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Fritz Moua. I'm 39 years of age, single father of 4 beautiful girls. My oldest 18, 16, 14 and my baby, 7 years old. I was born in Moline, Illinois but moved to Fresno, California and lived there until my early teens. My family and left California to a small town, Wausau, Wisconsin. Which I absolutely love. The big city living is not for me. Quickly adapting to the small town life style, I soon became a husband and a father at a young age. I worked a night shift job and was going to school to get my nursing degree. As busy as I was, life was good. Everything seems to be falling in place until Thanksgiving day of 2013. It started out as a slight fever and some flu like symptoms. I didn't think of anything much and I just kept brushing it of. Eventually my fever got worse and communicating started to get complicated. Even then, I was so stubborn, I refused to go to the hospital. As I tried to get through this fever, I eventually feel into a massive seizure. I was rushed to the hospital. Hours later, after the spinal tab, results came in and doctors diagnose me with Herpes Semplex Enchephalitis. A rare illness where the Herpes virus, you and I know it as the "Cold Sore Virus" goes and attacked the brain. I was then transported to Marshfield Clinic which is about one hour away. The viral attacked left me with seizure activities and I was often unconscious. At this very moment, I had absolutely no clue what was going on. I was given some anti virus and anti seizure meds and the doctors told my family, "We did everything we could, the rest is up to him." "Even if he makes it through this, he may never be the same due to the amount of damaged done to his brain." When I woke up, I was told there was no cure, but I was very fortunate. After therapy, I was mentally and physically stable. I was then released from the hospital. But, brain recovery was not easy. I could not drive. I couldn't go back to work. I should not be alone. So many "What if questions!" "What if I fell into another seizure?" It could be while I was driving or at work. So much negativity that I eventually was stuck in a dark bubble. No one knew my depression and anxiety sky rocket. The nerves in my brain was damaged from the virus, which severely impacted my sleep. Multiple sleepless nights after nights. I could not fall asleep, and when I did, I could not stay asleep. I often fought chronic fatigue throughout the day. My entire system was out of whack. I was so frustrated I desperately went searching for answers, and everywhere was a dead end. After a long sleepless night, I could no longer stare at the ceiling, I got up and accidently bumped into my old pair of running shoes that was slightly sticking out under my bed. I completely ignored it, walked out of my room and for what ever reason, I turned back and told myself, "What it going to hurt?" Slapped on some old running gear and in the middle winter, I gave it all I could give for 1 mile and it was the best feeling I ever had in a long time. Day by day, 1 mile led to 3 miles, 3 miles led to 10 miles and finally I chased my first half marathon, Wausau Half. Miles after miles, I finished my first Marathon. I broke every rule in the book, and my doctors were right, "He would never be the same!" From city to city, state to states, races after races, marathons after marathons. I even did my first International marathon in Chiang Mai. Throughout my journey, I have met some of the most amazing people I now call my dear friends. I could have not done this alone, I am truly greatfull to have such amazing supporters who stands behind me. This is only the beginning of a new chapter. Next stop, Ultra Marathons and my ultimate challenge, I am mentally and physically ready for my first IronMan. I truly am greatful for a 2nd chance and this time, I'm making every step count.
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Lo Phong La "Lil' Buddha" Kiatoukaysy is an accomplished Hmong American backpacking adventurer, speaker, writer, and outdoor diversity & equity advocate. He has hiked over 45,000 trail miles since 1995. He is best known for his calendar year 2010 6,000 mile Eastern Continental Trail (ECT) route which is considered an ultra long-distance hiking first. In April 2020 he completed his second ECT, making him a Double-Triple Crown Thru-hiker, a distinction bestowed to backpackers who have thru-hiked the 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail (AT), 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and 3,300 mile Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in their entirety twice each. With only one more CDT (planned 2021) and AT (planned 2022), he hopes to become a Triple-Triple Crown Thru-hiker. In summer 2021 he is re-hiking the CDT, and has partnered with #stopaapihate co-founding organization the Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), to raise awareness on anti-AAPI racism, bigotry and violence. Follow his adventures on Instagram @lilbuddhahikes
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My name is Joshua (“Joanna”) Xiong and I am a 25 year-old Hmong professional living in Los Angeles. I am the second child of eight children whom three were adopted. My parents did not have the privilege to attain higher education and thus pushed us to pursue higher education. I was the first in my family to graduate from college where I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with my Bachelors in Asian American Studies with a minor in Global Health and from the University of Southern California with my Master of Social Work. I have worked for roughly two years now as a mental health therapist and am currently working as a mental health therapist at a non-profit agency serving disenfranchised and underrepresented individuals. I hope to continue serving our communities and become a champion for other people of color and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
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John B Yang is a Shaman and Qi energy healer. He is a meditation and spiritual mentor. He provides spiritual guidance, mental and emotional support for those who seek holistic healing. John's spiritual awakening, lead him to find his higher purpose and higher self. His calling was to do something bigger than himself. A selfless mission to further help his community, country, the world, and humanity. He is a small business owner. John’s company Vizion SEO provides digital marketing and website services. He is the Chair for the Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce. He is also currently serving in the US Air Force. John has a long track record of community service, providing his holistic and professional services to help the community, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses. Outside of his work, he enjoys spending time with family & friends, sports, martial arts, outdoor activities, meditation, and holistic healing.
