by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Health
TB Is A Cause For Watchfulness, Not Alarm By Eric Bestrom Over the past two years, an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) has seen 17 Minnesotans actively infected. Six of the 17 have died, three directly from tuberculosis, the other three from other serious medical...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Arts
Hmong Portrait Series By Billy Thao I bought and read a magnificent non-fiction book called A History of the Hmong: From Ancient Times To The Modern World Diaspora, written by Thomas S. Vang. Mr. Vang took me on a journey into the past of the Hmong civilization;...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Community
Hmong Cultural Center Of Minnesota Celebrates 25 Years On August 11, 1992, the Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota registered with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office as a non-profit organization. Over the past 25 years, the Hmong Cultural Center has served the...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Community
Hmong American Farmers Association One Of Seven Organizations To Win 2017 Bush Prize For Community Innovation By Kathy Graves On November 14th, The Bush Foundation awarded the 2017 Bush Prize for Community Innovation to seven organizations with a track record...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Community
Declaration Of Hmong International New Year’s Day Celebrations By Hmong Nationalities Organization, Inc. In Laos, by tradition, the Hmong celebrated their New Year celebrations for generations in either November or December each year based on the lunar...