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MN SR136

Resolution

Status

Introduced

5/9/2022

Primary Sponsor

Foung Hawj

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Origin

Senate

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

AI Summary

  • Recognizes Kangyee Vang as a pioneer in Hmong news media and celebrates his 35+ years of community public service
  • Vang arrived in the United States as a refugee in December 1979 and became a U.S. citizen on August 21, 1991
  • Volunteered extensively with multiple media organizations from the late 1980s onward, including Hmong Media and Art Society, St. Paul Neighborhood Network, and Suab Hmong News
  • Served as production crew member on Kev Koom Siab (Path to Unity), the first Hmong-American weekly television program on Twin Cities Public Television, from 1995 to 1996
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and transmit an enrolled copy of the resolution to Kangyee Vang

Legislative Description

A Senate resolution recognizing Kangyee Vang as a Hmong news media pioneer

Last Action

Referred to Rules and Administration

5/9/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules and Administration5/9/2022

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