This week is interview #2 from the Pacific Northwest. It came about because I recognized a foreign language being spoken without understanding a[…]
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Out Today: My Story About the Hmong in Minnesota in Today’s Star Tribune
I was inspired to write the story two years ago. I walked into a Hmong-owned insurance office near the school[…]
Read moreThe World Evolves Around You / My Story About the Hmong in Minnesota in This Sunday’s Star Tribune
On a sunny Saturday in the summer of 2010, I walked a few blocks from my apartment in Minneapolis to[…]
Read moreHighlights from the Minnesota State Fair
Its origins are in livestock, food, contests, and carnival rides–and its heartbeat remains as such. But like many other[…]
Read moreThe Hmong Have Caught on to Minnesota Fishing
The Hmong have been in Minnesota for 40 years. Which aspects of a culture does a people bring to a[…]
Read moreThailand: A Look Back at the Best Moments/Photos
River rides, elephant rides, Hmong villages, Long neck women… Art, blossoms, schools, sports… New friends, new terrain, and lots of[…]
Read moreRefugee Camp Ruins and a Buddhist Monastery
Our van motorcade approached a monastery community with row houses, a large, black statue of the Buddha, and temples.[…]
Read moreOne Cliff, Two Rivers, Three Countries: A Story of Freedom
I stood at the edge of a cliff overlooking a windy, muddy river coming into view from my left. It[…]
Read moreThe Hmong Mountain Village in Thailand
We walked past one-room houses of bamboo stick walls, straw roofs, and dirt floors. Chickens scampered and clucked about. Children[…]
Read moreTeaching Football to Thai Students
Blue 42; Blue 42!! Our interactions with our sister school in the rural hill country of Thailand went beyond[…]
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