last generation of shamans before the Hmong people came to the United States in the 1970s. Often when my father packed … Read Full Article
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La Crosse officials discuss housing crisis and its relationship to racism in the city
In a virtual town hall Wednesday night, La Crosse officials discussed the ways the city’s housing is impacted by systemic racism and solutions to overcome longstanding barriers against people of … Read Full Article