Hmong News – Vietnam

Hmong News – Vietnam

AAPI survey: Filipinos comprise the highest support for Trump

The data analyzed came from the following ethnic groups: Asian Indian (274), Chinese (281), Filipino (201), Korean (286), Japanese (147) and Vietnamese (295), Hmong (151), Cambodian (59) and NHPIs (291). The interviews were conducted in English along with …

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Religion notes for Oct. 8: News, events from Valley’s faith community

Acequia Ave. The event includes workshops in Spanish, English, Vietnamese, Korean and Hmong, and a special “young adult track” for those between the ages of 18 and 29. Keynote speakers are Deacon Alex Jones presenting in English, and Jose Antonio …

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NAAS Survey Reveals Strong Indian American Support for Hillary Clinton, Democrats

All told, the survey analyzed data on registered voters from the Indian, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and NHPI origin groups. Interviews were conducted from Aug. 10 through Sept. 29 on both landlines and cellphones and …

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Little Mekong Plaza opens as community gathering place

Little Mekong Plaza was dedicated Wednesday, praised as the first privately owned public space on the Green Line, and already this small grassy space is a big deal — to the Frogtown neighborhood and to the city’s Hmong and Vietnamese communities.

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Hmong: Memorial to Honor is Revealed in Wisconsin

In order to honor Hmong veterans and to acknowledge their role and plight during the Vietnam War, a veteran memorial was inaugurated in Wausau, Wisconsin, last weekend [24 September 2016]. After the end of the Secret War, thousands of Hmong immigrated to …

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Refugees Say Right-Wing California Sheriff Intimidated Them at Gunpoint

Yurgh is a member of the Hmong community in Siskiyou County, California. The rural area could have been a haven for the Hmong people, hundreds of whom settled there as refugees after the Vietnam War, some with their children who were born in the United States.

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Hmong Veterans Memorial Revealed

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — For the first time, the Hmong community has a memorial to honor them in Wausau. The Hmong Veterans Memorial depicts three Hmong soldiers arm in arm, wearing Vietnam era uniforms. Hmong soldiers had a large role in the Secret War …

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Hmong: Memorial to Honor Veterans is Revealed in Wisconsin

The following article was published by WSAU: WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — For the first time, the Hmong community has a memorial to honor them in Wausau. The Hmong Veterans Memorial depicts three Hmong soldiers arm in arm, wearing Vietnam era uniforms.

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Hmong-Lao memorial unveiled Saturday

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) A ceremony to honor Hmong-Lao veterans who served during the Vietnam war will be held Saturday. At the dedication ceremony, a monument will be unveiled to recognize and pay tribute to the fallen Hmong soldiers. The Hmong soldiers main …

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Voters can start casting ballots on Friday

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Then you can fill it out at home and mail it in. Forms are available online in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Karen, Russian, Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khmer and Amharic. How does the in-person voting work? Drop by your county or local elections …

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Coming Last But Winning at Life in Sapa Vietnam

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Sapa was no different. We knew we wanted to trek through the rice paddies the region is famous for and stay in a homestay with a Hmong family. These seemed like simple goals, but our nightly Google search revealed that there were dozens of companies …

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American Colleges Should End Racist Admissions Policies

Hmong-Americans—a group that came to America in the 1970s from China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam to escape war—face poverty rates that rival any other racial group in the United States. But they are often placed in the “Asian” admissions category …

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Hmong-Lao veterans of the Secret War speak on lack fo benefits

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Hmong-Lao veterans of the Secret War speak on lack fo benefits The United States pulled out of Vietnam in 1973, and many of the Hmong soldiers who fought for U.S. in the Secret War have since resettled across the nation and become legalized citizens …

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Community notes: Highways ‘town hall’ planned

A central Wisconsin city is planning to unveil and dedicate a new Vietnam War memorial to Hmong and Lao veterans. The Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial monument will get its dedication this weekend outside the Marathon County Courthouse in Wausau. The ceremony …

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Jerry Martinez of Lakeland stumbled into a career of providing translaters

It was in 1997 when he met one of his most memorable challenges. A client called, requesting an interpreter for Hmong, a dialect spoken mostly by people in China, northern Vietnam, Thailand and Laos and only about 260,000 people in the United States.

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Absentee voting for 2016 general election begins in 1 week

Absentee Ballot application forms are available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Karen, Russian,Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khmer, and Amharic. Voters can request an absentee ballot even if they are not registered to vote—a voter registration …

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The Southeast Asian Coalition Street Food Festival is Saturday

“We talk about our own histories – histories they don’t learn about in school — Vietnamese history, Lao history, Hmong history, Montagnard history,” said Le. “Often the parents won’t talk about the traumatic journey that they have taken to …

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Hmong Say Northern California Sheriff Is Out to Get Them

SACRAMENTO (CN) — Nestled under the dominating silhouette of Mt. Shasta in northernmost California is a bustling community of Vietnam war refugees and Hmong-Americans seeking solitude in normally tranquil Siskiyou County. Hundreds of newly settled Hmong …

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