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The Hmong Times Community sections provides our readers with an in depth view of the people and events within the Hmong Community in Minnesota and nationally. Here you can read articles that cover the Hmong Community life. We highlight the people that make a difference and the events that bring our community together.

Giving Girls A Space To Be Themselves

Giving Girls A Space To Be Themselves

As a parent and a youth mentor, back-to-school season is an exciting time in my world. The long summer days have passed but a new year full of possibilities awaits my daughters, my Girl Scout troop, and me.

Coming To America Is Not Easy

Coming To America Is Not Easy

My refugee journey began nearly 50 years ago, on a 20-day journey by foot, when I was 11 years old. In 1975 my family fled from Laos, my home country, to a refugee camp in Thailand.

SAVE A LIFE – PUT DISTRACTIONS AWAY

SAVE A LIFE – PUT DISTRACTIONS AWAY

Driving distracted puts everyone on the road in danger. Distracted driving contributes to an average of 28 deaths and 156 serious, life-changing injuries a year in Minnesota (2018-2022).

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-450, designating May as Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, commemorating the month that marked the arrival of the first documented Japanese immigrant to the United States and the completion of the transcontinental railroad, a feat that culminated from the contributions of ~20,000 Chinese immigrants.

Am I Doing This Right?

Am I Doing This Right?

My Norfolk Pine sits upstairs in a white ceramic pot. Gifted to me for Christmas two years ago. This Pine has seen every room of my home. It’s seen full sun and cloudy corners and old window drafts.

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.

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.

The Legacy Of An Advocate

The Legacy Of An Advocate

I have experienced advocacy firsthand as someone who has needed it. As a child, for years, I suffered at the hands of abuse.

Remember Laos

Remember Laos

I will never forget the answer to this question for the rest of my life.
“What called you back to Laos, Grandma?”

5 Tips To Become A Homeowner In 2023

5 Tips To Become A Homeowner In 2023

Homeownership is the largest financial undertaking for most Americans and a key to building generational wealth. It can provide a base of security, as building home equity provides you with more financial options in the future.

2022 – The Year In Review

2022 – The Year In Review

2022 was a very eventful year for the Hmong community locally, nationally, and beyond. With COVID-19 ramping down and people returning to a more normal way of life, many other happenings were going on among the Hmong community. 

Tips For Staying Warm And Safe This Winter

Tips For Staying Warm And Safe This Winter

There’s no getting around it: Winter weather is inevitable, and you’ve had the heat on for at least a couple of weeks. Staying warm is good, whether it’s from a furnace, fire in the fireplace, or space heater.

The Beginnings Of The Bombing Of Laos, 1964

The Beginnings Of The Bombing Of Laos, 1964

Though the decision to bomb Laos is thought to have been solely a U.S. endeavor, the picture is more complicated and includes key Lao figures, like Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma.

Down The Rabbit Hole

Down The Rabbit Hole

“A tale of databases, dust and murderous words. The words that I read, tucked away in the dusty filing cabinets of the Pentagon and Langley never flew an aircraft, never opened a bomb bay door, never pulled a trigger. Yet they killed nonetheless.” – Drew Hopkins

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