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		<title>Pushing the Pen: May Lee-Yang</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[May Lee-Yang By SAYMOUKDA VONGSAY AAP staff writer Hmong American, May Lee-Yang, has been a household name in the Minnesotan arts community for over a decade, known as a playwright, poet, prose writer, and performance artist. Lee-Yang was born in Ban Vinai, a refugee camp in Thailand following the Secret War in Laos. Nine months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mee Moua to lead AAJC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New AAJC director and former State Senator Mee Moua, left, and Karen K. Narasaki, stepping down after 20 years. WASHINGTON (Jan. 24, 2012) — Former State Senator Mee Moua is set to become the president and executive director the Asian American Justice Center, of one of the nation&#8217;s premier civil rights organizations. AAJC announced this week that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dragons are Singing Tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate Chinese New Year with a nasty dragon! (Southern Theater photo) By Mary Tan AAP Staff Writer MINNEAPOLIS — It’s the year of the dragon, so what better way to showcase Chinese culture by taking your family to Tiger Lion Arts’ premier performance of The Dragons are Singing Tonight. The performance is based on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farview 13u gets Good Sportsmanship Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farview soccer players and coaches left to right: Foua Thao, coach Ger Vue, Pichai Thao, Tong Yang, Kongcheng Her, Leng Chang, Chimeng Yang, Kenny Vang, Houa Chang, Huey Lee, Pheng Vue, Andrew Thao, Xai Thao. MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 18, 2012) — Farview 13u Hmong Soccer Team was presented the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation League Citywide Good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By MAI HOANG AAP contributing writer BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Jan. 21, 2012) — More than 2,500 people participated in the &#8220;Year of Dragon Tet Festival&#8217;, the Vietnamese Lunar New celebration last Saturday at Kennedy High School. The annual event is organized by the Vietnamese Community of Minnesota in conjunction with several other community groups. It is the largest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vibha-Minnesota presents Taal Competion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vibha-Minnesota presents Taal, a dance and music competition for children on April 21, starting 9:30 a.m. at the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus Student Center, 2017 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108. Taal is the perfect opportunity for your child-student to connect to their Indian roots, learn about the not-so-fortunate children in other parts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian American nominees for the 84th Academy Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Yuh Nelson, inset, directed “Kung Fu Panda 2” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), which is nominated for Best animated feature film of the year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8217; 84th Annual Academy Awards. (Photo courtesy of Paramount) AAP staff report The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8217; announced the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eleventh annual Bob and Kim Griffin Building U.S.-China Bridges Lecture presents Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother: Increasing Mutual Understanding Between U.S. and China from author Amy Chua, a Professor at Yale Law School and author of best seller “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” on Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:30 p.m. Lecture and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Lantern Carnival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Led by Asian Media Access, and collaborating with East Culture Center, Pan Asian Arts Alliance and Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, the Chinese Lantern Carnival, which is the closing ceremony for our Lunar New Year series, will be held on Feb. 5, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Great Hall in Saint Paul downtown, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Enhanced School Choice rally</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Paul, Minn. (Jan. 26, 2012) St. Paul-area students, parents, teachers and community activists called for increased access to effective schools for children and support for charter schools and other programs at a special rally Thursday. The event was timed to coincide with National School Choice Week. Local activists spoke all morning at the Minnesota [...]]]></description>
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