Tag: people
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Ramsey County Public Health offering free COVID-19 testing
People lined up outside the National Guard armory in Minneapolis for free COVID-19 testing in May. Ramsey County Public Health, with the help of community partners, is offering free COVID-19 testing … Read Full Article
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BRI as a Tool of Oppresion: UNPO GA Supports Victims of the Chinese Communist Party
During a session of the UNPO’s XV General Assembly devoted to UNPO members in the Asia-Pacific region, a key theme arose that affects many UNPO members – repression by the People’s Republic of China … Read Full Article
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Blugold works to build cultural competence, understanding of white privilege
Eau Claire as a freshman, he wasn’t all that surprised to discover that he didn’t know a lot about people of other races and ethnicities. Read Full Article
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During BIPOC Mental Health Month, students hope for more inclusive resources
Boynton Health announced on several social media pages that it would be celebrating and proceeded to post links and facts about the mental health of Black people, Indigenous people and people of color … Read Full Article
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Asian American picture books: Full of wisdom
War is created by people. Many young children do not know much about war unless they are refugees from countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Korea, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a beautiful … Read Full Article
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Opinion: The Asian American Lie
Who’s in this photo? The officer who’s blocking people off? He’s Hmong American… That is America. A Black man was murdered in cold blood and we were on the [expletive] sidelines, watching. I’m not … Read Full Article
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Hmong farmers use Minnesota-grown roots to bolster operations, farmers’ markets
“A lot of people are still coming, and they are being safe.” The Hmong population lived throughout Southeast Asia in similarly geographically areas, according to the Minnesota Historical Society. In … Read Full Article
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‘Diversity is our strength’: Brown Deer is leading Milwaukee’s suburbs in Black leadership
“I’m not saying you have to bring in someone unqualified. And it doesn’t have to be a Black person. They could be Latino, Asian or Hmong. The more people we have with different experiences, the better … Read Full Article
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Hmong, Somali and Latino malls in Twin Cities devastated by economic effects of pandemic
The worst of the shutdown is over, but people aren’t coming back.” Shopkeepers in the Twin Cities’ Hmong, Somali and Latino malls are trying to rebound after the pandemic wiped out several months of … Read Full Article
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Tents, barrier removed from famous Phetchabun cliff
Mr Kuaneng, an ethnic Hmong, and at least two other people owning the plots near Pha Hua Sing were ordered to demolish all structures close to the edge of the cliff within 15 days from Friday after … Read Full Article
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What’s in the Basement? Hmong tapestry
A Hmong tapestry sheds light on the culture of people who arrived in Utah in the 1970s as a result of trouble overseas. Read Full Article
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A Town in the Heart of Trump Country Learned to Love Immigrants. Then COVID Hit.
Smoky had experience with refugees from Southeast Asia; he’d worked with Hmong people from Laos at a meatpacking plant in Wisconsin. When it came to finding out about the Karen, he said, “Truthfully, … Read Full Article
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Our View: Helping people find health care, rather than politicizing it
For hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents who have sought unemployment aid due to COVID-19, a job loss this spring may have been just the first rung in their crisis. Read Full Article
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Prison for Twin Cities woman whose ginseng investment scam raked in nearly $500K
A Brooklyn Center woman who eluded arrest for more than two years was sentenced to a 4½-year term for concocting a ginseng farm scam that duped people out of nearly $500,000 and fed her penchant for … Read Full Article
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Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy?
Too many Asian Americans have put proximity to whiteness over solidarity with Black people. It’s time for a radical readjustment. Read Full Article
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7 Amazing Alternative Tourist Destinations When Traveling Thailand
If you love the delicious cuisine and the spectacular places in Thailand, then you might be surprised to know that there are certain places in the country where not many people would expect to be … Read Full Article
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With COVID Cares phone line, Minnesota mental health professionals offer support in time of crisis
COVID Cares Support Service is a statewide phone line offering free, anonymous support for people experiencing stress and anxiety; it’s staffed by a volunteer team of licensed mental health … Read Full Article