Tag: U.S.
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The census pushed people into strict racial categories for 200 years. A new approach reveals Wisconsin’s racial complexity and diversity.
The number of people who identified as multiracial in the U.S. census increased 245% statewide between 2010 and 2020. Read Full Article
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Hmong Vietnam veterans reflect on their time in service
Hmong Vietnam veterans looked back on their time in service on the 50-year anniversary of the U.S. pulling troops out of Vietnam. One area veteran said the time was important but also brought back … Read Full Article
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Gymnast Suni Lee reveals struggle with anxiety attacks in wake of Olympics win: ‘I was a wreck’
Suni Lee, the U.S. gymnast who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics, is opening up about suffering from impostor syndrome in the wake of her victory. Lee won a gold medal in women’s all-around competition … Read Full Article
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How did Hmong people find their way to Wisconsin? The answer has roots in America’s Secret War
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey estimates Wisconsin’s Hmong population at more than 58,000. Read Full Article
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Northeast Wisconsin’s growing racial, ethnic diversity explored through series ‘Home is Here’
U.S. Census Bureau data offers a starting point to answer that question in northeast Wisconsin, the place we call home. Yet the 2020 census provides only a snapshot; the numbers don’t tell the whole … Read Full Article
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U.S. lifts visa sanctions on Laos. What this means for Fresno’s Hmong, Laotian communities
But uncertainty remains for thousands of Hmong and Laotians, including many locally, who hold a deportation order and have been living in limbo. In 2018, the Trump administration sanctioned Laos … Read Full Article
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The art, origins of Hmong story cloths and why it shows the resiliency of Hmong women
MINNEAPOLIS — In the most simple terms, it’s an art form that tells a story originally sewn by Hmong women, but isn’t done very often anymore in the U.S. That explanation of Hmong story cloths … Read Full Article
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St. Paul Hmong refugee, teacher announces run for GOP nod to challenge Betty McCollum
May Lor Xiong, a former Hmong refugee and 20-year St. Paul Public Schools teacher, announced Thursday she will seek the Republican endorsement to challenge 11-term U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat … Read Full Article
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Minnesota woman appointed to presidential advisory commission
She is also a Hmong refugee who came to the U.S. in 1976 when she was 7 year old. “My 20 years of work in the nonprofit sector, my lived experiences taught me that I come from a multi-rich cultural … Read Full Article
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St. Paul Hmong leader chosen for Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans
Feb. 3—KaYing Yang, a Hmong refugee and policy director for a St. Paul-based advocacy organization, was sworn in on Thursday to U.S. President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA)
High school students take AP® exams and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam … Read Full Article
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US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic’s 1st year
U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds … Read Full Article
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Southeast Asians are underrepresented in STEM. The label ‘Asian’ boxes them out more
The way data on racial groups is typically collected in the U.S. has sidelined smaller Asian populations like Hmong, Lao and Filipino Americans for decades. Now, there are growing calls for change. Read Full Article
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Southeast Asians are underrepresented in STEM. The label ‘Asian’ boxes them out more
The way data on racial groups is typically collected in the U.S. has sidelined smaller Asian populations like Hmong, Lao and Filipino Americans for decades. Now, there are growing calls for change. Read Full Article