The bar and club scene in Minnesota was nearly crippled in 2007 when Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the “Freedom to Breathe Act”, which disallowed smoking in public venues. At the time, Minnesota was the twentieth state to pass such a law. Now the the bar and club scene in downtown Minneapolis faces new opposition—twenty-one plus [...]
The panoramic view from the upslope hill filled with food vendors overlooking the full field were amassed with a masking of something similar to the expanse of miniatures on a faux battlefield.
The main events included the ever popular soccer tournament, volleyball, and the greatest Hmong Flag Football tournament in the nation. These events are held esteemed as the international cups of all Hmong tournaments around the world, and this tournament is the biggest of its kind.
While the youth of the Hmong has trended towards the infectious fad of Hmong Flag Football, on the other side of the spectrum the old are hard to tamper with and old school in their habitual ways of keeping to the original of all the other featured sports, soccer.
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His story could easily have ended before it started, either in the jungles of Laos or on the streets of Fresno, California. Instead, today Pha Mouavangsou manages a successful electronics distribution business, teaches night school and, in his spare time, is studying for his doctoral degree in organizational development. The distance Pha Mouavangsou has traveled [...]
Let’s add fuel to the fire! Or is it, he’s on fire, or maybe quite simply, DJ Palestine is fire. Thus, deeming him Mr. Fuego, an accolade to his ingenuity in contriving such partnerships in the 10 tracks presented in his debut album “DJ Palistine is Fuego,” coming to you soon in his official release [...]
This past Thursday, June 11, 2009, Peripheral Blur hosted the event “Silent No More” at Stargate Night Club. The event featured some of the best artists in the Hmong Community today, but there was more to the event than just partying. The event put the spotlight on domestic violence. Domestic violence is defined as the [...]
Saturday, April 2009, St. Paul, MN Minnesotans from all around congregated at the grounds of the State Capitol in St. Paul, MN on Saturday afternoon with notable key figures of the GOP representatives in Governor Tim Pawlenty and U.S. House of Representative to MN 6th District Michelle Bachman. Minnesotans were there to share their frustrations [...]
The Hmong movie industry has been on a verge of stagnant, or better yet decline since portrayal nowadays seems to mimic the ones before. The main culprits are narrowed down to the lack of creativity in the storyline, in addition to the feeble acting abilities—in casting a relative or friend in a role rather than [...]
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly O’Brien, U of M College of Liberal Arts, 612-624-4109 Barbara Frey, U of M Human Rights Program, 612-626-1879 PaChia Yang, U of M Human Rights Program, 763-607-6529 United Nations Expert Hears Moving Testimony from Hmong Families on Grave Desecrations in Thailand Calls accounts of exhumations “assault to culture” After listening [...]
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Professor James Anaya’s Closing Remarks from the “Consultation with the United Nations Expert on the Desecration of Hmong Graves” I want to thank all those who provided testimonies. It’s been very moving and in addition to enlightening and I [...]
Cancer is unforgiving, uninvited, and unbiased. It can strike the good, the bad, and those in between. It knows no bounds, as it will infiltrate your body regardless of your race and or religious beliefs. It can be a weapon of mass destruction. Statistics show that in an individual’s lifetime, you will know someone that [...]
