Tag: refugee
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AAPI Heritage Month 2022’s significance for Chenue Her: ‘My refugee parents finally achieved their lifelong dream’
AAPI Heritage Month is special to me for many reasons. I love taking extra time this month to really highlight and share Asian history, food, entertainment, books, cultures, etc. with people around me … Read Full Article
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Why BIPOC Chefs Are Rolling Their Eyes When You Demand Substitutions
Born in a Thai refugee camp, Hmong American chef Yia Vang sticks to his roots and his parents’ treasured recipes — so please don’t ask him for vegan sausage. Read Full Article
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The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to America. But lacking a … Read Full Article
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From poverty to peer leader: a refugee student finds success
When the United States military withdrew from Vietnam in 1975, many Hmong refugees migrated from Laos and Vietnam to refugee camps in Thailand and other countries in order to avoid the conflict. The … Read Full Article
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Questioning the Locals: Blia Schwahn
Blia Schwahn has done many great things. She was born in Laos, escaped to Thailand, and lived in a refugee camp for four years, then came to Eau Claire, making it her home for the past … Read Full Article
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Immigration and refugee problems persist, UM speaker argues
Missoula has been a frequent landing spot for refugees, from Tibetans fleeing Chinese occupation in the 1960s to Hmong and Vietnamese after the end of the Vietnam War to Belarus, African and … Read Full Article
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How a Twin Cities partnership is tackling serious dental issues among refugee and immigrant children
“My partners and I all work with a lot of immigrant and refugee families, specifically a lot of Karen and Hmong families,” Letts explained. “I was seeing pediatric patients for pre-op exams for full … Read Full Article
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St. Paul Hmong refugee, teacher announces run for GOP nod to challenge Betty McCollum
May Lor Xiong, a former Hmong refugee and 20-year St. Paul Public Schools teacher, announced Thursday she will seek the Republican endorsement to challenge 11-term U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat … Read Full Article
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Minnesota woman appointed to presidential advisory commission
She is also a Hmong refugee who came to the U.S. in 1976 when she was 7 year old. “My 20 years of work in the nonprofit sector, my lived experiences taught me that I come from a multi-rich cultural … Read Full Article
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St. Paul Hmong leader chosen for Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans
Feb. 3—KaYing Yang, a Hmong refugee and policy director for a St. Paul-based advocacy organization, was sworn in on Thursday to U.S. President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, … Read Full Article
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Afghan refugee families will begin arriving in Wausau in January
Refugees from Afghanistan will begin arriving in Wausau starting the week of Jan. 10. The director of the resettlement effort says Wausau is ready. Read Full Article
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I’m a refugee who came to the US and started a business with $20,000. 12 years later, it’s going strong.
“It was hard at first,” Tulsa restaurant owner Paul Her told Insider. “I thought: ‘As long as we make a little money to survive, we can make it.’” … Read Full Article
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AMG brings help, hope amid global refugee crisis
Brian Dennett says AMG International has worked with refugee populations since the 1940s. “We’ve worked in countries like Thailand with the Hmong refugees. And right now, we’ve got a big focus, … Read Full Article
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Experts on refugee experiences in Wisconsin encourage communities to see arriving Afghans as new Americans
Not seeing newcomers as foreigners, allowing space to mourn loss of home will help Afghans feel at home in Wisconsin. Vincent Her, second from left, talks about his experience as a refugee 40 years … Read Full Article