Tag: refugee
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Refugee community mourns Lao Family co-founder Chaosarn Chao
Tags: California, communities, community, ethnic, family, founder, Lao, Lao Family, refugee, refugeesNorthern California’s refugee communities will come together this weekend to mourn the passing of Chaosarn Chao, an ethnic Iu Mien who helped thousands of Hmong, Afghans, Iu Mien and other refugees escape poverty through the nonprofit group he co-founded … Read Full Article
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Refugees help refugees with new Wisconsin scholarship
He’s been true to his word, and in 2015 started the Hlub Foundation, a nonprofit that awards scholarships to Hmong and refugee students. It just gave out its first awards to six Wisconsinites. Today, Lee works as a psychotherapist and manages a program … Read Full Article
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Global students in St. Paul: LEAP High School
Hmong immigrants come from both Laos and Thailand. Nearly half of those immigrant Minnesotans have already become naturalized U.S. citizens. Lah Lah was born in Burma and grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand. “We moved to refugee camp because there is a … Read Full Article
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Nation’s first female Hmong-American judge came to the US as a child refugee
Attorney Kashoua Kristy Yang was just elected judge in Milwaukee County, making her America’s first female Hmong-American elected to the bench. The win isn’t only historic; it’s especially relevant in these times with Trump bigoted anti-immigrant … Read Full Article
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Endorsement: Vote Scott Wales for Milwaukee Circuit Court, Branch 47
Yang, who is Hmong, came to the United States with her family as a refugee at the age of six. The only English phrase she knew was “Pepsi please.” Her family struggled against great odds to achieve the American dream. As a kid in Sheboygan, she picked … Read Full Article
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Mayor delivers first State of the City address
“We are truly a reflection of America.” Ly, who came to the United States as a refugee from Laos in 1976 and became the nation’s first Hmong mayor 40 years later, mentioned that 88 different languages are spoken in Elk Grove’s schools. And in … Read Full Article
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Attorney Kristy Yang Hopes to Become Wisconsin’s First Hmong-American Judge
As a young child growing up in a refugee camp in Thailand after the Vietnam War, Kashoua “Kristy” Yang only knew two words of English. They were “Pepsi, please.” “In the refugee camp in Thailand, if we were lucky enough, we’d have a few sips of Pepsi … Read Full Article
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Being Placed in Two Different Worlds
Acculturation is causing the new and current generation of children in America to neglect their family cultures. My family identifies as Hmong American. Both my parents are refugee immigrants to the United States, however, all my siblings and I were born … Read Full Article
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The California Report Magazine
They Fought for the U.S. in Laos. Now Many Older Hmong Battle Depression President Trump’s new travel ban suspends decisions on new refugee applications for 120 days. We hear about refugees in California who waited years for resettlement even after many of … Read Full Article
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GUEST VIEW: Refugees good for city’s economic development
A recent national study by the Fiscal Policy Institute and Center for American Progress shows this for Somali, Burmese, Hmong and Bosnian refugee communities. The study showed that refugees get jobs quickly and make substantial gains in earnings over time. Read Full Article
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After Sharon: Four candidates of color vie for mayoral seats in Minneapolis and St. Paul
“Somebody has to stand up to this bully.” Thao came to Minnesota as a Hmong refugee. As a child his family migrated to Thailand during the Vietnam War and along the journey he tragically lost a brother and sister. While in Thailand, access to food and … Read Full Article
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From refugee to real estate dynamo helping others find homes in Milwaukee’s central city
It was a long and interesting road for Blia. She grew up the daughter of a poor Hmong farm couple in Laos. She spoke little English. Now here she was huddled in a tent with her husband, Tong, one child and one on the way. It was 1975. The Vietnam War was … Read Full…
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From refugee to real estate dynamo, Blia Cha helping others find homes in Milwaukee’s central city
It was a long and interesting road for Blia. She grew up the daughter of a poor Hmong farm couple in Laos. She spoke little English. Now here she was huddled in a tent with her husband, Tong, one child and one on the way. It was 1975. The Vietnam War was … Read Full…
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Viewpoints: Refugees are powering Buffalo’s revitalization
A recent national study by the Fiscal Policy Institute and Center for American Progress shows this for Somali, Burmese, Hmong and Bosnian refugee communities. The study showed that refugees get jobs quickly, and make substantial gains in earnings over time. Read Full Article
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Mural at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, Jordan, 2013
Last November, Artista began work in California’s Central Valley, where two-thirds of the nation’s produce is grown by undocumented and documented workers, including Punjabis, Portuguese, and Hmong refugees from Laos. Read Full Article
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St. Paul Recruits Citizen Advocates to Pick New City Bank
St. Paul City Councilmember Dai Thao was about five or six when he became a refugee. As members of the Hmong ethnic minority in Laos, his family was among many escaping persecution from the Laotian government. He lost two sisters and a brother on the way … Read Full Article
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Clovis pastor: ‘Nothing to fear from new neighbors’
I also worked with churches settling Hmong refugees. Eventually we took in a daughter of a refugee family from my congregation’s Hmong membership as our own daughter. As a high school teacher, my schools’ and my students came from refugee and immigrant … Read Full Article