Minnesota Hmong protest against BK “Whopper Virgin” campaign

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Minnesotan Seng Vang is deeply offended by Burger King’s portrayal of Hmong people in its “Whopper Virgin” campaign. The offensive segment of the campaign featured Hmong people in Northern Thailand “simply as “tribesmen” who “don’t even have a word for burger,” Seng Vang wrote in a protest letter to Burger King. What do YOU think?Click on “comment” at the end of this article and tell us what you think. Or write an article and send it to editor@tcdailyplanet.net. We’d like to hear from you! Continue Reading

Gran Torino connects Hmong Minnesotans with Hollywood

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The Hmong shaman had come to the movie set fully equipped. Normally he’d have worn a shirt and slacks, but for Clint Eastwood’s new movie, Gran Torino, he dressed as he would have in Laos. Using his own equipment and mostly his own traditional dress, the shaman was ready to shoot the ceremonial scene. That is, until they hit a snag. He’d left the equipment he needed to perform the ritual in his trailer. Continue Reading