Day: January 16, 2020
The People that Died Crossing Saint Paul Streets in 2019
Had a daughter and two grandchildren. Lia Lor, 64 5/20/19 at Edgerton Street and Jenks Avenue A grandmother and member of the Hmong community. She was in the hospital for a month before she passed … Read Full Article
Innovative, approachable, open-minded: Community wants total package in next superintendent
You don’t have any notifications. Innovative, approachable, open-minded: Community wants total package in next superintendent La Crosse community members on Tuesday painted a portrait of their ideal … Read Full Article
DNR warns of PFAS in fish from Lake Monona, Starkweather Creek
The public health department now plans to notify residents who live near Starkweather Creek and update the signs to include the consumption advisories in English, Hmong and Spanish. The department is … Read Full Article
This Vietnamese national park is a spice lover’s dream
Lang’s family is from the Hmong ethnic group and lives in Ta Van, a village outside Sa Pa that has profited in recent years from Sa Pa’s boom in trekking tourism. But cardamom is still an important … Read Full Article
New deputies join sheriff’s ranks as department strives to fill openings
Correctional Deputy Cheenue Thao was hired Dec. 23, after graduating from the academy at College of the Siskiyous. He is the first Hmong bilingual deputy at the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office. Saxon, … Read Full Article
UW-EC group discusses ‘How To Be An Antiracist’
The organization will host reading groups that focus on a book about a particular marginalized group, including African Americans, Hmong people and transgender people. Wednesday marked the second of … Read Full Article
State warns of PFAS in fish from Lake Monona, Starkweather Creek
The public health department now plans to notify residents who live near Starkweather Creek and update the signs to include the consumption advisories in English, Hmong and Spanish. The department is … Read Full Article
Brain surgeon’s Cambridge graduate son, 24, died of sudden heart failure in pool
It was first noted in 1977 among Hmong refugees in the US. It was then reported again in Singapore when medics looked through records which showed 230 healthy Thai men died suddenly between 1982 and … Read Full Article
State Doesn’t Need English Only Law
Would this mean that the Wisconsin Elections Commission couldn’t print out voter information in Spanish? Would this mean that a local government, in Wausau, for instance, couldn’t publish a user guide … Read Full Article