BLONG YANG ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER-DISTRICT 2 Minneapolis, MN —Blong Yang announced today he will be a candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner-District 2. Yang is seeking the District 2 seat, which recently opened up when Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein resigned. “Having lived in Minneapolis for over a decade, I have seen career [...]
February 8, 2012 – From January through June of the election year before Election Day of November 6, 2012, both Democrats and Republicans congregate to debate through caucuses or through primaries to elect their presidential aspirant worthy to lead their party on a melee to contend for the presidential race. Currently leading the way to [...]
Hmong human rights activist Vaming Xiong – who rallied thousands of Hmong protesters in Sacramento and across the nation seeking freedom for Gen. Vang Pao and 11 other defendants accused of plotting the overthrow of Laos – will be honored tonight. More than 600 guests – including Hmong from all clans and elected officials – [...]
Several hundred Hmong and Laotian Americans, including several dozen from the Central Valley, and their former CIA advisers – along with U.S. veterans and diplomats – went to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Friday morning to honor Gen. Vang Pao. Many Vietnam-era veterans had sought to have Vang, who led the CIA-funded guerrilla army [...]
Lao Hmong veterans who fought in America’s covert war should be fully honored. By PHILIP SMITH Last update: March 7, 2011 – 7:33 PM Commentary The recent funeral and burial of Gen. Vang Pao in California symbolizes why Lao Hmong veterans who served alongside U.S. military and clandestine forces in the “U.S. Secret Army” should [...]
Startribune by Stephen B. Young Hmong leader Gen. Vang Pao died Thursday in Fresno, Calif. Xang Vang, a distant relative, a friend of mine and one of the first Hmong leaders in Minnesota, called me with the news. I first met Vang Pao in our apartment in Cambridge, Mass., but my father had long before [...]
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 [...]
Is the world ready for an African-American President for the United State of America? The clear answer is yes. A recent article from Reader’s Digest shows a poll from nations across the world with a general consensus supporting Democratic representative Barack Obama; which ultimately means their desire for a new outlook on America. We, as [...]
Hmoodle: The economic situation with minimum wage at a stagnant standpoint while prices are gradually rising with the cost of living, how would you go on accomplishing this task at hand if elected by the people? Al Franken: Great question. Everything has gotten more expensive – from gas and bread, to college tuition and health [...]
Election Day is within a week, have you made up your mind? With the world economic system in turmoil and this country in a tumultuous time with high unemployment in addition to high home foreclosures, where do you stand? As you are well aware, we have Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Republican nominee John Mccain [...]
