Tag: stories
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In new season, Theater Mu to focus on stories about the past, future and community
St. Paul’s Theater Mu, the largest Asian American theater company in the Midwest, will focus on “stories that acknowledge the past, dream of the future and hold community close” in its newly announced … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2025/05/07/theater-mu-season-announcement-st-paul-mn/
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MAYBE YOU COULD LOVE ME And More Set for Theater Mu’s 2025/26 Season
Theater Mu’s 2025/26 season, “Hand in Hand, Step by Step,” will highlight stories that acknowledge the past, dream of the future, and hold community close. Full story: https://www.broadwayworld.com/minneapolis/article/MAYBE-YOU-COULD-LOVE-ME-And-More-Set-for-Theater-Mus-202526-Season-20250507
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Vietnam 50 Years Later
Reporter Pauleen Le’s documentary features extraordinary stories from ordinary Minnesotan and Vietnamese soldiers who fought in and survived the war, as well as rarely shared stories from the … Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vietnam/
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In ‘Hmong Capital,’ Refugee Stories Are Told in Tapestry
At museums in the Twin Cities, where Hmong families settled after a Vietnam proxy war in Laos, story cloths and other artifacts recount their history. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=680d08e156274b4cb7fa8135db137817&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nytimes.com%2f2025%2f04%2f26%2farts%2fdesign%2fhmong-refugees-twin-cities-story-cloths.html&c=4666401372848121855&mkt=en-us
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Newsmakers: MN Zej Zog Celebrates 50 Years of Hmong Stories Through Portraits
MN Zej Zog is celebrating a milestone for the Hmong community—50 years since their arrival in the United States—with a unique project called “Of Distance and Time – Yav Ntuj Qub Qab.” “This year you … Full story: https://ccxmedia.org/news/newsmakers-mn-zej-zog-celebrates-50-years-of-hmong-stories-through-portraits/
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Top 5 housing stories of 2024: Camp Nenookaasi evictions, the lingering effects of West Side Flats displacement
The top Sahan Journal housing stories of 2024 include Camp Nenookaasi evictions, the West Side Flats and Hmong homeless encampments. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/top-five-sahan-housing-stories-of-2024/
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Top 5 video stories of 2024: Homeless encampments, one man’s redemption and much more
Top 5 video stories in 2024 include homeless encampments in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and highlighting Black entrepreneurship. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/top-5-video-stories-minnesota-2024/
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BA exhibition ‘Anamnesis’ shows layers of memory
Despite its obscure title, “Anamnesis,” this semester’s studio art capstone exhibition, relates stories of memory that anyone can understand. The eight- person exhibition primarily consists of … Full story: https://mndaily.com/291719/arts-entertainment/ba-exhibition-anamnesis-shows-layers-of-memory/
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Residents in the Twin Ports celebrating the Hmong New Year
The Hmong community in the Twin Ports hosted their new year celebration. The Hmong New Year allows people to learn more about their culture. Full story: https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-stories/residents-in-the-twin-ports-celebrating-the-hmong-new-year/
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Come enjoy the Hmong New Year celebration on Saturday at Coppertop
The Hmong community in the Twin Ports region is excited to welcome you to the New Year celebration on Saturday at the Coppertop church. Friday they were busy cooking almost 1000 eggrolls and so much … Full story: https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-stories/come-enjoy-the-hmong-new-year-celebration-on-saturday-at-coppertop/
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Cinefilmu Film Festival highlighting queer, BIPOC filmmakers launches in St. Paul
Cinefilmu Film Festival launches in St. Paul; Hmong film has local premiere; an LGBTQ art market at Open Book; Mexican photographer tells refugee stories. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/things-to-do-twin-cities-cinefilmu-open-book-north-hennepin/
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Hmong leader advocates for self-determination and empowerment
The following is the sixth in a seven part series where we share stories of people from abroad who have made the Chippewa Valley their home. EAU CLAIRE — True Vue was just a baby when her family came … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hmong-leader-advocates-self-determination-045900629.html
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Hub Central Collision is first Hmong owned body shop in Wausau
Being the first Hmong repair shop is something the entire crew at the Hub Central Collision is proud of. Chee Yang is the Business Manager, and says they wouldn’t be where they are without hard work … Full story: https://www.waow.com/news/top-stories/hub-central-collision-is-first-hmong-owned-body-shop-in-wausau/article_9eb48322-9b02-11ef-b393-1f331227cdd2.html
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Twin Cities Latinx Music Festival brings Día de los Muertos to life
Weekend arts events in the Twin Cities include Indian dance, Afghan stories, Latinx music and Asian American creativity. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/things-to-do-minneapolis-st-paul-dia-de-los-muertos/
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‘Encounters’ Project Uses Art to Tell Stories of Those Who Are Marginalized
Two Chippewa Valley nonprofits and UW-Eau Claire artists are collaborating on a unique exhibit that will focus on artwork that tells stories by marginalized voices. The exhibit, “Encounters,” will be … Full story: https://volumeone.org/articles/2024/10/30/352654-encounters-project-uses-art-to-tell-stories
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Many cultures have their own spooky stories
There are Hmong zombie movies and other cultural tales and myths that reveal shared fears and wisdom, passed down through generations. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/vang-many-cultures-have-their-own-spooky-stories/601171851
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Political campaigns embrace AI to reach voters across language barriers
We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately. Full story: https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/political-campaigns-embrace-ai-to-reach-voters-across-language-barriers/
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Spin Control: Pet-eating urban legend has been around for decades, even in Spokane
Growing up, the story that Chinese restaurants used dogs or cats as their source for chop suey or chow mein made the rounds about as frequently as the story that some kid was bitten by a rattlesnake … Full story: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/sep/15/spin-control-pet-eating-urban-legend-has-been-arou/