Tag: study
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Immigrants face another battle upon arrival in U.S. — with their gut health
To complete the study, researchers compared the gut bacteria — also known as the microbiome — of four groups: Hmong and Karen people living in Thailand; Hmong and Karen people who emigrated to the Uni… Read Full Article
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When Immigrants Come to the U.S., Their Gut Bacteria Americanizes
according to a new study that analyzed the effects of migration on Hmong and Karen immigrant communities in Minnesota. Their findings were published in Cell this week. Previous studies have … Read Full Article
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Refuge in the Heartland: A Case Study in Shared Workflow with Student Editors
The Hmong, Cambodians, Laotion, and Vietnamese were been brought to the Bay area after 1975 and found refuge in the cities and suburbs of North western California. It was not an easy transition for th… Read Full Article
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Chapter 3 — ‘This Zip Code Is Their World’: San Antonio’s Ambitious Plan to Expand School Options — and Horizons — for Families
What a New Study of 6 Large School Districts Reveals About the Shifting Role, and Value, of ‘Principal Supervisors’ Williams: How One Hmong Charter School In Minnesota Is Preserving Student Culture, R… Read Full Article
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Bill to require K-12 study of Vietnamese, Cambodian and Hmong experiences wins backing in O.C.
Fountain Valley’s City Council on Tuesday formally supported a legislative effort to introduce curriculum to teach California schoolchildren about the Vietnamese refugee experience, the Cambodian geno… Read Full Article
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New state senate bill would require K-12 to study Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong experiences
A state Senate bill is aiming to teach school children about the Vietnamese refugee experience, the Cambodian genocide, and Hmong cultural studies. Republican Senator Janet Nguyen and Democratic Senat… Read Full Article
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Study: Pressuring picky eaters doesn’t work
Central Avenue. 2nd annual Hmong Wausau festival draws thousands 2nd annual Hmong Wausau festival draws thousands The 2nd annual Hmong Wausau Festival took place over the weekend. 1908 Grand Avenue, W… Read Full Article
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New Study Finds Taking in Refugees Strengthens U.S. at Home and Abroad
Also in 2016, a report looking at 500,000 Somali, Burmese, Hmong, and Bosnian refugees found that after a decade, they were similar in social and economic circumstances as native-born Americans; refug… Read Full Article
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Scientist Pajau Vangay used to make ‘pretty code.’ Now, she studies guts.
Vangay and her University of Minnesota research colleagues have tried to gain insight into this question through the Immigrant Microbiome Project, a study focusing on groups typically overlooked by scientific research — in this case, hundreds of Hmong … Read Full Article
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Study is first to look at challenges facing Hmong students
Significant cultural factors have affected Hmong students in their pursuit of college success. (Sacramento State file) A new report from Sacramento State aims to fill a gap in research into Hmong American college students and provide a roadmap for how the … Read Full Article
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Catholic students bring joy to Hmong in Vietnam
Catholic students have shown solidarity with Hmong villagers in northwest Vietnam by offering them food to enjoy on national holidays. Some 130 Catholics who study at colleges and universities in the capital Hanoi paid a special visit to 200 Hmong … Read Full Article
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Study: 1 in 42 Minnesota kids has autism
Minnesota researches also included Hmong and Somali children in the study, but determined the sample size was too small to provide meaningful data. Researchers say early detection of autism is key. “That’s important to provide families with early … Read Full Article
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Autism at elevated rates in Twin Cities kids
The study also examined autism rates among Somali- and Hmong- American children in the two counties and they found no significant statistical difference in the prevalence of autism diagnoses. The autism rate among Somali-American children was 3.8 percent … Read Full Article
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Study: Autism at elevated rates in Twin Cities kids
The study also examined autism rates among Somali- and Hmong- American children in the two counties. The autism rate among Somali-American children was 3.8 percent which is higher than the overall populations’ but researchers stress the difference is not … Read Full Article
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UMN researchers unveil Minnesota autism rates as part of national CDC study
The study found no significant statistical differences in prevalence rates between Somali and non-Somali children or between Hmong and other children. The prevalence finding was 1 in 26 for Somali children and 1 in 54 for Hmong children. “While both … Read Full Article
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Turner students explore cultures abroad, study diversity at home
“Diverse topics include Women of the various decades, Asian-Americans, Hmong, LGBT, African-Americans, Native Americans, the physically challenged (and more),” Crull-Hanke said. Seventh graders in Honish’s eighth period geography class were hard at work … Read Full Article
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Barrie Dexter: diplomat and pioneer in Aboriginal affairs
After engaging the Hmong community in Laos, he helped young Hmong and Lao study in Australia under the Colombo plan. Later, many of these young people spent periods living with Dexter and his wife Judith in Canberra, another example of how they opened … Read Full Article
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Diversity Within: Conference Session Illuminates Asian American and Pacific Islander Study
Noted Ramakrishnan, “Survey participants primarily represent the Big Six Asian ethnicities — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Asian Indian and Vietnamese – and also includes Bangladeshi, Pakistatni, Cambodian and Hmong respondents.” Read Full Article