Tag: Vang
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Mass shootings in Wisconsin since 2004
1. Nov. 21, 2004: Six people were killed when Chai Soua Vang, a 36-year-old Hmong immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen, shot eight people while deer hunting east of Birchwood in northern Wisconsin. Read Full Article
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Yia Vang’s Vinai tops Kickstarter goal: ‘It’s not just my restaurant, it’s our restaurant.’
“You cannot make a living off of doing pop-ups,” says Chef Yia Vang, who won’t have to much longer: He’s successfully crowdfunded his new restaurant, Vinai. Read Full Article
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Chef Yia Vang’s new restaurant to honor Hmong cooking
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Nearly every day, you can find Chef Yia Vang cooking outside Sociable Cider Werks in northeast Minneapolis. Vang and his staff operate Union Hmong Kitchen from a trailer out … Read Full Article
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How a daughter of Hmong refugees seeks to make political history in Sacramento
Vang would be the first Hmong person on the council, someone whose family fled the nation of Laos after the Vietnam War. She would be the first millennial on the council, signaling a passing of the … Read Full Article
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Survival Story
From a cinematic perspective, Minneapolis-based filmmaker Bryan Vue found that Gran Torino, the 2008 Clint Eastwood and Bee Vang film in which an old, bitter Korean War veteran befriends a Hmong … Read Full Article
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Hmong pop-up dinner coming to Milwaukee’s Braise on Feb. 25
On Feb. 25, Braise will host a Hmong pop-up dinner prepared by Chef Yia Vang of Minneapolis’ Union Hmong Kitchen. Founded by Chef Yia Vang, Union Hmong Kitchen is a pop-up restaurant experience that … Read Full Article
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Well-known pastor, school board member face off in competitive Sacramento City Council race
Vang is a Sacramento City Unified School Board member and former staffer for Carr. If elected, she would be the first Hmong woman elected to the City Council. She would also be the second woman to sit … Read Full Article
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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: ‘Miss Saigon’ appearance in Appleton includes community events
As author of “Fly Until You Die,” an oral history of the Hmong pilots in the Vietnam War, Dr. Vang will discuss the multiple perspectives she has heard through her research and talk with diverse local … Read Full Article
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Order Up! Crowdfunding campaign for Yia Vang’s Vinai off and running
Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis A new 60-seat bar and brasserie co-located with Surdyk’s cheese and liquor shops on Hennepin Avenue. Opening Summer 2020. Vinai Hmong Kitchen, Location TBA The … Read Full Article
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Six Plus Two Equals Eight: Mai Vang Vies to be the Second Woman on Sacramento City Council
Vang is running for City Council. You can find her in the neighborhood, knocking on doors and talking about the work. And for Vang, it’s all about the work. This Hmong-American woman is a trail blazer … Read Full Article
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Here are the candidates for Sacramento City Council, mayor in the March 3 election
Mai Vang, 34, is a Sacramento City Unified School Board member and former staffer for Councilman Larry Carr. If elected, she would be the first Hmong woman elected to the council. She would also be … Read Full Article