Tag: sisters
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Gene Discoveries Give Hope Against ‘Brittle Bone’ Disease
The mutations were found in a Swedish family with 10 members affected by a severe, early onset form of osteoporosis, as well as a Hmong family from Laos in which two sisters suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta. Osteogenesis imperfecta, which is also … Read Full Article
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Foreign Newspapers Apologie to Hmong Girls for Labeling them Tiny Thieves
CHIANG MAI – The Sun of Britain and Daily Mail Australia media outlets have sent letters of apology to the parents of Hmong sisters, Dokmai, 10, and her younger sister Gaolhee, 7 for wrongly accusing them of being caught on camera stealing a British … 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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Book project tells immigration journeys of St. Paul students
(Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi) Her ethnic Hmong grandparents had already resettled as refugees in St. Paul when her father received approval to bring the rest of his family — all except for Thosaengsiri’s two older sisters, who had already turned 21. Read Full Article
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Hmong girls get justice
Spectrum helped clear the names of two Hmong girls once falsely accused of being robbers by reporting their side of the story in our Dec 11 edition. The sisters, Dokmai, 10, and Gaolhee, 7, used to go to Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai after school to earn extra … Read Full Article
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Governor offers support to wronged Hmong sisters
CHIANG MAI: Chiang Mai authorities yesterday offered moral and financial support to a hill tribe couple whose daughters were wrongfully accused by the international media of stealing a wristwatch from a foreign visitor at a tourist attraction. Chiang Mai … Read Full Article
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Volunteer opportunities in Wausau
Ability to work with a diverse population, organize and lift modest-weight items is required. Hmong and/or Spanish language a plus. Contact Evan at 715-845-1966 or [email protected]. Copy paper to spare: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral … Read Full Article