Hmong College Prep Academy Student Honored As A Minnesota Positive Athlete Of The Year
Hmong College Prep Academy senior Yeng Yang was recently named as the 2019-2020 Girls’ Basketball Positive High School Athlete for the State of Minnesota.
Hmong College Prep Academy Awarded MN DNR Outreach Grant Funds To Be Used For School Fishing Club’s Inaugural Year
Hmong College Prep Academy’s Fishing Club was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources No Child Left Inside grant program.
Star Teachers Speak On Their Experience With A High-Quality School District
Hmong Times is concluding its series on highlighting high performing schools by taking the opportunity to interview some star teachers at state recognized high-quality charter school, Noble Academy.
A District Level Perspective On Governance Of A High-Quality School In The Twin Cities
Hmong Times started a quest to highlight high-quality charter schools back in April as a way to honor what schools have been providing for the children in our community during this pandemic.
Hmong College Prep Academy To Host Virtual Graduation Ceremony
“Due to the Coronavirus and as with nearly all high schools, HCPA will be hosting a virtual ceremony as a means to formally send off the Class of 2020 to the next chapter in their lives,” stated Superintendent Dr. Christianna Hang.
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
Leading A Small Business Through COVID And Other Troubling Times
With the coronavirus shaking up the economy and upending the day-to-day operations of businesses, it’s perhaps more critical than ever that corporate CEOs and small business owners summon up all their leadership skills.
A Message To Immigrant Families During The COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has hit communities of color the hardest, including immigrant families. You need to be aware of programs you may be eligible for right now.
Recycle Smart
For years, Saint Paul and other communities have been encouraging people to recycle. Since 2014, in Saint Paul, household recycling totals have increased by 18 percent.
Hmong Studies Journal Publishes Special New Issue
Hmong Cultural Center’s partner, the Hmong Studies Journal is pleased to announce the July 2020 publication of Volume 21.
Tips For Handling Your Finances During A Crisis
(StatePoint) With record numbers of Americans filing for unemployment and many facing income loss, the financial impacts of COVID-19 are far-reaching.
Sports/Outdoors
The Impact Of Climate Change On Minnesota State Parks
Climate changes that include “mega” rainfall – plus warmer temperatures – influence the 250,000 acres of land in Minnesota state parks.
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.
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.
