ECHO - Emergency and Community Health Outreach. Be Healthy. Be Safe. Be Ready.

Emergency & Community
Health Outreach
ECHO Minnesota Collaborative
c/o Association of Minnesota Counties
125 Charles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103
Phone: 651-789-4342
email: info@echominnesota.org

MEET ECHO TV'S HOSTS

Cambodian

Rev. Sokurt Suos
“I enjoy working to better people’s lives. ECHO TV's information is helping equip Cambodians to deal with some important issues.” Originally from Cambodia. Serves as pastor of a church.

Hmong

	Bee Vang
	Ms.Mao Thao Moved to Minnesota from Thailand. Works as a Hmong health coordinator for a local public health agency.
	Mang Chung (Troung)

Lao

	Ms. Lasamy Mila “I like to host the Lao ECHO TV because I believe that I am helping the Lao community have the right information to deal with health and safety issues they and their families face. I am proud that I can serve my community!” Moved to Minnesota in 1980 from Vientiane, Laos. Works as a staff services manager for a government agency.
	Ms. Khambay Sivongsay Originally form Vientiane, Laos. Works as a high school bi-lingual consultant.

Spanish

	Ms.Cynthia Espinoza Moved to Minnesota from Guatemala. Works as a Latino community liaison coordinator at a middle school. "I feel strongly about family values, ethics and the responsibility of the media to broadcast educational information. A family show of this nature, broadcast in six different languages is unique and remarkable because it builds a positive and effective connection among cultures."
	Mr. Leo Espinoza “I believe that each member of our community has the moral responsibility to help those less fortunate, in this particular case folks that do not speak the English language. There is no greater reward in life then to utilize your skills and talents on behalf of human kind.” Community builder, TV and radio personality, business owner, cultural liaison, and public speaker. Originally from Ecuador.
	Morgan Michilot
	Ericka Bergthold

Somali

	Mukhtar Gaaddasaar
	Zuhur Ahmed

Vietnamese

	Ms. Hoa Young “I enjoy serving as a host on ECHO TV because it is an important effort to provide emergency information to a population with limited English abilities or resources.” Originally from Vietnam. Works as a local government small business liaison. Chair, Vietnamese Broadcasting of Minnesota (a weekly community TV program).
	Mr. Donny Chau “I enjoy hosting ECHO TV because I want to help the Vietnamese community here and around the nation (especially, elders with limited English) know more about health issues that impact their daily lives. It’s also important to provide information on where people can go to get help.” Originally from Vietnam. Works as an eBusiness developer for a private company.
	Ms. Elisa Le “I like serving as a host for ECHO TV because health issues have an impact on everyone’s lives. To be able to deliver emergency health information to people, especially the Vietnamese community, would make me feel like I have done a valuable and meaningful task for our community.” Originally from Saigon, Vietnam. Works as an accounts payable supervisor at a private company. Treasurer for Vietnamese Community of Minnesota, news announcer for Viet Minnesota Radio and 6th grade Vietnamese teacher at the Temple.

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