Tag: refugee
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Can small-scale farmers grow a healthier California?
LaCha Her, for example, a Hmong refugee who resettled in the valley decades ago, has a 25-acre farm — minuscule by the standards of Fresno County, where the average farm is 345 acres and many are over … Read Full Article
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Community members celebrate Hmong American Day
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)—It’s a day to remember the contributions of the Hmong people to America and celebrating their history. Tuesday is Hmong American Day. Hmong and refugee communities hosted a … Read Full Article
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CNN to feature Minnesota chef Yia Vang
This weekend a national story will air about the journey of the Hmong people from Laos and Thailand refugee camps to America. It will air on CNN’s United Shades of America. And a major part of that … Read Full Article
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Struggling to find a place, refugee writers speak for themselves: Panel
Nkauj Iab Yang, a Hmong American, grew up in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood of Sacramento, one of the poorest neighborhoods of the city where she remembers feeling angry about economic inequality … Read Full Article
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Know Your Madisonian: Hmong refugee realizes dream of opening own barber shop
It doesn’t come from living for a time in one of Madison’s more challenged neighborhoods, from getting his GED or even from opening his own business. For Lor, 39, his view of life was shaped from day … Read Full Article
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Why Refugees Don’t Go to College
Exemplifying this potential is the story of a Hmong refugee who came to Wisconsin as a young woman, resettled into a rural community in the Fox Valley, and graduated high school and college. Read Full Article
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Portland Refugee Nonprofit Accused of Union-Busting
Executive Director Lee Po Cha, who is himself a former Hmong refugee, said, We believe we would be failing in our role as community leader and employer if we did not reserve our right to provide our … Read Full Article
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She lost her husband, her father and a pregnancy at 31 – now she’s helping others explore grief
In these interviews, McInerny provides narration and a frame from which to view the story. In another episode, she interviews a Hmong woman named Yer Vu who was widowed, became a refugee and fled to … Read Full Article
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She lost her husband, her father and a pregnancy at 31. Now she’s helping others explore grief.
In these interviews, McInerny provides narration and a frame from which to view the story. In another episode, she interviews a Hmong woman named Yer Vu who was widowed, became a refugee and fled to … Read Full Article
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Lor is top vote-getter in Eau Claire City Council election
He came to Eau Claire 30 years ago as a Hmong refugee and has since raised a family, started a rental property business, served as president of the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association … Read Full Article
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Introducing Genevieve Vang, Chef Behind Bangkok96 Street Food
Vang is ethnically Hmong — a refugee who spent years in Thailand and France before coming to Detroit — and certainly draws upon her heritage for inspiration. But her story is not one of retrospection. … Read Full Article
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Panel of Twin Cities chefs addresses subject of who owns discussion of Asian food
Yia Vang, who is Hmong, was born in a refugee camp on the border of Laos and Thailand. He teaches the cuisine of his heritage, as well as holding pop-up dining events throughout the Twin Cities under … Read Full Article
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Who owns Asian food? Twin Cities chefs’ panel tackles ‘authenticity’
Yia Vang, who is Hmong, was born in a refugee camp on the border of Laos and Thailand. He teaches the cuisine of his heritage, as well as holding pop-up dining events throughout the Twin Cities under … Read Full Article
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Poetry reading shines light on refugee experiences
Mai Der Vang, the showcased literary mastermind, is the author of a book titled “Afterland.” Her collection of poetry captures the Hmong exodus from Laos and the experiences of the thousands of refuge… Read Full Article
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San Diego’s Laotian community pushes for a place in California history books
Jerry Brown signed a bill that added lessons on the Vietnamese American refugee experience, the Cambodian genocide and Hmong history to the state’s model curricula. The group believes that bill left o… Read Full Article
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Why our organization supports UNC’s race-conscious admission policies
We are also home to one of the largest Hmong communities in the country. There is a vast range of education and socio-economic status among these communities. Refugee communities, for example, tend to … Read Full Article
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NEWSBRIEF: Met Council appointees announced
St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota, Sunfish Lake, Newport, Mendota Heights and St. Paul Park. Lee, the son of Hmong refugee parents, worked for the City of St. Paul for six years on the communications … Read Full Article
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San Diego Laotian community pushes for inclusion in California history books
Jerry Brown signed a bill that added information about the Vietnamese American refugee experience, the Cambodian genocide and Hmong history to the state’s model curricula. The group believes that bill … Read Full Article