What Suni Lee's gymnastics gold win means to Hmong Americans

PBS News Hour - World

English - July 29, 2021 22:30 - 13.9 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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American gymnast Sunisa Lee's gold medal in gymnastics Thursday makes her the first Hmong American to participate and win in the Olympics. Lee said she trains daily for first-generation Americans and wanted to win for Hmong Americans. John Yang reports on the reaction within the Hmong American community with Bo Thao-Urabe, founder and executive director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders