Tag: people
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Vietnam War class at Vanguard gives students window into veteran experience
“I never wore socks again,” he said. That was not the only lesson Hanks, 66, learned while he served in U.S. Air Force in Laos, where he advised the Hmong people by fighting the Pathet Lao, a … Read Full Article
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Elgin urges Laotian population to get counted for Census
Another change is the “Other Asian” box allows people to identify as Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, or other group, Khotisene said. Khotisene hopes that change along with more outreach … Read Full Article
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How Bamboo Sticks Help Vietnamese Villagers Shoulder Mighty Loads
In some of the rural mountain villages of Vietnam, locals can lift remarkably heavy loads. Age is not a factor: It’s a common sight to see both younger people and some of the eldest members of these … Read Full Article
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Washington, D.C. Democrats sue to overturn Minnesota voter assistance ban
The challenge is to Minnesota law that prevents any individual from helping more than three people fill out ballot, submit absentee. Two Washington-based Democratic groups are suing to overturn a … Read Full Article
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A Prescription For Video Games? Company Wants To Advertise Product As ADHD Treatment, But FDA Request Languishes
(Kolirin, 1/22) MPR: New Generation Pushes Hmong Mental Health Concerns Into The Light Forty to 85 percent of Hmong people have experienced some kind of mental health issue compared to 20 to 26 … Read Full Article
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We have room for people, not for ignorance
He has a family and practices medicine in Kentucky. I did my medical residency in St. Paul and served many Hmong patients. They had been U.S. allies during the Vietnam war and came here afterward as … Read Full Article
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The People that Died Crossing Saint Paul Streets in 2019
Had a daughter and two grandchildren. Lia Lor, 64 5/20/19 at Edgerton Street and Jenks Avenue A grandmother and member of the Hmong community. She was in the hospital for a month before she passed … Read Full Article
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UW-EC group discusses ‘How To Be An Antiracist’
The organization will host reading groups that focus on a book about a particular marginalized group, including African Americans, Hmong people and transgender people. Wednesday marked the second of … Read Full Article
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UW-EC book groups aim to improve race relations
Each month will include a book about marginalized people such as African Americans, Hmong people, Native Americans, military veterans and people with disabilities. The overarching goals involve … Read Full Article
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County to vote on welcoming refugees
Minnesota has long welcomed refugees from the civil war in Somalia and Hmong people who faced reprisals for fighting on the side of Americans during the Vietnam War, for example. In response to the … Read Full Article
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Local View: Refugees, just trying to survive, highly motivated to succeed
There are a number of refugee-founded restaurants in this area. The young Hmong woman elected to the St. Paul City Council in November was born in Duluth where her family first settled. The people I … Read Full Article
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Boca Grande Garden Club welcomes Russ Morash
A recent show on the relaunched “The Victory Garden’s Edible Feast” explores the use of Laotian herbs in Madison, Wisconsin restaurants. Another episode takes a look at the Hmong people of Minnesota, … Read Full Article
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2020 People to Watch: Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen
Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen had a spectacular 2019 just based on buzz alone. CNN, Bon Appetit and National Geographic all covered the up-and-coming Twin Cities chef, who has become an … Read Full Article
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Struggles of Alzheimer’s caregivers + Arrests in Fresno Hmong shootings: Your AAPI newsletter
In other news, six suspected gang members have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left four people of Hmong descent dead and six others injured at a Fresno backyard party, The Fresno Bee … Read Full Article
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Impact on Education gives more than $40,000 in classroom, music grants
Xiong, who is Hmong, said she came up with the idea while working on her doctorate and researching language loss for her people. “A lot of research shows second language learners tend to forget their … Read Full Article