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Kao Kalia Yang and Her Hmong Family Memoir

By Adam Burke 4/30/08

Born in a Thailand refugee camp in 1980, Kao Kalia Yang is one of almost 190,000 Hmong people living in the U.S.

The Minnesota author was in Iowa City on Monday to read from her new book, “The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir.”

Videos: Romney Takes Tough Questions at Coffee Shop

By Adam Burke 11/23/07

Oscar Argueta, of Mt. Pleasant, Ia., is the publisher of the Spanish-language newspaper El Heraldo Hispano and a supporter of presidential candidate Mitt Romney.  Argueta was at his candidate’s recent appearance in Washington, Ia.

Following Romney’s short speech, Argueta posed a question on moral values which gave the former Massachusetts governor a chance to talk about [...]

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