Hmong College Prep Academy Hosts Fourteenth Senior Graduation Ceremony
Class Of 2020 Reports Over $1.2 Million In College Grants And Scholarships
Proud Scholars Share What Learning Is Like In A High-Quality School
As schools and children continue with distance learning during the pandemic, we continue with our quest to highlight high-quality schools as a way of honoring what schools provide for children. In recent publications, a public charter school in the Twin Cities, Noble Academy/Nompeng Academy, has been featured.
Hmong College Prep Academy’s Robotics Team Continues Growth
“This year, we had almost all completely new members for our FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. In total, we had 25 students spread across five teams that included business, drive, coding, mechanical and electrical,” stated business team coach Ryan Lester.
Rethinking Screen Time For Kids
(StatePoint) As families try to establish a new normal, balancing screen time for kids has become not only especially challenging, but more important than ever.
Organizational Culture Of A High-Quality Charter School: An Interview With The Instructional And Administrative Support Team
The current pandemic has helped many of us better understand what public schools provide for our children as we are faced with homeschooling our children. In recent publications, a public charter school in the Twin Cities, Noble Academy, has been featured.
A New Journey
Many Hmong Americans can trace their families back to refugee camps and farming villages. They remember and were told stories about a time when walking to the nearest school took hours, and only a few boys had the privilege of receiving basic education in Laos and Thailand.
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 10 – The Finale
Dearest, My Love.
No matter how many times I think about it, I am not able to let you go, my love. Don’t mistake me. It has nothing to do with how you came into my life.
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 9
Funeral drums rumbled at the front of the crowd. A wedge of wood held the double doors wide open, as if welcoming spirits of all sort. Incoming was a trail of people, couples carrying Kawm (hmong backpack) on their backs, women and men wailed loudly like agitated children.
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 8
Niam Yim Leej
Snow didn’t know to fall on the refugee campground. That was the only home she’d ever known. Though she and her husband Yim Leej had settled their little family in Minnesota one fateful winter of year 1986.
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 7
A moment in time, Peng was driving from school. Farming was the worst thing on his mind. He hated the thought of farming. It actually made him sick. Sometimes, he even needed to lay down when he thought too much about farming.
Health
Protecting Yourself And Your Family: COVID-19
What you can do to prepare, if you or a family member gets ill, or if your community experiences spread of COVID-19.
3D Mammography Now Available At North Memorial Health Breast Center In Robbinsdale
New tools give medical experts a new look at breast cancer detection.
Teen Dating Violence – Schools Present An Opportunity To Address Teen Dating Violence
Mai* and her husband Pheng* legally immigrated to the U.S. from Thailand in 2005 in a desperate attempt to improve their lives. After settling in Saint Paul with their four children, the couple learned about HAP’s job training services and enrolled in the organization’s 13-week soldering program.
Warning For Local Parents Who Suspect Teen Is Vaping
Doctors are warning about how vaping can damage the lungs of teenagers. Recently, physicians spoke out about kids who landed in the hospital with severe medical problems and they suspect it is tied to vaping.
Don’t Let Your Teen Leave Home Without A Boost
Vaccines protect children from serious diseases. As they get older, teens can get diseases they already got shots for because the protection from vaccines can wear off. This is why teens need a second dose of meningococcal vaccine at age 16.
Business and Finance
Help Your Employees Green Their Exercise Routine
The purpose of Health@Work’s monthly E-tips is to help you (the wellness coordinator) promote better health at your workplace.
10 Things I’ve Learned From Doing YouTube For The Past 9 Months
Hello! I hope I still have your loyal attention. Okay, so you’ve decided to really give this YouTube thing a try.
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YouTube: Watch What Happens When… [UNBELIEVABLE!]
That’s a pretty good example of a good YouTube title. Titles should be catchy and should grab your attention wanting to know more.
YouTube: I’m Done!
Classic case of clickbait, did you fall for it? No, I am not quitting YouTube, but I am quitting my podcast style. Wasn’t it Jeff Bezos of Amazon who said ‘Be firm on vision but flexible on details’?
