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Early Thursday morning, gymnast Sunisa Lee became the first Hmong American to win a gold medal for team USA. And just as her hometown community in Minnesota cheered her on, the San Joaquin Valley’s Hmong community was watching as well.
Geri Yang-Johnson of Fresno has never met Sunisa Lee, but as a fellow Hmong-American, she says Lee feels like a little sister. That’s why she got up at 3:45am on Thursday to watch Lee compete. “Sunisa Lee represents all of us,” she said. “All of Hmong America was up early this morning cheering her on, and cheering team USA on in gymnastics.”
The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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MILACA A St. Paul man was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Milaca Township Friday, Feb. 5.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported Blong Xiong, 53, was southbound on Highway 169 in his 2003 Toyota Corolla at 12:47 p.m. Friday, when a 2013 Hyundai Sonata, driven by 16-year-old Amber Marie Sienko of Milaca, was traveling west on 160th Street and failed to yield, striking the side of Xiong’s vehicle, causing it to go off the road and into the right ditch.
Xiong, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to M Health Fairview Clinic - Princeton for non-life-threatening injuries. Sienko was not injured.
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Vietnam War veteran, Chongge Vang, 80, has been confined to his Sanger home during the pandemic, keeping busy with chores on his two-and-a-half acre property.
“I have nothing to do, so I have to walk around and then clean up, water all the trees, all the fruit, you know. That’s what I do,” he says.
Vang lives with his youngest son, but after his wife died two years ago, the house has been even more quiet. That’s why Hmong New Year has been especially important for him. The week-long festival means he gets to visit with relatives and friends from all over the country.