by Kim Benjamin | Mar 13, 2018 | Health
Fight TB: Know The Signs And Symptoms By Danushka Wanduraga Since January of 2016, we have seen an increase of multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Minnesota. The severe increase in these rates is due to an MDR TB outbreak within the Hmong community of the...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 13, 2018 | Health
New Survey Shows Minnesota Youth Tobacco Use Rising For The First Time In 17 Years Youth e-cigarette use is up 50 percent since 2014. A new survey shows that for the first time since 2000, overall youth tobacco use has increased in Minnesota with 26.4 percent of high...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 13, 2018 | Community
Hmong Women’s Leadership Institute By Amy Doeun “In recent years, Hmong women have recognized the need to build a strong Hmong women’s organization that focuses on both the assets that Hmong women have as well as addressing more directly the deep cultural changes that...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 12, 2018 | Community
AT&T Contributes $95,000 To Hmong American Partnership To Support Youth Job Skills Program By Jessica Erickson Hmong American Partnership received a $95,000 contribution from AT&T to support its Youth Job Skills program and help low-income at-risk Southeast...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 12, 2018 | Education
Hmong College Prep Academy Receives National School Choice Week Award By Dave Bonko Hmong College Prep Academy was recently selected as a recipient of a 2018 National School Choice Week (NSCW) Leadership Award, a national honor acknowledging schools that “provide all...