Tag: refugees
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Fox Cities Performing Arts Center celebrates culture & arrival of new Hmong American school
Tags: American, arts, celebration, culture, heritage, Hmong, Hmong American, month, news, refugees, school, story, United StatesHeritage Month is celebrated annually each May, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of Hmong refugees resettling in the United States. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center hosted a celebration … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-cities-performing-arts-center-004720985.html
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Hmong and Hmong Americans in Minnesota
The Hmong first arrived in Minnesota in late 1975, after the communist seizure of power in Indochina. They faced multiple barriers as refugees from a war- torn country, but with the help of generous … Full story: https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2025/04/hmong-and-hmong-americans-in-minnesota/
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The first Hmong Mayor of Clovis, Vong Mouanoutoua, shares his passion for serving the community
Clovis has been home to Vong Mouanoutoua and his family, who immigrated as refugees from Laos in the mid-70s. Now he’s breaking ground as the city’s first Hmong Mayor. Full story: https://abc30.com/post/first-hmong-mayor-clovis-vong-mouanoutoua-shares-passion-serving-community/16059190/
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Refugees in Eau Claire: A history at risk
The Moua family arrived at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, then known as the Eau Claire Airport, in the cold April of 1976. It was one year after the end of The Secret War that forced them to … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=67ce699fb4f842d78125ee40dffd0e34&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.spectatornews.com%2fcampus-news%2f2025%2f03%2frefugees-in-eau-claire-a-history-at-risk%2f&c=6297497355551333889&mkt=en-us
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California to roll out the nation’s first Southeast Asian school curriculum
For decades, the history of Southeast Asian refugees have been sidelined in U.S. history. California’s first state-legislated Southeast Asian model curriculum aims to change that. Full story: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-07/california-to-roll-out-the-nations-first-southeast-asian-school-curriculum
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Minnesota’s Hmong New Year celebrates nearly 50 years of refugee resettlement
This year’s Minnesota Hmong New Year celebration, held at St. Paul’s RiverCentre, marks 49 years since the first Hmong refugees arrived in the U.S. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/minnesota-hmong-new-year-st-paul/
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A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic Supernatural Slasher
These write-ups focused on a group of Southeast Asian refugees who belonged to the Hmong tribe of Cambodia and fled the Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot to restart their lives in USA. Several of these … Full story: https://www.flickeringmyth.com/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-at-40-the-story-behind-the-iconic-supernatural-slasher/
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Wausau Assembly candidates agree on issue of new refugee placement
Wisconsin Public Radio n some parts of Wisconsin, the news that refugees from war-torn nations would be placed in the community was … Full story: https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/10/30/wausau-assembly-candidates-agree-on-issue-of-new-refugee-placement/
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Minnesota resettlement agencies call on landlords to open homes to refugees
Twin Cities resettlement agencies are urging more Minnesota landlords to join a network of property owners who provide shelter to refugees. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/minnesota-landlords-refugee-resettlement-rental-housing/
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Vance touts deportation plan in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement
Tags: Asia, city, community, deportation, Eau Claire, growing, Hmong, immigration, refugee, refugees, Southeast Asia, speak, story, WisconsinStephanie Hirsch remembers growing up in the western Wisconsin city of Eau Claire when the community welcomed newly arriving Hmong refugees from Southeast Asia. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/vance-to-speak-about-immigration-in-wisconsin-city-where-tensions-flared-over-refugee-resettlement/601146477
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‘It gives me a feeling of relief’: Grant awarded to Yuba-Sutter Food Bank impacts farmers financially
Local Hmong Americans James Thao and Brenda Vang said that they met while they were refugees staying in Thailand. Reflecting on what it was like having to leave his home around 1975, Thao said that is … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/gives-feeling-relief-grant-awarded-035900817.html
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Missoula’s International Rescue Committee’s origins began with Hmong refugees of the Vietnam War
Tags: government, Hmong, international, news, refugee, refugees, story, United States, Vietnam, war, workIn the United States, there are only 10 organizations that officially work with the federal government’s office of refugee of resettlement. One of them is the International Rescue Committee – which … Full story: https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-07-10/missoulas-international-rescue-committees-origins-began-with-hmong-refugees-of-the-vietnam-war
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Hmong refugees’ legacy flourishes at Pike Place Market
The program started in 1982 when King County, the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority and Washington State University combined funds to give farm land to immigrant families. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hmong-refugees-legacy-flourishes-pike-144036567.html
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Hmong-Lao Veterans Day celebrated in Cadott
CADOTT (WQOW) – Community members in Cadott took time to recognize Hmong-Lao Veterans Day Tuesday. Hmong veterans, their loved ones, lawmakers, and refugees gathered at the Wisconsin Veterans Tribute … Full story: https://www.wqow.com/news/chippewa-valley/hmong-lao-veterans-day-celebrated-in-cadott/article_3b33b4bc-1240-11ef-9f64-077d6430852f.html
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Hmong American Day celebration held in southeast Fresno
Tags: American, celebrate, celebration, Fresno, Hmong, Hmong American, refugees, story, United StatesHmong American Day was held Saturday at the Fresno Center on Kings Canyon Road. The day was to celebrate the 49th anniversary of when the first wave of Hmong refugees arrived in the United States. Full story: https://abc30.com/post/hmong-american-day-celebration-held-in-southeast-fresno/14801697/
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Our View: Refugees: Biden plan boosts families, gives hope
An effort by the Biden administration that has flown under the political radar has been working to resettle nearly 125,000 refugees this year, the most in three decades and nearly … Full story: https://www.mankatofreepress.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-refugees-biden-plan-boosts-families-gives-hope/article_ca6a983c-0cad-11ef-999a-13d40b5d163d.html