YouTube: Thumbnails
Of course, five years ago, if you asked me ‘How are your thumbnails doing?” I would naturally reply, “Well, I don’t bite them as much because I use the nail clipper.”
Community
COMMUNITY ACTION HEAD START SETS UP FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
AGENCY IS PROVIDING MORE THAN 3,000 MEALS TO ENROLLED FAMILIES EACH WEEK
Bush Foundation Selects 24 Visionary Leaders For 2020 Bush Fellowships
The Bush Foundation today announced the selection of its 2020 Bush Fellows, a group of 24 visionary leaders who are thinking big about how to solve problems and shape a better future for their communities.
The Reality Of This Pandemic
During this deadly pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been praised over and over for its quick work in “defeating” the coronavirus.
In March, many news networks were quick to applaud the CCP for containing the virus and putting the correct measures in getting rid of Covid-19.
Council On Asian Pacific Minnesotans
Dear members of our Asian Pacific community,
This is a very painful time for our communities, our state, and our country.
The U.S. Census And The Importance Of Being Counted
During this difficult time, many people are looking for ways to help. Perhaps one of these easiest ways to impact our community right now is to complete the 2020 census.
Sports/Outdoors
Why The Turtle Crosses The Road
Want to help preserve one of the coolest parts of Minnesota’s natural history, something that pre-dates dinosaurs but still can be found all across the state?
Bringing Them Back – State DNR Conservation And Protection Measures Strive To Increase Bird Population
Birds aren’t doing too well in North America. A 2019 study from the publication “Science” shows a decline in the bird population of three billion since 1970, “with steep declines in every habitat.”
How Wildlife Handles Winter
To many Minnesotans at this time of year, Winter can start to feel a little like a long road trip to Spring – are we there yet? As mammals, we humans seem to keep having to fight off the urge to slumber the winter away, to hibernate like a bat in a cave until April.
No Admittance Fee To State Parks On February 15 – Free Park Four-Pack
Pack everyone up and head for the nearest state park where the entry fee on February 15, 2020 is waved. That’s right, you’ll be admitted without paying the $7 entry fee.
Winter Camping – Fun Without The Mosquitoes
Wayne Boerner has a little secret he’d like to share with anyone who enjoys camping but likes to get away from all the other people that one sometimes finds at popular campgrounds. Try it in winter.
Nation/World
MINORS ASIA – #14 In A Series For Hmong Times – Fire In Ban Vinai
Sleep in the Hmong refugee camp Ban Vinai was often interrupted by distant wailing and weeping that slowly seemed to get gradually closer and louder. Then one could hear murmurs of a crowd gathering in the dark.
MINORS ASIA – #13 In A Series For Hmong Times – Funeral Scenes
Sleep in the Hmong refugee camp Ban Vinai was often interrupted by distant wailing and weeping that slowly seemed to get gradually closer and louder. Then one could hear murmurs of a crowd gathering in the dark.
MINORS ASIA – #11 In A Series For Hmong Times – Playing At Camp
Walking through the Hmong refugee camps of Ban Vinai and Chiang Kham in the late afternoon, could be heard the cry of hungry babies, the wailing of mourners, roosters fighting, the crackling fuzzy public address system in a language few understood, hammers pounding on anvils in the blacksmith shop; different sounds down every path and around every corner.
MINORS ASIA – #10 In A Series – The Paj Ntaub Industry
Among the refugees in the camps of Thailand in the 1980s and 90s, whether from Cambodia, Viet-Nam or Laos, were many men and women who were highly skilled craft makers.
MINORS ASIA – #10 In A Series For Hmong Times Children At Work
Wandering the winding footpaths and dirt roads in the Hmong refugee camps in northern Thailand decades ago, one encountered men and women busily going about their daily tasks, as we saw in the last installment of this series*. Another level of work activity was just as evident in camp, the everyday chores of children.
