HMONG CULTURAL CENTER MUSEUM HIRES NEW MUSEUM TOUR GUIDES

The Hmong Cultural Center Museum has hired two new tour guides to help lead tours in its new storefront museum on University Avenue at Western Avenue in the Little Mekong District in St. Paul.

Are We Done With Masks? Three Experts Review The Latest Findings

A new study finds masks do little to prevent the spread of viruses like the flu and Covid, and that hand washing, and vaccines offer more protection.

Local Katie Ka Vang And Melissa Li To Premiere Their Hmong American Musical

A Q&A with Vang about “Again,” produced by Theater Mu from March 29-April 16 in Minneapolis.

Asian Teens Say Dating Violence A Taboo Topic At Home

Culture and language are among the barriers that prevent many Asian American teens from openly discussing dating violence with their parents.

Winter Animal Survival: How Do They Do It?

A second program at Fort Snelling State Park in February helped answer a question I’ve had for a long time. How do animals in the wild survive extremely cold winter months?

Adventures at Fort Snelling State Park – A Guided Winter Stroll

In the world of animals, a skinny short branch sticking out of the snow with stripped bark is the equivalent of a dating app. The adult male buck that stripped the bark left behind his scent for any interested doe.

Footsteps Of My Father

February 4th, 2023 would have been my father’s 73rd birthday if cancer didn’t claim his life in 2017. My siblings and I still cherish precious memories of him throughout the year and especially on this day.

Relating To The Land – DNR Public Land Sales Help Hmong Family Connect To Cultural Heritage

Public land sales are more than transactions. For one Hmong family, the opportunity to purchase parcels of land from the DNR is a chance to connect to their cultural heritage and honor traditions tied to nature

AGAIN, BY LOCAL KATIE KA VANG & MELISSA LI, MAKES ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THEATER MU

Local Hmong American playwright and theater artist Katie Ka Vang returns to Theater Mu for the world premiere of her and Melissa Li’s musical, Again. Weaving together unlikely friendships, complex family dynamics, and original songs, Again runs March 31-April 16 at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis.

Second Justice For Yia Xiong Protest And March

On February 26, 2023, about 350 concerned community members protested and marched along University avenue in the midway area of Saint Paul to demand justice for Yia Xiong (aged 65), a Hmong elderly Secret War veteran with hard of hearing, who was killed by Saint Paul Police officers.

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Health

What Those With Asthma or COPD Need to Know About Whooping Cough

What Those With Asthma or COPD Need to Know About Whooping Cough

(StatePoint) Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an extremely contagious bacterial infection that can lead to severe, sometimes life-threatening health problems, such as exacerbation of chronic medical conditions — including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Back To The Future With COVID-19

Back To The Future With COVID-19

Covid-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments will no longer be free once the Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires on Jan. 11, even as the U.S. faces down a more infectious new subvariant XBB 1.5.

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Business and Finance

Why Your Business Needs To Be Certified As A Diverse Supplier

Why Your Business Needs To Be Certified As A Diverse Supplier

Supplier diversity is a crucial part of an organization’s success. It’s a way for companies to promote innovation, cultivate networking, boost hiring, and perhaps most important of all, a way for companies to experience the many benefits of diversity while taking steps to close the racial equity gap.

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Community

Footsteps Of My Father

Footsteps Of My Father

February 4th, 2023 would have been my father’s 73rd birthday if cancer didn’t claim his life in 2017. My siblings and I still cherish precious memories of him throughout the year and especially on this day.

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Second Justice For Yia Xiong Protest And March

Second Justice For Yia Xiong Protest And March

On February 26, 2023, about 350 concerned community members protested and marched along University avenue in the midway area of Saint Paul to demand justice for Yia Xiong (aged 65), a Hmong elderly Secret War veteran with hard of hearing, who was killed by Saint Paul Police officers.

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Sports/Outdoors

Nation/World

Addressing Agent Orange In Laos

Addressing Agent Orange In Laos

While investigating the impacts of Agent Orange in the A Loui Valley in Vietnam back in the early 2000s, I would always look across the valley towards Laos and wonder what the impacts of Agent Orange were on the other side of the border. 

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A Homecoming To Remember

A Homecoming To Remember

It’s been my ritual to order a Beerlao as the plane approaches Laos. Over the years, it is always the same sense of joy, excitement, and sadness all in one feeling.

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