Tag: refugee
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The History of Hmong Americans Explains why they Might Decide the Election
Hmong Refugee Resettlement and the Practice of American Religious Pluralism, will be published by Harvard University Press. As Election Day nears, all eyes are on the Upper Midwest, where a trio of … Read Full Article
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Choua Yang, Hmong Refugee and Educator, Dies at 53
Tags: charter school, coronavirus, culture, Her, Hmong, language, Minneapolis, refugee, school, YangWith her husband, she founded Prairie Seeds Academy in Minneapolis, a charter school centered on Hmong language, culture and heritage. She died of the coronavirus. Colleagues said that Choua Yang … Read Full Article
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Kao Kalia Yang started out writing her family’s refugee memoir. Now she’s sharing the journeys of others
The Minnesota author’s new book, “Somewhere in the Unknown World,” began when she collected her uncle’s story about fleeing Laos. Then she spoke to a Liberian hospital worker, a Karen parent from … Read Full Article
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New #OwnVoices Picture Book The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang Explores Poverty, Beauty, and Love with Intergenerational Refugee Story
In The Most Beautiful Thing, coming this fall from Carolrhoda Books®, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group ™, author Kao Kalia Yang shares the heartwarming true story about a Hmong refugee family and … Read Full Article
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New #OwnVoices Picture Book The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang Explores Poverty,
Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang’s childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this touching picture book seamlessly weaves together Kalia’s story of her family’s early years in the United States with … Read Full Article
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Therapist and advocate True Thao focuses on the mental health of Minnesota’s refugee communities
When the Minnesota Department of Human Services emailed True Thao to tell him he’d been chosen to receive an Outstanding Refugee Award, he first thought it was some kind of a scam. “I wasn’t sure … Read Full Article
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Statement on Refugee Camp collections
Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) acknowledges the complexities these collections from white western former international aid workers hold: There is an imbalance in the historical record because … Read Full Article
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Hmong: US Senator Introduces Bill Recognizing Legacy of Communities who Supported US Forces during Vietnam War
September 2020], U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced legislation that recognizes the refugee and immigrant communities from Southeast Asia – such as … Read Full Article
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Legislation Authorizing Funding for Humanitarian Assistance Programs in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Tags: Asia, communities, immigrant, Laos, refugee, Southeast Asia, U.S., United States, Vietnam, WashingtonBaldwin’s bill recognizes the refugee and immigrant communities who supported and defended the United States Armed Forces during conflict in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy … Read Full Article
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Portrait of Derek Chauvin: A Quiet, Rigid Workaholic
He didn’t go to parties and didn’t seem to have many friends. Even his wife of 10 years, a Hmong refugee and real estate agent, ended up estranged. After Floyd’s death, she filed for divorce … Read Full Article
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Hmong women sold their embroidery in refugee camps for $1 apiece. The culture they documented is beyond value.
How did 700 pieces of Hmong paj ntaub, or “flowery cloth,” end up in a senior center in Madison, Wisconsin? Ask the cultural archivists who rescued them, and turned them into a new book. Read Full Article
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Local leaders stand with refugee neighbors
Since 2016, overall refugee arrivals to the United States have dropped by 65%, a result of plummeting annual admissions caps, multiple travel bans, and inexplicable processing delays. Select refugee … Read Full Article
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University Avenue rioting hit Hmong businesses hard. Many already suffering due to coronavirus restrictions
For Gloria Wong, St. Paul’s Century Plaza is a symbol of her hard work. After escaping war in Laos, Wong came to Minnesota in 1980 as a refugee. Now, she’s the owner of the University Avenue hub … Read Full Article
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Minneapolis riots have refugees thinking about unrest they fled
As Twin Cities refugees watched the riots following George Floyd’s killing, the violence triggered memories of chaotic scenes in the countries they fled for Minnesota. “For the refugee population, … Read Full Article
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The Hmong American community, power, privilege and a place in Asian America
Former policeman Tou Thao’s role in George Floyd’s death raises a discussion about how the refugee community is harmed by the Asian model minority myth. Read Full Article
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First-gen Q&A: Hmong-American refugee gives back as a Peace Corps Volunteer
This is part of a series of Q&As with returned Peace Corps Volunteers who identify as first-generation college students and/or new Americans. Learn how they navigated the challenges of the … Read Full Article