UW’s Hmong community celebrates new year at Memorial Union
Hmong American Students Association, Wisconsin Union Directorate organize performances, keynote address for holiday …
From Laos to St. Paul: Miss Hmong Minnesota pageant shows ‘vibrance’ of Hmong Minnesotans
Miss Hmong Minnesota 2024 Pageant contestant Pazoo Moa trains with other contestants during a practice session in St. Paul on Nov. 16. It’s a Thursday evening at Tso Siab Adult …
Minneapolis Public Schools names two superintendent finalists
Two finalists have been named for superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools. They are Sonia Stewart, deputy superintendent of Hamilton County Public Schools in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Lisa … Read …
Hmongstory Legacy Partners with Fresno State Library on Digital Repository
Share with friendsThe founders of Hmongstory Legacy are working with the Fresno State Library to preserve and make public its collection of stories, photos, documents, and videos about the Hmong …
Celebrate Hmong New Year In Minnesota
For more than four decades, the Twin Cities has played host to one of the largest Hmong celebrations in the country – which makes sense, because more Hmong people make …
Hmongtown Marketplace buys former Sears store at Maplewood Mall
The group behind the popular Hmongtown Marketplace in St. Paul has acquired the former Sears location at the Maplewood Mall for $5.25 million earlier this month, according to a certificate …
Minnesota Hmong New Year returns to St. Paul for annual cultural celebration
ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Hmong New Year is returning to St. Paul for the 43rd annual celebration. The St. Paul RiverCentre will host the event on Saturday, Nov. 25 …
Diane’s Place, a Hmong-French restaurant from a top pastry chef, set to open next year in Minneapolis
The menu will include sweet and savory dishes that blend chef Diane Moua’s Hmong upbringing with her classical French culinary training …
Missing Wisconsin children may be near Quad Cities
Two missing children from Wisconsin may be near the Quad Cities with their father, according to news releases from the Iowa Department of Public Safety and the National Center for …
How addiction is impacting Karen and Hmong communities
Karen and Hmong parents in Minnesota say they are alarmed by the growing problem of substance abuse they see in their kids. But fixing it is difficult due to historical …
Minnesota Hmong New Year returns to St. Paul for annual cultural celebration
Minnesota Hmong New Year is returning to St. Paul for the 43rd annual celebration. The St. Paul RiverCentre will host the event on Saturday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Nov. 26. It …
Invisible in the data: Broad ‘Asian American’ category obscures health disparities
Blending together the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans in widely used metrics obscures vast differences in their health …
‘We see you’: Transgender Remembrance Day commemorated at Fresno State
A day to honor those who lost their life due to anti-trans violence, Transgender Remembrance Day, was commemorated at Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union. Resources and information were offered to …
Celebrating a new year
Marking a new year means moving forward together. And that’s what the crowd lined up at the Southwest Minnesota State University campus on Saturday morning was ready to do. Hmong …
Culture unites families, community ‘even closer together’
FITCHBURG — Reingold Elementary School resonated with the exchange of cultural expression during the Wednesday evening event Thankful for Our Cultures, a free night of entertainment, dinner and …
Median household income for Hmong now exceeds Wisconsin average
Damakant Jayshi The median household income of Hmong Americans in Wisconsin is now $83,000, compared to the state average of $73,000, according to the … …
From Bach to Qeej: St. Paul awards $1.3 million in Cultural STAR grants to 66 nonprofits
The grants are funded by a portion of the city’s half-cent sales tax, which for 25 years has supported the Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization (STAR) program. A nine-member board appointed …
St. Paul announces $1.3 million in grants for arts, cultural groups
The latest round of the grant program, funded by a half-cent sales tax, will go to 66 arts organizations and events …
