Lao, Hmong and American Veterans Memorial 10 Years Old
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) — An iconic Sheboygan memorial is celebrating a big anniversary this year. The Lao, Hmong and American Veterans Memorial Committee is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the …
Court acquits Hmong accused of land encroachment
A Provincial Court in northern Thailand has acquitted a Hmong man accused by national park officers of encroaching into a protected area. Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) reported that …
500 expected for peace march on May 31
A Wisconsin social-justice group called Hmong United for Justice called the effort the Save Our Children Peace March: A Community Peace March for Healing and Reflecting because organizers intend to …
‘Failures’ of system a focus of peace march
He is with the citizen group Coalition for Community Relations, which follows conflicts that involve Hmong people in Wisconsin and Minnesota and steps in to help mend race relations. “Anytime …
Court acquits Hmong tribesman accused of land encroachment
The Provincial Court in northern Thailand has acquitted a Hmong tribesman accused by national park officers of trespassing into national park area. The Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) reported …
Hmong language, culture and identity in France
Cov kev ua lub neej nyog Asmesliskas, Fabkis thiab Australia nrog rau lwm lub teb chaws hauv ntiaj teb no puas sib txawv li cas thiab vim li cas Dr …
How a Hmong song tradition is kept alive in the American Midwest
Think of kwv txhiaj as song poetry. Or better yet, think of it like a Hmong version of the blues. And in that vein, think of kwv txhiaj the way …
Fresno Unified teachers, trustees demand stricter discipline in schools
Ashjian pointed to an announcement earlier this month that Fresno Unified will invest millions more in English learners, including a focus on teaching Hmong in schools. Our educators are crying …
His message to new refugees in Montana: ‘You have to have thick skin’
(The other state is Wyoming.) The last time the IRC had an office in Montana was 25 years ago; it closed in 1991 after a push to resettle Hmong refugees …
Blaze at Thai school for poor girls kills 17 students
Namae Patikiri, a 57-year-old member of the Hmong hill tribe, lost six grandchildren in the blaze. “Five of them had only moved here a year ago,” she said, crying. “The …
A Full-Bodied Narrative that Cultivates Empathy Like No Other
But really it’s one of mine, too. When Lia, a baby girl in an immigrant Hmong family in central California, started having seizures, it was clear to her American doctors …
Deadly Fire At School For Girls In Thailand Kills At Least 17
Namae Patikiri, a 57-year-old member of the Hmong hill tribe, lost six grandchildren in the blaze. “Five of them had only moved here a year ago,” she said, crying. “The …
Invasion, Occupation, of the Kingdom of Laos by Vietnam Remembered At Lao Hmong Ceremonies
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Memorial ceremonies and events mourning the 40 th anniversary of the refugee exodus from the Royal Kingdom of Laos, and mass killings of tens of thousands of Lao and …
Hmong American Farmers Association Cultivates Profits, Productivity, Community
Just off Highway 52, the go-to route for Twin Citians driving to Rochester, Minnesota, there’s a long stretch of farm fields dotted with a couple dozen little wooden shacks. The …
Blaze at Thai school for poor hill-tribe girls kills 17
Namae Patikiri, a 57-year-old member of the Hmong hill tribe, lost six grandchildren in the blaze. “Five of them had only moved here a year ago,” she said, crying. “The …
Fire at Thailand school for poor tibal girls kills 17
Namae Patikiri, a 57-year-old member of the Hmong hill tribe, lost six grandchildren in the blaze. “Five of them had only moved here a year ago,” she said, crying. “The …
17 hill-tribe girls charred in dormitory fire in Thailand
Namae Patikiri, a 57-year-old member of the Hmong hill tribe, lost six grandchildren in the blaze. “Five of them had only moved here a year ago,” she said, crying. “The …
Judge resolves long-standing Hmong New Year dispute
Fresno is home to the nation’s second largest population of Hmong immigrants and their children. Since 1999 the Hmong International New Year Foundation, Inc. has hosted an annual New Year …
