It’s crunch time: As the Hmong New Year approaches, groups run through traditional dance routines time and time again.

Author Archives: Hannah Yang
An award-winning journalist, Hannah Yang joined the MPR News regional team in December 2019 as the southwest Minnesota reporter. Having extensively covered the southeast part of the state, Hannah has experience bringing the stories from rural areas into the light and for addressing the challenges small towns face. Reporting through her storytelling and from behind the lens as a photographer and videographer, Hannah looks to tell stories from the prairie lands, as the divide between rural and urban becomes more pronounced.