Tag: Southeast Asia
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‘We’re all in this together’: Hmong, La Crosse police build bridges through Citizens Police Academy
La Crosse Police Department patrol officer Alex Vang came to the U.S. from Southeast Asia when he was 8 years old. He and his fellow Hmong immigrants brought a culture … Full story: https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/were-all-in-this-together-hmong-la-crosse-police-build-bridges-through-citizens-police-academy/article_42a48f50-9b58-11ee-ad05-4fd18a402b69.html
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The dark side of Henry Kissinger’s legacy: secret bombings during Vietnam War
The late Henry Kissinger’s legacy must include his support for the secret bombings across Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Bo Thao-Urabe, whose family fled Laos. Full story: https://www.whqr.org/2023-12-01/the-dark-side-of-henry-kissingers-legacy-secret-bombings-during-vietnam-war
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Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits while teaching new generations
Late fall is the most spiritual time of the year in traditional Hmong culture. For many elders and spiritual leaders, it’s critical that these traditions — brought from Southeast Asia which the Hmong … Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/hmong-new-year-traditions-in-the-u-s-recall-ancestral-spirits-while-teaching-new-generations
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Hmong exhibit on display at the Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum
The display covers topics like the Hmong peoples’ beginnings in southeast Asia, exploring their music, language, and culture. Read Full Article
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Hmong chef Yia Vang brings a taste of home to Minnesota’s Twin Cities
St. Paul, Minnesota, is home to the nation’s largest population of Hmong, an Indigenous people from Southeast Asia. After the Vietnam War, thousands of Hmong refugees ended up in the Upper Midwest and … Read Full Article
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A sacred piece of Southeast Asia rises in California’s Central Valley
Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s ‘Kingdoms of Asia’ opens with representation of Cambodian culture in Angkor Wat-inspired exhibit. Read Full Article
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Once Upon a Time in the CIA
A small-town Texan raises an army of 30,000 tribesmen for the C.I.A. in Southeast Asia and fights an innovative, successful war … for a while. Forty years later, Bill Lair is back home in Texas, … Read Full Article
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Steve Cahalan: Mimi’s Kitchen opens in Three Rivers Plaza
Steve Cahalan For the La Crosse Tribune Feb 19, 2023 13 hrs ago 0 Members of a local Hmong family opened Mimi’s Kitchen, a new restaurant that offers Southeast Asia cuisine, on Monday in the former … Read Full Article
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Steve Cahalan: Mimi’s Kitchen opens in Three Rivers Plaza
Members of a local Hmong family opened Mimi’s Kitchen, a new restaurant that offers Southeast Asia cuisine, on Monday in the former B.A. Burrito Co. restaurant space at 40 Copeland Ave., in the Three … Read Full Article
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Hmong is a ‘dying’ language – but it’s being preserved at this Fresno school
But 11-year-old Irene Her stands in front of the classroom, confidently weaving Hmong words together to talk about the “lub vab,” a basket tool used in the Southeast Asian culture. Irene is among the … Read Full Article
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Homeless immigrants have to leave south Sacramento creek, but where will they go?
Immigrants from Southeast Asia are not safe on the south Sacramento canal where major repairs start soon, writes Melinda Henneberger. | Opinion … Read Full Article
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Recipe for Venison Pad Kaprow from Primal Eats
It’s a Hmong recipe that is called the King of Street Food in Bangkok and Southeast Asia. The team at Primal Eats shows Local 5 Live viewers how to make Pad Kaprow using Primal … Read Full Article
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‘River Pulses, Border Flows’ Transcends Politics Via Waterways
A group show at Times Museum, Guangzhou, traces waterways in Southeast Asia and the cultures, communities and survival strategies forged in their wake … Read Full Article
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Congressional gold medal could honor allies in Vietnam
Members of the Hmong tribe in Southeast Asia played a vital role assisting U.S. forces during the conflict in the region and their efforts could result in being awarded a congressional gold medal. Read Full Article
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Hmong elders treated to photo shoot in garden setting
Those who are among the first Hmong refugees to come to the U.S. meet up with others born and raised in Southeast Asia. And they’re helping out their communities. The Hmong Elders Photoshoot Day at … Read Full Article
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Celebrating San Diego’s Hmong community: keeping their culture alive
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, about 5,000 Hmong made their way from southeast Asia here to San Diego to start a new life. Read Full Article
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Seven eye-opening things we learned by diving into northeast Wisconsin census results, then talking to people
The role of churches, mosques and temples in anchoring communities and fostering a sense of place. The journey of the Hmong people, who arrived as refugees from Southeast Asia following the war in … Read Full Article