Tag: town
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Community festivals help to sustain regional cultural heritage
There’s something special about a community celebration, one that takes place every summer on the same weekend. People often reserve that particular weekend to either stay in town or to come home for … Read Full Article
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Sgt. Calfee handpicked for special mission
James Henry Calfee was born Jan. 5, 1932 in the Texas Gulf Sulphur company town of Newgulf in Wharton County, Texas to Jim and Lillian Calfee. He was their only … Read Full Article
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Locating the coordinates of The Mong Village, the resort has a peaceful view of Sapa
Only 2km from Sapa town center, visiting The Mong Village resort, you will be relaxed, immersed in the beautiful natural scenery. Locating the coordinates of The Mong Village, the resort has a … Read Full Article
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Unrest in Minnesota town offers warning to other U.S. suburbs, experts say
As suburbs become more diverse and less affluent, tensions rise as communities struggle with how to respond to demands for racial justice. Read Full Article
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GroveTest In NC, Citizenship Applications Spike As Election Nears
They were heading to a barn where the Southeast Asian Coalition hosted a citizenship workshop. A volunteer spoke Hmong with Vu Yang, who lives in a tiny town in about 20 minutes away. There’s a large … Read Full Article
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La Crosse officials discuss housing crisis and its relationship to racism in the city
In a virtual town hall Wednesday night, La Crosse officials discussed the ways the city’s housing is impacted by systemic racism and solutions to overcome longstanding barriers against people of … Read Full Article
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Sapa – Town in clouds of Vietnam
Sapa, well famous in the eyes of international visitors as the “town in clouds”, is even more alluring with its magnificent nature, … Read Full Article
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Thai Border Town a Shadow of Its Former Self Due to COVID-19 Lockdown
The Thai town of Mae Hong Son near the border with Myanmar remains eerily empty despite a partial lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown. Read Full Article
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Letter: Falmouth needs to do more to help low-income residents
I read a recent article about efforts by the Falmouth Town Council to address the disparity in policing. I stopped, stunned, at learning the town has only 13 Black residents (0.1% of 12,224). It made … Read Full Article
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Hmong leader holds town hall on policing, budget
An organization led by an Eau Claire city councilwoman will host an online discussion this evening about policing and the city budget. Read Full Article
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COVID-19 in greater Minnesota: A thread connects the disease, race and affordable housing
Take Walnut Grove as an example. Once home to Laura Ingalls Wilder, the town has been almost 50% Hmong since the mid-2000s. Today Karen immigrants are moving to the town nestled between three towns … Read Full Article
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A Town in the Heart of Trump Country Learned to Love Immigrants. Then COVID Hit.
Smoky had experience with refugees from Southeast Asia; he’d worked with Hmong people from Laos at a meatpacking plant in Wisconsin. When it came to finding out about the Karen, he said, “Truthfully, … Read Full Article
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A day with the H’mong up in northern Vietnam mountains
Sin Suoi Ho, situated at an altitude of 1,500 meters and 30 kilometers from Lai Chau Town in the namesake province, also offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the daily life and … Read Full Article
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Small Town Protests See ‘Thrilling’ Response
Its size is one measure of how broad and far-reaching the protest movement against police brutality and racial injustice has become — reaching Wisconsin’s small cities and rural areas, and often … Read Full Article