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Author Topic: Sad to see that Hmong in Minnesota even had to go through this  (Read 276 times)

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..but not the first time and won't be the last..Which is why it's important to stand up and speak up when needed:

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‘I don’t have the virus’: Asian Americans in Minnesota confront a COVID-19 backlash

Sai Xiong, of St. Paul, says he's heard so about many incidents of racism tied to COVID-19 that he decided to make T-shirts and sweatshirts saying, "I am not a virus.




"Gao Fitch says she felt judged based on her race when shopping for a birthday present for her daughter"

As Fitch made her way to the mall’s exit, an older white woman was walking toward her and noticed that Fitch was getting closer.

“She plugged her nose, and I didn’t think of it at all,” said Fitch, who is Hmong American. “I just thought maybe she’s kind of walking by an area that maybe had a bad odor.”





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