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Why Minnesota’s Hmong voters are supporting Tim Walz
Hmong Americans in Minnesota are rallying behind Gov. Tim Walz, praising his long-standing support for their community and hoping to sway ot...
Carl Samson
Events
Katseye to perform at Minnesota’s Mall of America
Global girl group Katseye announced a surprise performance at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Oct. 19. The Los Angeles-bas...
Michelle De Pacina
Suni Lee gets hero’s welcome in Minnesota homecoming
Olympic gymnast Suni Lee returned to a hero’s welcome at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday following her triumphant...
Ryan General
Profiles
Will Ireton: What to know about Shohei Ohtani’s new translator
Will Ireton, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ resident hype man and former translator, is now officially serving as Shohei Ohtani’s new translator. ...
Bryan Ke
Crime
Twin Cities Hmong community call for change after cop who fatally shot war hero receives no charges
Members of the Twin Cities Hmong community are calling for changes after the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office decided not to charge a S...
Health
Kamala Harris makes historic visit to abortion clinic
Vice President Kamala Harris made a visit to an abortion clinic in Minnesota on Thursday, marking the first such visit by any U.S. president...
30,000 people gathered in Minnesota to celebrate Hmong New Year
Approximately 30,000 people gathered in Minnesota’s capital city for the state’s 43rd annual Hmong New Year celebration over the...
Man murders wife before killing himself in latest Hmong domestic violence tragedy in Minnesota
In the latest domestic violence tragedy involving the Hmong community in Minnesota, a man murdered his wife before committing suicide in an ...
Family of Hmong war hero killed by Minnesota police demands charges
Family members and community protesters are demanding criminal charges against the St. Paul police officer who shot and killed Yia Xiong, a ...
Social Media
Man’s ramen freezes mid-air in viral TikTok video
A TikToker has recently gone viral for attempting to eat ramen in the frigid outdoors. An eight-second clip uploaded on Dec. 27, 2022, shows...
Culture
Asian Santa to spread joy at Mall of America in historic first
Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the U.S., will have an Asian Santa as part of The Santa Experience this holiday season. Alla...
News
‘A home away from home’: Pan-Asian ‘Asia Mall’ to open in Minnesota
A pan-Asian mall called Asia Mall held its soft launch in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on Thursday. Located at 12160 Technology Drive, the mal...
Asian American History
Update: Alleged Nanjing Massacre photos discovered in Minnesota pawn shop debunked
Photos in an album discovered by a Minnesota pawn shop owner previously believed to have been taken during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre have b...
Chandler Treon
Minnesota GOP lawmaker compares Democratic support for abortion to ‘Chinese genocide bill’
Rep. Tom Emmer (R, MN-6) slammed Democrats who voted to support reproductive rights. During an interview with Fox News on Sunday, host Mi...
Tragedy strikes Twin Cities Hmong community again as father, 2 children die in car crash
A Hmong father and his two youngest children died in a car crash in Ham Lake, Minnesota, on Aug. 28. His wife and his oldest daughter surv...
Feature
Minnesota pawn shop owner claims to have discovered lost photos from the Nanjing Massacre
A pawn shop owner in Minnesota claims to have discovered long-lost photos taken during the Nanjing Massacre. In a video posted to TikTok wit...
Food
Hmong sausage and purple sticky rice debut at Minnesota State Fair thanks to its first-ever Hmong food vendor
A pop-up Hmong restaurant in Minnesota has introduced Hmong food to the State Fair for the first time in the event’s 160-plus year history....
Rebecca Moon
St. Paul Hmong man kills wife and himself while home with their 5 children
Yia Xiong, 33, fatally shot his wife Ka Lor, 30, before killing himself on Tuesday night in their St. Paul home, where their five children,...
Hmong woman killed in hit-and-run crash involving stolen car in Minnesota
A 70-year-old Hmong woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash involving a stolen car in St. Paul, Minnesota. A stolen gray Kia Sportage SUV cr...
Hmong community holds candlelight vigil at Vadnais Lake for Minnesota couple and their 3 children
Members of the Minnesota Hmong community gathered on Saturday and placed flowers, candles and balloons at the shore of Vadnais Lake to hono...
Minnesota mom in ‘triple murder-suicide’ allegedly bullied by husband’s relatives after he shot himself
Molly Cheng, 23, reportedly drowned herself after allegedly killing her three children by smothering and drowning in Maplewood, Minnesota, ...
Editorial Staff
Authorities confirm Minnesota couple died by suicide, 3 children were drowned by mother in lake
The Ramsey County medical examiner confirmed the causes of death of Molly Cheng, 23, her husband Yee Lee, 27, and their three children, age...
Police: Minnesota woman, 23, killed her 3 children and herself after her husband’s suicide
Molly Cheng, 23, and her three children were recovered from a Minnesota lake in what authorities are investigating to be a “possible triple...
Government
Minnesota congressional candidate Jennifer Carnahan accuses man of swerving his car at her
Republican congressional candidate Jennifer Carnahan, 46, was reportedly threatened and almost hit by a car while campaigning early this we...
Burglar pulls off $250,000 Pokémon heist of Minnesota shop after smashing through a wall
A burglar broke into a collectibles shop in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and stole about $250,000 worth of Pokémon cards. The intruder first br...
Videos
Exclusive: Saint Paul Public Schools district investigating violent student brawl caught in viral videos
The Saint Paul Public Schools district is investigating videos that appear to show Washington Technology Magnet School students of Asian de...
Hmong Cultural Center vandalized with white supremacist graffiti days after grand opening
A group of vandals was captured on video spray painting a slogan linked to a white supremacist group onto the storefront of the Hmong Cultur...
St. Paul throws Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee a welcome home parade
Hmong American Olympian Sunisa “Suni” Lee received a parade in St. Paul, Minn., after returning home from the 2020 Tokyo Games w...
Minnesota man charged with attempted kidnapping after chasing, grabbing children
A man from Maplewood, Minn., has been charged with attempted kidnapping after allegedly chasing children and grabbing them last week. What y...
Help Wanted in Finding Elderly Asian Man With Alzheimer’s in Bloomington, Minnesota
Police in Bloomington, Minnesota are asking for help to find an Asian man listed as an endangered missing person. David Shibata, 73, left hi...
Alleged Rioter Bailed Out Twice Before Arrested Again With Guns, Cocaine
A Minnesota man who was bailed out twice by the Minnesota Freedom Fund has been arrested again and is now facing charges for alleged possess...
Derek Chauvin and Wife Denied Divorce Over Possible Tax Fraud
A district judge in Minnesota has rejected a divorce settlement between former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin and his wife. Citing an ...
Judge Refuses to Drop Second-Degree Murder Charges for Ex-Officer Tou Thao
Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, alongside officers Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane, will remain charged in relation to the fatal arrest...
Man Attacks Asian American Photojournalist During Trump Rally
An unidentified man was captured on video assaulting an Asian American photojournalist during a Trump rally in Duluth, Minnesota, on Sept. 3...
Family Offers $25K Reward for Info on Fatal Hit-and-Run in Minnesota
A Minnesota family is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the driver behind a fatal hit-an...
Maina Chen
Asian American Man Has ‘China Virus’ Burned Into His Front Lawn in Minnesota
A man of Chinese descent has been targeted in a potential hate speech attack after racists sprawled “China Virus” in his front lawn using wh...
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