Tag: refugee
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He grew up in Clovis. Now, Steve Ly is nation’s first Hmong mayor
When Hmong refugee Steve Ly was elected mayor of Elk Grove – a part-time position that pays $9,400 a year – his Nov. 8 victory was celebrated worldwide. His successful campaign to become the nation’s first Hmong mayor was backed by Hmong in Minnesota … Read Full Article
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Elk Grove’s new mayor cheered by Hmong worldwide
When Hmong refugee Steve Ly was elected mayor of suburban Elk Grove – a part-time position that pays $9,400 a year – his Nov. 8 victory was celebrated worldwide. His successful campaign to become the nation’s first Hmong mayor was backed by Hmong in … Read Full Article
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New mayor cheered by Hmong worldwide
When Hmong refugee Steve Ly was elected mayor of suburban Elk Grove, Calif. – a part-time position that pays $9,400 a year – his Nov. 8 victory was celebrated worldwide. His successful campaign to become the nation’s first Hmong mayor was backed by … Read Full Article
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Off Tackle Empire Bowl Pick’em Challenge
So that’s how I occupied my time, rather than writing about public officials’ rhetoric during the first years of the Hmong refugee crisis! I lead an exciting life. My undying admiration A front-paged article of your authorship and choosing, as long as … Read Full Article
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Hmong: Steve Ly First Member of Diaspora to Be Elected Mayor in the US
Steve Ly has just made history by being elected as the first Hmong mayor in the United States. He fled Laos at the age of four and came to the US as a refugee after its “Secret War” had ended in 1976. Ly wants his story to inspire next generations of … Read Full Article
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Steve Ly Becomes Nation’s First Hmong Mayor In Elk Grove
Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly, formerly a Laotian refugee, has a story to share as the nation’s first Hmong mayor. Ly’s family fled Laos while an internal conflict was killing thousands of civilians in the southeastern Asian country. Ly barely spoke English … Read Full Article
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The Bridge begins refugee resettlement role
The Bridge just learned of the pending arrival of the young Hmong woman and her 3-year-old son, expected by December. Storm Lake and The Bridge are currently capped at a maximum of 30 resettled individuals. If the number reaches that level, a more … Read Full Article
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Immigrant ingenuity: Five Madison immigrants persevere in building businesses
A Hmong refugee from Laos, she spoke fluent Lao, Hmong and French. Science and math were simple. English was a struggle. She moved on to Madison Area Technical College after high school, but her English was still poor. A tutor at the school pointed a … Read Full Article
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Your Do-Good Holiday Gift Guide
19. Hot Tamale Crescent Clutch: For the girl that has everything, this vintage indigo Hmong tribal textile clutch is constructed by the skilled hands of a refugee woman creating a new life for herself here in the U.S. 20. Knotted Fringe Necklace … Read Full Article
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Community Voices: A call to move from identity politics to radical local engagement
I am angry, confused and overall reeling in a feeling of despair about the fate of this country. As a queer Hmong American refugee who is also an activist feminist cultural historian, I am terrified at what is coming next, as society now openly embraces an … Read Full Article
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Professor writes of refugee experiences
Two Hmong interviewees arrived in the U.S. after the fall of Saigon. One who had worked for the CIA said: “We just leave everything behind, home and everything, carry whatever we can and some money. We cannot sell anything because we escaped at midnight … Read Full Article
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Fresno Unified prepares to teach Syrian refugee students
“It’s not something that is foreign to us so to speak. We were an epicenter with this for our Hmong resettlers awhile back,” said Superintendent Michael Hanson, Fresno Unified School District. Hanson said English is a second language for many students at … Read Full Article
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‘Trump factor’ inspires Latino, Asian voters, but will they vote in local races?
Not everyone is that excited. Canvassers with the nonprofit Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, which has partnered with Faith in Community, set out Monday with a daunting task: finding Hmong people who are willing to talk about politics. Read Full Article
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Defense for accused jail shooter might be diminished mental capacity
The lawyer for a Hmong refugee who is accused of seriously wounding two unarmed correctional officers last month in a shooting inside the downtown Fresno jail lobby said Wednesday he has hired two experts who will evaluate Thong Vang’s mental health and … Read Full Article
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Why Woodside resident has devoted decades to restoring World War II command vehicle
His work in experiential education took him to refugee camps in the Philippines and Thailand for Amerasian children and boat people from Vietnam, Hmong from Laos, and Khmer from Cambodia. He also worked for a while on the Thailand/Burma border with the … Read Full Article
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Refugee debate hits home for Hmong family in Appleton
Pang and Chia Lee Xiong, among the first Hmong refugees to be settled in the Fox Cities as they fled their war-torn homeland nearly four decades ago, cannot read or write. But their nine children? They all hold college degrees — a doctor, a nurse and … Read Full Article
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Hmong refugee celebrates retirement after 38 years
APPLETON (WLUK) — An Appleton man who came to this country as a refugee says goodbye to the job he’s had for 38 years. Pang Lee Xiong was honored by friends and colleagues Wednesday afternoon. Since 1978 Pang Lee Xiong has been a custodian for the St … Read Full Article
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Indochinese Refugee Resettlement Office helped bring thousands of Southeast Asian refugees to Minnesota
Tags: Asian, association, church, community, Lao, Minnesota, refugee, refugees, Southeast Asia, womenFamilies, church groups, and community organizations, such as the Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota and the Lao Association of Mutual Association, Inc., participated in the resettlement process. They sponsored refugee families and … Read Full Article