Day: August 2, 2021
Hmong heritage celebrated after difficult year
All on hand playing a role to celebrate and remember what’s been a year of triumphs and hardships for the Hmong community. “It’s a special day for us, really. Because we are celebrating history. I … Read Full Article
For Hmong Americans, Suni Lee’s golden Olympic run is representation on the world stage
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee captured the heart of the country, inspiring Americans to learn more about Hmong refugees and their families. Read Full Article
Editorial: Sunisa Lee is living the American Dream
Sunisa Lee’s triumph at the Tokyo Olympics is a victory not only for America, but for the American Dream and the immigrant communities that have braved hardship for a chance at it. Sunisa Lee’s story … Read Full Article
Sunisa Lee Wins Bronze Medal in Uneven Bars Final After Becoming All-Around Champion at Tokyo Olympics
Sunisa Lee has a gold medal from the individual all-around and a silver with Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum from the team all-around final … Read Full Article
Suni Lee Swings to Bronze and Nina Derwael Makes History at Olympic Gymnastics Bars Final
Sunisa Lee has won bronze in the women’s artistic gymnastics bars final in Tokyo three days after claiming the all-around title. Lee’s score was a lower-than-usual 14.5 (she received 15.4 at the team … Read Full Article
Sunisa Lee’s stunning Olympics continues with another medal
Another event, another medal for, America’s gymnastics darling of the Summer Olympics. The 18-year-old picked up her third medal on Sunday morning, earning a bronze in the uneven bars after winning … Read Full Article
Massachusetts Hmong Are Taking Great Pride In Suni Lee’s Olympic Gold
For the Hmong people of Massachusetts, Sunisa ‘Suni’ Lee’s Tokyo Olympic performance has generated a tremendous outpouring of pride. Lee, 18, became the first Asian and Hmong American to win the … Read Full Article
Suni Lee and Her Parents Went Through So Much Before the Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Summer Olympics, Sunisa “Suni” Lee is making history as the first Hmong American Olympic gymnast champion. What’s more, she just took home the gold medal for Team U.S.A. in the individual … Read Full Article
What it means to be a Hmong American
Wausau – About 12 percent of the Wausau population is made up of Hmong American’s, with ancestry tied to refugees who fled Laos after the Vietnam War in the 1970’s. The Hmong Wausau Festival, an event … Read Full Article
Sunisa Lee Wins Gold Medal In Individual All-Around Competition At The Olympic Games
The 18-year-old just won the gold medal in the individual all-around competition. Sunisa basked in her win while speaking at a press conference following the event. She said, “This is such a surreal … Read Full Article
On The Event That Means Most, Suni Lee Adds Another Olympic Medal
Sunisa Lee poses with the bronze medal on the podium for the women’s uneven bars at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Aug. 1, 2021 in Tokyo. TOKYO — There was one gold medal Suni Lee really had her eye … Read Full Article