Tag: system
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Facing harassment and intimidation claims, does Elk Grove’s mayor need a third term?
In a chilling detail, anonymous Ly supporters claiming to represent a Hmong clan system have allegedly sent “cryptic” messages to several women who have spoken out against Ly, making them feel … Read Full Article
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How Mayo Clinic makes sure COVID-19 facts aren’t lost in translation for non-English speakers
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic serves a diverse patient population in Minnesota, including many patients who don’t speak English. The health system developed a tool for communicating important … Read Full Article
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Hmong women speak out on patriarchy, sexism in the traditional community clan structure
Hmong women in traditional attire line a Fresno street to watch a funeral procession of the late General Vang Pao in 2011. Women in the Sacramento area are speaking out about the Hmong clan system … Read Full Article
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Milwaukee’s Hmong leaders turn to traditional and cultural approaches to get information out about coronavirus
A regular television show in both Hmong and English and use of the Hmong ‘clan’ system is helping to keep people informed. Read Full Article
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Black men in Minneapolis outraged over Floyd killing, distrustful of judicial system
Since Samar Moseley moved back to Minneapolis from upstate New York in 2015, the police-involved killings of black men have placed the city on the cusp of anarchy. But today feels different, Moseley … Read Full Article
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Coronavirus leaves immigrants trapped in a byzantine court system
But that will be a difficult mission, since Beye lost his job as a welder before the pandemic, and has no legal authorization to work. Vang Khu’s parents were among the Hmong people from Laos who … Read Full Article
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The farmtable connection comes undone
So these small farmers, like many others across the country who spent decades building a local, sustainable agricultural system, are staring at their fields and wondering what to do now that the table … Read Full Article
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School system to increase free food sites, bus food throughout county
12:15 p.m. – Cape Hickory and Indian Hills, Pine Meadows Circle. 12:45 p.m. – 1 st and 2 nd Ave. 1:00 p.m. – Rhodhiss Road and Ridge Drive. 11:15 a.m. – George Hildebrand Drive and Hmong Village. Read Full Article
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Biden wins Minnesota Democratic primary
“I think, for me, what’s fundamental about his campaign is his understanding that the system itself, the way that it’s set up, historically, and how it continues to be, is to disenfranchise the … Read Full Article
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Changes needed to make local food system thrive
“The farmer still gets paid, the market master gives him or her the equivalent money.” That market also has been innovative in a different way. Hmong Americans, the largest Asian ethnic group in … Read Full Article
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Three concepts unveiled for City Hall plaza in memory of Judge Larry Cohen
Cohen, who helped launch the city’s neighborhood district council system, was among the first public officials to greet the early wave of Hmong refugees in Minnesota and bring trained Hmong … Read Full Article
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WiscAlerts now offered in five different languages
WiscAlerts will now come in multiple languages, The University of Wisconsin Police Department announced today. WiscAlert, the campus safety alert system, sends texts and emails to UW students, faculty … Read Full Article
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Iredell Health System announces new assistant VP of nursing and patient care
Lee earned a bachelor of science in nursing and a master of science in nursing, family nurse practitioner from Western Carolina University. She speaks Hmong and English fluently. A member of First … Read Full Article
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Minnesota Apps Would Help Dispense Meds in Anthrax or Pandemic Scare
Public messaging would take on an Incident Command System structure in the Department of Health operation center and the state EOC. Ward said information would be pushed out multiple ways in Hmong, … Read Full Article
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What we’ve learned from the Camp Fire evacuations
Beyond these emergency preparations, the office has also rolled out a new warning system that can translate into other languages. The Sheriff’s Office recently announced the ability for warnings in … Read Full Article
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Distinctive accent on torture video leads Alaska police to murder suspect
Police won’t say if there may be other victims. Anchorage has a diverse population — more than 200 languages are spoken in the school system — and it’s not uncommon to hear Russian, Yupik or Hmong … Read Full Article