A new blog from the Immigration Policy Center to check out.
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Penn State University Dickinson School of Law’s Center for Immigrants’ Rights will host its first immigration symposium. The theme of this day-long symposium is “Immigration in a New Administration.”
A video-rich Website aiming to educate Hmong youth about the prevention of diabetes. Funded by the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative of the MN Department of Health.
“Some of the CDC
officials who supported a recommendation for young women in the U.S. to
receive the human papillomavirus vaccine said they did not intend for
it to lead to an immigration policy requiring young immigrant women to
receive the vaccine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Jordan, Wall Street Journal, 10/1).” (Source: Kaisernetwork.org)
Tags: immunizations, Vaccinations
Topics: Community Health, Health Care, Immigrants, Immigration, Policy, Politics, Public Health, Refugees, Youth
Topics: Community Health, Health Care, Immigrants, Immigration, Policy, Politics, Public Health, Refugees, Youth
Since arriving in the U.S. thirty years ago, Hmong immigrants have been trying to build new lives. Forced to flee their native Laos due to Communist persecution, the new arrivals have struggled to adapt to American customs, yet retain their traditions. This duality has given the Hmong their share of sacrifices and triumphs, within their communities and even within their families. "Bridging the Shores," produced by Brian Bull for Wisconsin Public Radio and the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy & Service, explores the issues of identity, preservation, adaptability, and perseverance many Hmong-Americans grapple with, in a continually-evolving culture.
View the Hmong/English Website.
Nan Kari's application for $25, 000 in Case Foundation funding has made it into the Final Four of the Make It Your Own Awards, an online, vote-driven competition.
Here's a short description of Crossing Borders:
A group of elders -- Somali, Mexican, Hmong, Peruvian, and U.S. Read More
“Mai Na Lee is a woman who can lay claim to a lot of firsts: She is the first female Hmong professor at the University of Minnesota, and the first Hmong person in the United States to earn a Ph.D. Read More
Since 1984, the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition, Inc. (SEAMAAC) has provided services and advocacy for refugees and immigrants in Philadelphia. Its mission is to support immigrants, refugees, and their families as they seek access to opportunities that would advance the condition of their lives in the United States. Read More
View project mediaEgal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
Emergency, Community and Health Outreach (ECHO) (www.echominnesota.org), provides free health and safety information to Limeted English Proficiency (LEP) populations in the languages they know best. During a statewide emergency, ECHO receives, translates and distributes important health and safety reports through a network of partners via television, phone and the internet. Read More
View project media
partners.newroutes.org (grantee resources)
A national program of the