WINGS_radioMar 13
#ICE #targets #Hmong #immigrants who #supported the #US in #VietnamWar https://theworld.org/stories/2026/03/12/minnesotas-hmong-community-feeling-a-sense-of-betrayal-amid-ice-crackdowns
Minnesota’s Hmong community feeling a sense of betrayal amid ICE crackdowns - The World from PRX

The Hmong community has a long history with the United States, having supported Washington during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Now, its members are experiencing confusion and a sense of betrayal as ICE agents target them as part of the broader immigration crackdown in Minnesota and across the US.

The World from PRX
CONAN DailyFeb 25

10 things about Miss Global Hmong 2025 Nikki Nsta Iab Lee

Nikki Nsta Iab Lee represented the Hmong community in the 11th edition of Miss Global. She is also known as Nikki Lynn.

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BIOGRAPHY

Lee is a Hmong-Laotian-American entrepreneur and beauty queen. She owns Kasha Daleina, a creative arts studio that specializes in bespoke signage using light-emitting diode (LED) and acrylic designs to enhance in-person experiential marketing and branding.

Originally from Minnesota, United States, Lee later moved to Los Angeles, California, USA. She is two years younger than her brother Adam Lee.

Adam and Nikki grew up without their father. Their mother Rasami Vang and their stepfather Wade Brunette live in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.

On January 2, 2026, Nikki turned 31. Here are 10 more things about her:

  • She is the first plus-size woman and the first Hmong beauty queen to compete in Miss Global.
  • From 2014 to 2015, she was a human resources recruitment coordinator at SURAD Interpreting and Translation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • From 2015 to 2016, she was a medical scribe recruiter and assistant recruitment lead at ScribeAmerica in Bloomington, Minnesota.
  • From 2016 to 2021, she was a national technical recruiter at Innova Solutions in Minneapolis.
  • From 2021 to 2023, she was a technical sourcing recruiter at Amazon Web Services.
  • In 2023, she launched Kasha Daleina in Los Angeles.
  • In 2024, she became the chief of staff of S.E.A. US Performing Arts Academy in Los Angeles.
  • From 2024 to 2025, she reigned as Miss Global Hmong 2025.
  • In 2025, she visited Thailand.
  • She was a Miss Global 2025 candidate.

    • TIMELINE

    Nikki is fluent in Hmong and English. Aside from her Hmong heritage, she is also passionate about art, light therapy, self-expression, body positivity, health and wellness.

    2010s

    • In August 2014, she joined SURAD Interpreting and Translation in Minneapolis.
    • In July 2015, she left SURAD Interpreting and Translation and joined ScribeAmerica in Bloomington.
    • From January 2016 to September 2016, she was a ScribeAmerica assistant recruitment lead.
    • In October 2016, she joined Innova Solutions in Minneapolis.

    2020s

    • In April 2021, she left Innova Solutions and joined Amazon Web Services.
    • In June 2023, she left Amazon Web Services and founded Kasha Daleina.
    • In April 2024, she joined S.E.A. US Performing Arts Academy in Los Angeles.
    • On June 8, 2024, she was appointed Miss Global Hmong 2024 while she was in Los Angeles.
    • On August 4, 2024, she was formally crowned Miss Global Hmong 2024 at the Rising Stars Talent Competition in Hugo, Minnesota.
    • On March 9, 2025, she represented the Hmong community at Miss Global 2025 and competed against 60 other candidates on the 4th floor of The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Bang Khen, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034wqwQeQv0

    #Hmong #MissGlobal
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    ΔρομογράφοςFeb 5

    ‘I felt hopeless’: #Hmong refugee stranded in #Texas after release from #ICE detention

    https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-detainees-stranded-after-release/

    Thi Dua Vang, a Hmong refugee fleeing religious persecution, was arrested by ICE. When a judge ordered her release, she was left alone outside the detention center. Her story isn’t rare, experts say.

    ‘I felt hopeless’: Hmong refugee stranded in Texas after release from ICE detention

    Thi Dua Vang, a Hmong refugee fleeing religious persecution, was arrested by ICE. When a judge ordered her release, she was left alone outside the detention center. Her story isn’t rare, experts say.

    Sahan Journal
    MusiqueNow   ✡️ 🇵🇸 Jan 22

    #ICE, the Domestic Terrorists, Claim They had A RIGHT to Forcibly Enter Homes as well as Target Innocent #Hmong Senior and Drag Him Out in His Underwear in Freezing Weather

    #DemocracyNow

    https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/22/headlines/ice_claims_right_to_forcibly_enter_homes_without_warrant_leaked_memo

    #ICEOutForGood #DestroyICE #AbolishICE #ImprisonICE #ImprisonJonathanRoss #ImprisonGregBovino #ImprisonShrekHoman #ImprisonPuppyKiller #ImprisonMAGARegime !!!

    ICE Claims Right to Forcibly Enter Homes Without Warrant: Leaked Memo

    The Associated Press is reporting ICE is asserting that federal immigration officers have the power to forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant, in what legal experts say is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment. ICE made the sweeping claim in a secretive memo dated May 12. Two whistleblowers shared the memo with Senator Richard Blumenthal. On Wednesday, Blumenthal said, “It is a legally and morally abhorrent policy that exemplifies the kinds of dangerous, disgraceful abuses America is seeing in real time.” The revelation of the memo comes just days after armed, masked agents in St. Paul, Minnesota, battered down the door of a home and — without a warrant — arrested a man who was led out of his home in his underwear in subfreezing weather. It turned out the man, ChongLy “Scott” Thao, was a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Laos. He was later released.

    Democracy Now!
    MusiqueNow   ✡️ 🇵🇸 Jan 21

    Viral arrest of #Hmong man draws criticism - YouTube

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGJnJiQjEH0&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D

    Viral arrest of Hmong man draws criticism

    YouTube
    iokevinsJan 20

    Hmong -

    I shared a dorm room with a criminal-law, 1st-generation student of Hmong descent.

    Thinking of him today and where he's at and hoping he's OK.

    #Hmong #UWEC #EauClaire

    John     Jan 19

    RE: https://mastodon.social/@richpuchalsky/115919339131824551

    #USPol #ICE #TrumpsGestapo #Hmong #Vietnam #allies #auspol #TrumpRegime

    Weltschmerz à GogoJan 17

    Photo ID for ICE officer Peter Fellenz of Shakopee, MN -- poster for printing with versions in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong forthcoming:

    https://bsky.app/profile/pacantifa.is/post/3mcljriblss2z

    #FuckICE #ICE #ReneeGood #Hmong #Somali #TwinCities #Minneapolis #SaintPaul

    Pacific Antifascist Research Collective (@pacantifa.is)

    Peter Karl Fellenz is an ICE deportation officer from Shakopee, MN. He participates in violent kidnappings and has terrorized Minneapolis for years. Please print and post this flyer to keep your communities safe. Somali, Spanish, and Hmong versions follow. #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE #MPLS

    Bluesky Social
    TroelleJan 11

    Reisenotizen und Geschichten 5

    Themen im 5. Teil: Luang Prabang, die alte Hauptstadt von Laos, ein Gespräch mit einem aus Deutschland ausgewanderten Mönch.

    https://trollhaus2010.wpcomstaging.com/2026/01/11/reisenotizen-und-geschichten-5/

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