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On Hmong American Day, HALED announces conference focused on Hmong and ethnic entrepreneurs.

On behalf of the board of trustees, we thank everyone for your input on the matters related to the Hmong International Freedom Festival (HIFF) sports competition prizes and payouts to all our competing teams.

May Lor Xiong won the GOP Minnesota Congressional District 4 endorsement at the district convention on April 23rd.

Mai Weu is a wife, mother, grandmother, gardener, bible study leader, Trellis volunteer ambassador and trusted member of the Hmong community.

For the fifth consecutive year, Saint Paul Area Realtors® are welcoming community-based organizations or groups to apply for a grant to be used to improve the community it serves.

To support Black and Hispanic women in the workplace, we must understand the unique challenges they face and advance solutions. Young Black and Latina girls are more likely to identify as leaders than girls of other races. However, when they grow up, the disparities they face when it comes to pay and opportunity are jarring.

The all-day event will serve as a meeting place for businesses, entrepreneurs, and job seekers.

This is to give notice that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands, to determine the potential affect that its activity in the wetland will have on the human environment.

(StatePoint) Is the COVID-19-related payment suspension (also known as a forbearance) on your home loan ending? Ready to resume making mortgage payments? Understanding your options and being proactive can help ensure a smooth process, say experts.

(StatePoint) Is the COVID-19-related payment suspension (also known as a forbearance) on your home loan ending? Ready to resume making mortgage payments? Understanding your options and being proactive can help ensure a smooth process, say experts.

Almost two years have passed since Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced the Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act.

One year ago, on March 16, 2021, eight people, including six Asian women were killed at three spas in the Atlanta metro area. Since then, the #StopAsianHate movement across the nation has spurred thousands to combat the rising violence and racism directed towards Asian Americans.

The former UWO director of Affirmative Action who says he was discriminated against on the basis of his race and national origin, as well as retaliated against when he complained about race discrimination, is appealing a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in favor of the UW System Board of Regents.

After reviewing the new Fourth Congressional District boundaries, May Lor Xiong affirmed her decision to file for Congress with the Federal Elections Commission and to seek Republican endorsement.

The Hmong Times was fortunate to have a chance to sit down (virtually) with HAP’s new President & CEO – May yer Thao. We’d like to thank Ms. Thao for taking the time to share her story, experience, leadership and vision for HAP’s growth and outreach in the community.

We would like to dedicate this book to all of the Hmong who have lived in Wat Thamkrabok and are now scattered around the world. We dedicate this book as a memory of good and bad times together.

The Hmong Cultural Center is the primary Hmong and Asian American organization in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that provides community outreach activities related to multicultural education for the purposes of promoting positive race relations in the Twin Cities community. 

This letter comes to you from Jerry Redfern and Karen Coates, creators of the new documentary “Eternal Harvest.”

Being an actor means so much to me! I’ve had some amazing experiences, booked some fun projects and roles and I have huge dreams for my future in entertainment. 

The Hmong Cultural Center officially launched its new museum in a dedicated storefront at University and Western in St. Paul on December 2, 2021.

Hmong New Year season typically starts after the harvest season. In the US, Hmong people begin celebrating as early as mid-to-late October. In Laos and Thailand, Hmong New Year lasts for a month – almost all of December!

2021 was a very eventful year for the Hmong community locally, nationally and beyond. Although COVID-19 ranked as the number one story for many in the state of Minnesota and beyond, many other happenings were going on among the Hmong community. 

The METRO Blue Line Extension project is seeking applications from community members for a new Anti-Displacement Workgroup.

Organizing for Hmong America congratulates KaYing Yang on her appointment to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

Supplier diversity is a crucial part of an organization’s success. It’s a way for companies to promote innovation, cultivate networking, boost hiring, and perhaps most important of all, a way for companies to experience the many benefits of diversity while taking steps to close the racial equity gap.

Minnesota is offering low-The METRO Blue Line Extension project is seeking applications from community members for a new Anti-Displacement Workgroup.

After 18 months of advocacy and support from CAAL, an immigration judge granted Ge Vang relief, terminating his deportation order on July 19, 2021. 

These steps can help protect your money and your information. How a simple email or text message could open you up to fraud.

Recently the Board of Trustees for the United Hmong Family, Inc. released the following statement.

Shauntel Burzynski is a member of the talent acquisition team at North Memorial Health. Caprice Overstreet has spent the last 20+ years at North Memorial Health in a variety of roles and currently leads a team of hospital greeters.

Do you have questions about Medicare enrollment? Are your prescription drug costs too high? The annual Medicare open enrollment period is now through December 7, 2021, and the Minnesota Senior LinkAge Line® is ready to help you find the best Medicare plan for you.

Winter in Falcon Heights, Minnesota will not be the same this year as the 23rd annual Hmong New Year festival at Lee and Rose Warner Coliseum on the Minnesota State Fair Grounds is called off due to COVID-19.

If you drive a car, walk, bicycle, live in a house or apartment, breathe the air, have a pet, discard trash, flush the toilet, or eat or drink in a restaurant, then, as a resident of Minneapolis, you have a vested interest in who runs our city.

The Hmong American Farmers Association, a pioneer in diverse agriculture, will soon own 155 acres in Dakota County. A plan to modernize access to Highway 52, the main artery between Rochester and the Twin Cities, could encroach on small family farm plots.

There are two initiatives on the November 2 ballot: in Minneapolis, Question 3 is a vague, untried, and untested measure that asks voters to give new, additional powers to the City Council, so they can regulate rents on private residential property.

Studies* show that small businesses owned by people of color, including those owned by Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American individuals, among others, have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

The United States’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and its fragmented rescue of our loyal Afghan allies leaves many Hmong Americans with a heavy-hearted sense of Déjà vu.