Tag: United States
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Eye on the Y: BYU teaches more foreign language courses than any college in United States, BYU alum becomes a Tiktok sensation and BYU law students win national competition
Tags: college, competition, English, Hmong, language, languages, law, national, story, students, United States, universityBrigham Young University now offers an astounding 84 non-English language courses — more than any other U.S. university. Among BYU’s offerings are some of the world’s rarer languages, including Hmong, … Full story: https://universe.byu.edu/campus/eye-on-the-y-byu-teaches-more-foreign-language-courses-than-any-college-in-united-states-byu-alum-becomes-a-tiktok-sensation-and-byu-law-students-win-national-competition
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Valeng Cha: When Federal ICE meets Minnesota Nice: an immigrant’s perspective
My family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resettled in Minnesota shortly after. I grew up here. I went to school here, becoming the first in my family to attend college. I built my life … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/valeng-cha-when-federal-ice-meets-minnesota-nice-an-immigrants-perspective/
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Minneapolis residents wear their passports, desperate to ward off ICE
Has the United States turned into a show-me-your-papers nation? For many Minnesotans, the answer has been an unequivocal yes. Full story: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/minneapolis-residents-wear-their-passports-desperate-to-ward-off-ice/
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Who Are the Hmong? The History of Another Major Ethnic Group Being Targeted in Minnesota ICE Raids
The Twin Cities are home to the largest urban Hmong community in the United States Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment and political journalist for … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6997f031c4694c45abf6f61d1fbc1cae&url=https%3a%2f%2fpeople.com%2fwho-are-the-hmong-11888305&c=10449728618810409275&mkt=en-us
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Local Hmong-Americans react to recent Laos U.S. travel ban
Effective January 1, the United States has added Laos to its travel ban list, barring Lao citizens from entering the country or applying for new U.S. visas, including those for work, study, … Full story: https://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/la-crosse/local-hmong-americans-react-to-recent-laos-u-s-travel-ban/article_6fc275bf-5e40-4e8a-811f-bef4f816781b.html
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Hmong SGU veterans still fighting 50 years after the end of the Secret War
As the Vietnam War raged on in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, a separate United States-backed operation was also underway in neighboring Laos. Known as the Secret War, the CIA recruited … Full story: https://www.fox9.com/doc-9/secret-war-hmong-minnesota
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Hmong New Year to be observed in Green Bay area, here’s how to attend
It’s been a packed 50th anniversary of the Hmong people’s resettlement in the United States following the Vietnam War. Many built small businesses on hustle culture and a reverence for their heritage, … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a0008a4d29148409fb53ea66f4a1af3&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.greenbaypressgazette.com%2fstory%2fnews%2flocal%2f2025%2f11%2f26%2fhmong-new-year-in-ashwaubenon-marks-50th-anniversary-of-resettlement%2f87372646007%2f&c=2327530146586313325&mkt=en-us
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Green Bay Hmong New Year celebrates 50 years in the United States
Antonio Brown faces up to 30 years in prison, not 15 Virginia Giuffre’s memoir reveals intimate details about her family life, children FBI arrests New Jersey man accused of destroying property at … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/cultural-events/green-bay-hmong-new-year-celebrates-50-years-in-the-united-states/vi-AA1Qwr8X
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Green Bay Hmong New Year celebrates 50 years in the United States
The Green Bay Hmong New Year celebration returned this weekend with special significance, marking 50 years since Hmong families first resettled in the United States … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=691a08ee162c46dd8a2d419aad3c8a2d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.wearegreenbay.com%2fnews%2flocal-news%2fgreen-bay-hmong-new-year-celebrates-50-years-in-the-united-states%2f&c=9603651296848839340&mkt=en-us
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Green Bay Hmong community celebrates Hmong New Year and 50 years in the United States
Green Bay’s prominent Hmong community is spending the weekend celebrating the Hmong New Year and the community’s 50th year as residents of t … Full story: https://fox11online.com/news/local/green-bay-hmong-community-celebrates-hmong-new-year-and-50-years-in-the-united-states
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Hundreds honor Vietnam War, Secret War veterans in Minnesota
Toung, a former officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, migrated to the United States when American troops left Vietnam in 1975. “We were invisible,” he said about veteran refugees. “We didn’t … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/minnesotans-commemorate-southeast-asian-conflicts-50-years-later/601512690
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Gov. Whitmer pardons Hmong refugee arrested by ICE facing deportation
Tags: arrested, deportation, Hmong, immigrant, immigration, Laos, local, Michigan, news, refugee, story, United StatesGov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned an immigrant who was arrested in July by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is facing potential deportation to Laos, despite living in the United States … Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/10/23/whitmer-pardons-hmong-refugee-facing-deportation/86862295007/
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His family aided U.S. in Vietnam War. Now he faces deportation to Laos.
The Hmong community in northern Michigan has called the United States home since arriving as refugees during the Vietnam War. Now they are being targeted for removal and deported to a homeland few … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/his-family-aided-u-s-in-vietnam-war-now-he-faces-deportation-to-laos/ar-AA1Nph4B
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Hmong National Labor Day Festival honors Hmong veterans of the Secret War
This event celebrated Hmong culture and honored 50 years since veterans from the Secret War moved to the United States. Full story: https://www.wbay.com/2025/08/31/hmong-national-labor-day-festival-honors-hmong-veterans-secret-war/
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Hmong 50 Festival at the Minnesota State Capitol
Tags: capitol, community, festival, Hmong, Minnesota, people, state, story, Twin Cities, United StatesThe Twin Cities’ Hmong community celebrated 50 years since their arrival in the United States. Helen Mirren says she’s left ‘insulted’ by younger people’s ‘condescending’ comments … Full story: https://www.msn.com/
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What languages are most spoken in Minnesota homes?
When you’re living outside of a place that is usually considered home, it helps bring people together.” About 1 in 5 people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, … Full story: https://www.msn.com/