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Franken to travel to Vietnam, Laos

By Andy Birkey | 07.01.10 | 8:27 am

Sen. Al Franken will head to Vietnam during Congress’ summer break along with Democratic Sens. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Jeff Merkley of Oregon and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders. Franken will also continue on to Laos.

Minnesota pols condemn Hmong resettlement in Laos

By Andy Birkey | 12.30.09 | 1:46 pm

Several of Minnesota’s members of Congress, as well as state Sen. Mee Moua, have condemned the forced movement of Hmong out of Thailand and into Laos where advocates say they could face discrimination and persecution.

Local Hmong outraged at Burger King’s depiction of ‘tribesmen’ who ‘don’t even have a word for burger’

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.22.08 | 9:19 am

“What happens if you take remote Chiang Mai villagers who have never seen a burger, who don’t even have a word for ‘burger,’” asks the narrator of Burger King’s new “Whopper Virgins” commercial, “and ask them to…