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My name is Christian Khang and I've been a certified firearms instructor for the past 4 years. My goal is to provide low cost classes to my community but to provide the highest level of real world training I can. Bad things and evil people have and always will be around, emergency response will always be slower than the person who is already on the scene so it will always be up to the individual to respond to their own crisis. I'm married and have a 1 year old son and I work full time as a cybersecurity engineer. I hate bullies and those who hurt innocent people, this is my driving force for starting my project as a firearms instructor.
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A 15 year old teenager is set to make his debut as a pro motorcycle racer, less than one year after first getting on a bike.
Aden Thao hopped on a bike for the first time in his life just 11 months ago.
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Started at a very young age and was introduce to gaming from his dad. It lead him to be North America 2018 rank #1 League of Legend player.
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Happily married for 18 years, 3 beautiful kids and knowing from day 1 she was the one. Also make sure to listen to the very end. John share a romantic story about his 10th anniversary and making her go on a scavenger to find him.
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A young couple dating for 6 years and giving you all a love story on how we met. "I met her in college and ...." -Ju Xiong
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Married for about a decade, if she would of walk away I would of lost my chance. A beautiful episode that is a much listen too.
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Hmong American band Paradise, the band is currently working on a new album due to be released in 2021. They are working on some acoustic versions of the greatest hits.
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The Martial Step is about taking greater lengths beyond the unimaginable; making it a reality.
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Lor Lee have over 18 years of experience in leadership positions with responsiblities for the development and implementation of diversity, inclusion and cultural competence initiatives within both education and health care institutions. He bring organization a vision of how to achieve diversity, inclusion and cultural competence while maintaining a sense of common purpose and shared values. Lor a broad leadership experience includes successfully working with leaders around organization development efforts to achieve greater inclusive team and organizational inclusion. Lor is a strong advocate and compassionate mentor who demonstrates willingness to spend time in support of issues of diversity and inclusion by providing strong, creative, energetic leadership in the development and implementation of initiatives that are tied to the overall business goals of the organization. He currently hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Saint John’s University and a Masters of Science degree in Organization Development from Capella University.
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After 20 years of deep hands-on technical and consulting experience, developing solutions that impact millions of dollars of license and service revenues, including working for the top enterprise software companies, I have learned that I am great at 3 things:
1. Developing relationships and teams that have a passion to changes the world.
2. Promote and engage customers, partners, and experts to stimulate, share new ideas to develop execution plans – bringing “What if” to “What is”.
3. Find the creativity, simplicity, and elegant ways to use technologies to enable humans to be more “human”.
My mission in life is to build, create and inspire others, and ultimately making the world a little better. -
A passionate, driven, and genuine individual, I believe that the most successful businesses have the strong ability to maximize their greatest assets; that starts with their human capital.
This can be accomplished by creating a culture that is operationally nimble; fostering high performance teams; focusing on the customer experience; company financial performance; and technological advancements & investments.
With over 20 years of dynamic experience; advanced education; and certification, I have successfully supported organizations in meeting its changing business needs and to distinguish its brand in this competitive landscape through my dedication and work as a highly motivated transformational leader.
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I will not only challenge you to show up as your best self but I'll also be your cheerleader.
I'll guide you through a series of tools and concepts to help you gain new beliefs and habits.
I've been a coach for over 10 years and have helped my clients overcome limiting beliefs,
create incredible change, and achieve their ambitious goals in all areas of their lives
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I believe that diversity should be represented in the film industry and television, not just through their films but their castings as well. I believe that in today’s age and time, having a different ethnicity playing a lead role would actually draw more audience and viewers to want to invest in watching a film. I mean let’s look at some facts here, minorities can play the lead role just as good as the little roles that are always given to them. Jackie Chan has definitely been a good example of it. Bruce Lee’s, Enter the Dragon is a prime example of leading a successful film debut. I believe that a good reason to invest in the importance of having diversity exists in films and television is to display the many great potential actors that we already have.
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We've all felt blue here and there, faced with moments that has deeply scarred us. Few people have not felt the pain of a job loss, relationship that's going downhill or the death of a loved one. Heartache and grief are natural parts of life, but this sadness that persists and interferes with regular activities could be depression.
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Hi, I’m Bert Lee, a college speaker, graphic designer and dancer. I understand how confusing and scary it can be for College students to meet expectations and set themselves for success.
As a Hmong American growing up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, I’ve faced my adversities in project homes, the educational system and within myself. My identity was filled with self-doubt and expectations that I was afraid of. I felt powerless, loss of control over my life and who I was as an individual. This mindset deluded my attitude to think that my life and college experience sucked.
It takes courage, boldness and hours of self-reflection to become our best selves.
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Efen is the Co-Founder of EnVision Growth. Efen is an Independent Agent with First Financial Security and a Certified National Financial Educators Council. He graduated from the University of Fairbanks, Alaska. Efen is married and has one child. In his spare time, Efen enjoys playing golf, basketball, and shooting.
Before Efen entered the Financial Service Industry, he was a banker, Law Enforcement Officer, and a small business owner.
During his service as a Law Enforcement Officer, Efen saw that he responded to more family domestic violence due to financial crises. Efen believes that providing proper financial strategy and genuinely understand their situation will have a more significant impact.
Efen works mostly with families and business owners.
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