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New Hmong & Lao Memorial Coming Soon To Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) — A new memorial is coming soon in Marathon county. a twenty-ton marble and bronze structure will honor the Hmong and Laotian veterans of the Vietnam War that fought alongside U.S. troops. The memorial has been in the planning stages …
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Eau Claire Hmong association agency, residents to attend Wausau peace march
Eau Claire (WQOW) – A peace rally in Wisconsin has dozens of Eau Claire residents getting ready to take part in what they’re calling a march for healing and reflection. On Tuesday, nearly 30 people from Eau Claire, along with the Eau Claire Area Hmong …
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Hmong veterans memorial to debut in June
WAUSAU – A long-planned memorial for Hmong and Lao veterans of the Vietnam War will go up in June beside the Marathon County Courthouse. And it will weigh well over 20 tons in granite and bronze. A life-size sculpture of three men will stand on an eight …
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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 Memorial in Deland Park after Sheboygan’s Memorial Day …
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America’s ‘Secret War’ and the Most-Bombed Country in History
Skirmish successes went back and forth, with the CIA-backed local troops — mostly ethnic Hmong people from the mountains under the leadership of the charismatic Vang Pao — trading territory with the Pathet Lao. The Hmong were effective at guerrilla …
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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 the Provincial Court of the northern province of Mae Hong Son on …
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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 focus not just on Yang, but also on the problems of …
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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 American writer Ralph Ellison thought of the blues: “an autobiographical chronicle of personal …
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‘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 a teenager loses his life, it’s a loss for the entire …
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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 that the Provincial Court of the northern Province of Mae …
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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. Nkauj Hli Yaj thiaj xav kom ib tsoom Hmoob kub siab los kawm Hmoob lus, ntaub ntawv, kab lis kev cai thiab …
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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 out for help. Fresno Teachers Association President Tish Rice …
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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 fleeing Vietnam was completed. With the Obama administration under a tight deadline to hit its goal of …
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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 other one had only been here for two weeks.”
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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 what was happening: she had epilepsy. And it was clear to her own family, too …
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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 other one had only been here for two weeks.”
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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 other one had only been here for two weeks.”
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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 other one had only been here for two weeks.