Hmong News – Vietnam
Secretary of State expands Minnesota voter resources, adds ten new languages
The website, mnvotes.org, is dedicated to providing Minnesotans with important voter information. The new languages included are Amharic, Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. Materials in the Karen language will be …
Secretary of State expands Minnesota voter resources, adds 10 new languages
The new languages included are Amharic, Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. Materials in the Karen language will be added before the general election on Nov. 8. “As the son of an immigrant, I know how important it …
New court challenge to affirmative action involves Asian-American Harvard student
The 2010 census question on race included check boxes for six Asian groups – Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese – along with a box for “Other Asian,” with a prompt for detailed responses such as “Hmong, Laotian …
Erdogan demand that US extradite cleric could strain ties
But the U.S. has also moved on exiles that were conspiring against the governments in their homelands. Gen. Vang Pao, a Hmong military leader and major American ally during the Vietnam War, was arrested in 2007 for plotting to overthrow the Communist …
CEPEDA: Asian-Americans soar in population but can’t escape the pigeonhole
In regard to an intra-Asian dynamic, Hmong, Tongan and Vietnamese populations, for example, are among the most poorly educated communities in the United States — not just within the Asian community. In fact, some black and Hispanic students outperform …
Wausau Hmong Memorial Still Coming
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) — A long-awaited memorial commemorating Hmong veterans and their efforts during the wars in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia will have to wait a little longer. Retired Marathon County Administrator Mort McBain is one of many working on the …
Hmong: War Veterans Memorial to be Inaugurated in the United States
Below is an article published by Wsau: A long-awaited memorial commemorating Hmong veterans and their efforts during the wars in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia will have to wait a little longer. Retired Marathon County Administrator Mort McBain is one of many …
Century Building sold for redevelopment
Of the 50 units, 42 are targeted as low income. The building’s first floor tenants include a George Webb restaurant, Quality Optical eye-care studio and Xankia, a Vietnamese & Hmong sandwich shop. Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email this …
For many immigrants, shootings in the US bring back tough memories
In Minnesota, where she is based, there is a large Somali community as well as sizable populations of Hmong, Cambodians and Vietnamese. Opoti says in the wake of the shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Dallas, she has been hearing from a lot of …
In St. Paul, Great Deals and Ethnic Diversity
It’s also particularly notable for its ethnic diversity — while it may be known as the now former home of “A Prairie Home Companion,” St. Paul has substantial Somali, Vietnamese and Ethiopian communities, as well as one of the largest Hmong …
Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome
Almost four decades ago, as a young geography teacher, she joined in the first mass wave of Canadian private sponsorship, in which citizens resettled tens of thousands of Vietnamese, Cambodians and Hmong. She helped sponsor three Vietnamese brothers and a …
Aiding refugees has been our duty and privilege
The largest Christian Vietnamese church has over 4,000 members and the number of Vietnamese Christians is growing. In Minnesota I met Hmong Christian leaders. The Hmong were Animists from the hill country of Laos and close allies to the U.S. during the …
Religion: Let love cast out fear
The largest Christian Vietnamese church has over 4,000 members and the number of Vietnamese Christians is growing. In Minnesota I met Hmong Christian leaders. The Hmong were Animists from the hill country of Laos and close allies to the U.S. during the …
Minnesota memorial honors soldiers of ‘secret war’
Laos was neutral during the Vietnam War, but the CIA recruited Hmong soldiers to carry on a covert campaign. After the U.S. pulled out of Laos and Vietnam, tens of thousands fled and lived in refugee camps in Thailand. Many refugees eventually resettled in …
Justice Alito spent 50 pages railing against UT’s affirmative action policy — these are his main points
The university also “lumped” together Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, and Indian students, among others, to make up the “Asian-American” label, according to Alito. While Alito’s analysis of UT’s policies directly contrasts that of the majority, the …
Hmong veteran’s memorial dedication postponed
WAUSAU – The unveiling of a local Hmong Vietnam War Veteran’s Memorial is being postponed for a second time as its organizers grapple with the thorny question of whose names should be etched on the monument’s base. The memorial is intended to honor …
Hmong Still Struggle for Acceptance in Wisconsin Communities
Reporter Doualy Xaykaothao speaking with Lake Effect’s Joy Powers. The history of the Hmong people in Wisconsin goes back decades, to 1975 when thousands of Hmong were resettled in the U.S. after aiding American troops during the Vietnam War. Many landed …
Memorial honors soldiers of ‘secret war’
Laos was neutral during the Vietnam War, but the CIA recruited Hmong soldiers to carry on a covert campaign. After the U.S. pulled out of Laos and Vietnam, tens of thousands fled and lived in refugee camps in Thailand. Many refugees eventually resettled in …
