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This week, Minnesotan KaYing Yang joins President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans. One searing experience she’ll bring to the job: Watching her Hmong parents work against daunting obstacles to build a new life in America.

A seasoned immigrants’ advocate, KaYing Yang sees her new role in the Biden administration as her best opportunity yet to highlight the contributions and needs of her Southeast Asian community. Yang, who arrived in the U.S. at age 7 as a Hmong refugee, has plenty of personal and professional experience to draw from. And she said she won’t be afraid to challenge those in power to do better.

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