Tag: refugee
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20 Step Refugee Vetting Process, Nuts…
Bush, among registered Latino voters. Hmong Refugees Resettled to the United States Around 15,000 Hmong refugees are expected to arrive in the United States this year. The first members of the group have already reached the U.S., and up to 3,000 more are … Read Full Article
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True Story: I’m A Black Muslim Woman Living In Trump’s America
In addition, I don’t know how Minneapolis ever survived without the contribution of the Somali community or other new immigrant and refugee communities like the Hmong, Tibetan, or Oromo communities. Minneapolis is now a global metropolis with a thriving … Read Full Article
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Mee Moua leaves AAJC after Five Years of services for Asian Communities
“As a fearless Hmong refugee and immigrant woman, Mee has been a civil rights leader who presents a voice for those most affected by harm,” said Aarti Kohli, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus. “For this … Read Full Article
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Immigration’s economic impact: Local businesses worry over order’s effect
The refugees also created an estimated $2.7 million in tax revenue at the local and state levels. In 1980, thousands of Hmong, an ethnic group from rural regions of Laos and Thailand, were granted refugee status and immigrated to the U.S. following the … Read Full Article
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Refugee ban goes beyond seven countries, has Twin Cities families on edge
The Hmong people are no longer classified as refugees by the State Department, as the camps they occupied in Thailand have been closed, Graupman said. As such, Trump’s travel ban does not officially apply to them, but many remain nervous or confused … Read Full Article
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Against The Refugee Ban
The large Cuban American population in Florida, the Laotian and Hmong populations in the upper Midwest, and a sizable chunk of America’s Vietnamese and Korean populations are the result of those policies. If you know Vietnamese people who entered the … Read Full Article
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Where to road trip for refugee history – and food – in Northern California
In the Central Valley, Hmong, Mien and other refugees hailing mainly from the Southeast Asian country of Laos have settled in cities such as Merced and Fresno and brought their foods and festivals with them. One spot for pho, papaya salad and other … Read Full Article
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Syrian family settles in Wisconsin just before U.S. refugee pipeline closes
The agency estimates Wisconsin has taken in 75,000 people from 50 countries since the 1970s when the first wave of refugees came — Hmong people from Laos, tens of thousands of whom died helping the United States in the Vietnam War and the “secret war … Read Full Article
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Fresno faith leaders denounce Trump’s refugee plan
The Rev. Natalie Chamberlain of United Christian Church said everyone should welcome the latest wave of refugees just as the Hmong and other communities were welcomed. She said turning our backs on these people is not an American value “and certainly not … Read Full Article
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UW-Green Bay helps others see immigration through a different lens
The films explore: a Syrian refugee camp an undocumented Latina pursuing the arts in California and the odyssey of a Hmong family who waits in a Thai refugee camp before eventual settlement in the U.S. The one-person theatrical performance tells the true … Read Full Article
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California’s Future Rising Stars Millennial roundtable: Young leaders say California is on the right path
Mai Yang Vang, The daughter of Hmong refugee parents, was recently elected to the Sacramento City School Board – the first Hmong elected official in Sacramento. She is the Community Affairs Director for Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem Larry Carr and an adjunct … Read Full Article
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Refugee resettlement at crossroads in Montana, U.S.
“Comparing it to the old days, when you may or may not get them, and you may or may not get them in English, that’s a big improvement,” said Leahy, who was at the health department in the 1980s during the resettlement of Laotian Hmong. Refugees who … Read Full Article
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Refugee advocates gear up for legislative battles
“Comparing it to the old days, when you may or may not get them, and you may or may not get them in English, that’s a big improvement,” said Leahy, who was at the health department in the 1980s during the resettlement of Laotian Hmong. Refugees who … Read Full Article
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Somali refugee in Milwaukee publishes book
Over half the world’s refugees are children. “Not many people know there are refugees in the city — Burmese, Arab, Hmong and some African,” Ali said of Milwaukee. The U.S. found itself ensnared in Somalia in the 90s, leading a peacekeeping mission … Read Full Article
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Somali refugee in Milwaukee self-publishes book on life, ordeal
Over half the world’s refugees are children. “Not many people know there are refugees in the city — Burmese, Arab, Hmong and some African,” Ali said of Milwaukee. The U.S. found itself ensnared in Somalia in the 1990s, leading a peacekeeping mission … Read Full Article
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Elk Grove’s Steve Ly sworn in as 1st Hmong mayor in US
Steve Ly will be swornm in Wednesday as Elk Grove’s new mayor, making him the nation’s first Hmong mayor. Ly was a refugee from Laos who came to California as a child. Elk Grove voters elected him in November The public is invited to Wednesday night’s … Read Full Article
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The NFL Moves On From Pink October
THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY THAT CLEANS UP LAMBEAU: How Green Bay’s Hmong, who fled Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War, have integrated in an American football mecca 4. Oakland (10-3). LW: 3. Losing position in the race for home-field advantage was a double … Read Full Article
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Immigrant of the Day: Steve Ly, Mayor of Elk Grove, California (Laos)
“When Hmong refugee Steve Ly was elected mayor of suburban Elk Grove . . . was celebrated worldwide. His successful campaign to become the nation’s first Hmong mayor was backed by Hmong in Minnesota and Wisconsin, who contributed more than $10,000 to … Read Full Article