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Legendary actor/director Clint Eastwood is making history in the Hmong community with his upcoming film Gran Torino. But this is not only Hmong news. By creating a mainstream Hollywood film that features mostly Hmong leads and supporting actors (other than Eastwood’s character), he’s giving unprecedented visibility to Hmong Americans. Says veteran Hollywood actor Wa Yang, who worked with Eastwood through a small role in Letters from Iwo Jima, “It’s creating exposure in Hollywood, where no one knows who the Hmong are. Hopefully it will pique interest and one day the story of how we came to the US can be told.”...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have uncovered a marriage fraud ring operated out of Minnesota involving Hmong-Americans and Chinese nationals.
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‘Your Sons and Daughters, New to America, Put on Their Uniforms and Served Us Again’
In December 2005 Rev. Gia Tou Lee said a prayer in front of family and friends to bid farewell to a groups of Hmong troops who awaited deployment to Iraq. He prayed for their strength of will, their safety, and their...
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Ban The Deed Not The Breed
It's not about fighting for these professional Pit Bullbreeders. Find out about what it takes to produce award winning dogs that can truly be called, "Man's best friend."
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Community School of Excellence Prepares to Host Grand Opening and Hmong New Year Celebration
Community School of Excellence (CSE) is a new charter school in the Frogtown area that recently opened its classrooms to students this fall. CSE, which enrolls 180 K-6 students, is truly a Hmong language and culture focused...
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Legendary actor/director Clint Eastwood is making history in the Hmong community with his upcoming film Gran Torino. But this is not only Hmong news. By creating a mainstream Hollywood film that features mostly Hmong leads and supporting actors (other than Eastwood’s character), he’s giving unprecedented visibility to Hmong Americans. Says veteran Hollywood actor Wa Yang, who worked with Eastwood through a small role in Letters from Iwo Jima, “It’s creating exposure in Hollywood, where no one knows who the Hmong are. Hopefully it will pique interest and one day the story of how we came to the US can be told.”
For the first two years (2004-2006), the Lao government adamantly denied that the influx of Hmong refugees arriving at Huay Nam Khao camp in Thailand had originated from Laos . Repeated attempts by the Thai government to get cooperation from the Lao side to deport this fast growing population met with continuing resistance and denial from the Lao government claiming that these Hmong were not Lao citizens.
As you are reading this, Jerry Yang is in Las Vegas defending his crown as the reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champion, the most prestigious title in all of poker.
