November 24, 2004 - Hmong leaders in Minnesota are grappling with unwanted attention on the Hmong community because a hunter who is Hmong killed six other hunters last Sunday. Chai Vang said in a police statement that he shot the white hunters after they taunted him with racial slurs. Vang's story does not match the statement of one of the shooting survivors who said no such language was used. Ilean Her is Executive Director of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans.
November 25, 2004 - The number of legal immigrants moving to Minnesota declined sharply last year.
November 25, 2004 - Hmong leaders in Minnesota are grappling with unwanted attention on the Hmong community because a hunter who is Hmong killed six other hunters last Sunday. Chai Vang said in a police statement that he shot the white hunters after they taunted him with racial slurs. Vang's story does not match the statement of one of the shooting survivors who said no such language was used. Ilean Her is Executive Director of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans.
November 25, 2004 - The suspect in the Wisconsin hunter shootings, Chai Vang, said in a police statement that he shot the white hunters because they were taunting him with racial slurs. Vang is a 6 year old Hmong immigrant who lives in St. Paul. Vang's story does not match the statement of one of the shooting survivors who said no such language was used. Wameng Moua is the editor of Hmong Today.
November 29, 2004 - One of the lawyers representing the St.Paul man accused of killing six Wisconsin deer hunters last week says the Hmong community regrets the losses suffered by families involved. James Mentkowski is one of three attorneys representing Chai Vang. Mentkowski spoke at a news conference in Milwaukee yesterday.
November 29, 2004 - Rice Lake area residents today buried the last two hunters killed in the northwestern Wisconsin hunter shootings. Funerals for 55-year old Dennis Drew and 27-year old Jessica Willers were held in Dobie and Rice Lake. Also today, the St. Paul man accused in the shootings was charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of attempted homicide. Chai Vang remains in the Sawyer County Jail with an initial court appearance scheduled for tomorrow. Meanwhile, Minnesota State Senator Mee Moua, who like Vang is Hmong, says her office is getting numerous phone calls about incidents of white hunters harassing Hmong hunters.
November 30, 2004 - Two survivors of a shooting that killed six hunters say no one in the group pointed a gun at a Minnesota man before he started shooting. That's according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. The complaint charges Chai Vang, of St. Paul, with killing the six hunters and trying to kill two others. The two survivors have told investigators Vang fired the first shot after a dispute over a tree stand on private land. Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager didn't want to comment on most aspects of the case.
December 14, 2004 - A panel of community leaders today tried to dispel some of the negative opinions about immigrants revealed in a new study. The report found that many Minnesotans believe immigrants are a drain on public services. Lee Pao Xiong directs the Center for Hmong Studies at Concordia University in St. Paul. He says most immigrants are employed.
December 15, 2004 - The Guthrie Theater Company has revealed new details for the look of its three-stage complex on the riverfront. Eight scenes from the company's past will light up the exterior of the new building once its completed. The images feature some of the Guthrie's early work with actors Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, as well as more recent productions. Artistic Director Joe Dowling says it's a remarkable visual statement.
December 15, 2004 - The Guthrie Theater Company has revealed new details for the look of its three stage complex on the riverfront.