Month: September 2021
Experience Global Cuisine, Dance And Music: CAFE Event Returns
If you’re hankering for a taste of some diverse cuisine, or just want to try something new, this event is for you. The festival, which started in 2019 but has been postponed since the pandemic, goes … Read Full Article
Wausau could receive up to 85 refugees in the coming year, including some Afghan evacuees
The Ethiopian Community Development Council announced Wednesday they are planning to resettle as many as 85 refugees in Wausau, including Afghans. Read Full Article
Stickers promoting white supremacist group placed around University of St. Thomas campus
About two dozen stickers bearing the iconography of a white supremacist group were placed around the University of St. Thomas campus early Monday morning. The stickers, according to the St. Paul … Read Full Article
Monogram Foods gives back to area community through grant
Monogram foods awarded an $8,000 grant to Central Rivers Farmshed. The money will go toward supporting Central Rivers Farmshed’s Sib Pab, or Helping Hands program which provides traditional Hmong … Read Full Article
Cultural impacts of ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ featuring first Asian superhero in MCU
Shang-Chi, other characters from film address long standing harmful stereotypes towards Asians, Asian Americans … Read Full Article
UWO student auditions for ‘The Voice’
UW Oshkosh student Max Khang auditioned to be on The Voice last Tuesday, completing what he says has been a lifelong dream of his. “I never had the resources to travel to another city to take part in … Read Full Article
Dr. Pha works on new exhibit about the Hmong people
I believe cia siab means depending, trusting and having faith in what will and could happen,” said Sandie Thoj, a member of the team developing “Ciab Siab in Wisconsin.” Fully titled, “Ciab Siab (Hope … Read Full Article
Wednesday’s Scores
Hmong Academy def. Prairie Seeds Academy, 17-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-20 … Read Full Article
$10 million proposed by governor to help drought-stressed farms
Minnesota lawmakers would need to convene in a special session in October if funds are to be made available in a timely manner. Read Full Article
‘This is life’: In North Carolina mountains, Hmong refugees grow rice, uphold food sovereignty
Lee’s One Fortune Farm is a symbol of a life rebuilt after the Vietnam War, which left the Lees to scratch out an existence in the Laotian jungle. Read Full Article
Hmong Diaspora Banquet an opportunity to reflect on, honor Hmong culture and resilience
Hmong Institute CEO Peng Her is pretty excited about the Hmong Diaspora Banquet his organization will be hosting on Saturday at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center that will commemorate … Read Full Article