Tag: American
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Hmong American Peace Academy received national recognition for exceptional performance. How did it do it?
Tags: American, heritage, Hmong, Hmong American, Milwaukee, national, peace, performance, school, storyThe Milwaukee school prioritizes addressing chronic absenteeism rates and teacher retention, and it uses a curriculum rooted in Hmong cultural values and heritage. Full story: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/03/milwaukee-hmong-american-peace-academy-school-national-recognition/
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Hmong American Peace Academy received national recognition for exceptional performance. How did they do it?
The school prioritizes addressing chronic absenteeism rates and teacher retention, and uses a curriculum rooted in Hmong cultural values and heritage. Full story: https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/03/09/hmong-american-peace-academy-received-national-recognition-for-exceptional-performance-how-did-they-do-it/
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Minnesota Advocate Casely Vang Prepares for Miss International Queen USA 2026
Casely Vang is a Hmong American transgender woman born in Montana and raised in Winona, Minn. She is the youngest of 10 siblings. Growing up, Vang developed … Full story: https://lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/minnesota-advocate-casely-vang-prepares-for-miss-international-queen-usa-2026/
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La Crosse County Library hosts bilingual Hmong story time in Onalaska
The Onalaska event follows a similar story time the library hosted in Holmen last month. Featured guest Yang, a College Advisor at Western Technical College and first-generation Hmong-American, helped … Full story: https://www.news8000.com/entertainment/events/la-crosse-county-library-hosts-bilingual-hmong-story-time-in-onalaska/article_9e2dcde6-787e-46f3-bb9a-055e8e8f1f03.html
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WIAA girls basketball roundup: Lake Mills, Cambridge, Johnson Creek win playoff openers
Junior forward Morgan Naylor and freshman guard Bianca Swain scored 15 points apiece to lead the sixth-seeded Lake Mills girls basketball team past 11th- seeded Hmong American Peace … Full story: https://www.dailyunion.com/sports/wiaa-girls-basketball-roundup-lake-mills-cambridge-johnson-creek-win-playoff-openers/article_6dbcba49-6f2f-4340-bd34-0c1342b4b2c4.html
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Eagle Bluff hosts Hmong farming leader Feb. 28
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center will welcome Janssen Hang, executive director and co-founder of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA), for a special installment of its Dinner on the … Full story: https://www.winonapost.com/community/eagle-bluff-hosts-hmong-farming-leader-feb-28/article_0c7ffcf5-a041-43d2-b213-37b764dab3c3.html
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Hot Hmong Spot Diane’s Place Plots Bigger Digs in NE Minneapolis
Diane’s Place, the Hmong-American restaurant from chef Diane Moua in northeast Minneapolis, has quietly taken the first official step toward getting a little more elbow room. Recent city filings show … Full story: https://hoodline.com/2026/02/hot-hmong-spot-diane-s-place-plots-bigger-digs-in-ne-minneapolis/
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Mayor Kaohly Her returns to St. Kate’s to break new ground in women’s leadership
St. Paul’s first woman and Asian American mayor, Kaohly Her chose The O’Shaughnessy for her inauguration in recognition of St. Kate’s as a women’s and Minority Serving Institution. Photo courtesy of … Full story: https://www.stkate.edu/newswire/news/mayor-kaohly-her-returns-st-kates-break-new-ground-womens-leadership-2026
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Preparing traditional Hmong dishes using an American missile shell
In parts of Laos, remnants of past conflict remain woven into everyday life. This video documents Hmong food being prepared inside a repurposed American missile shell. Traditional ingredients and … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/preparing-traditional-hmong-dishes-using-an-american-missile-shell/vi-AA1W4758
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A month of learning, advocacy, frustration for St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
Whenever she leaves home, Kaohly Her carries her passport in the event she’s stopped by federal agents. That might be notable enough given that Her, a U.S. citizen, arrived in the American Midwest as … Full story: https://www.aol.com/articles/month-learning-advocacy-frustration-st-113100371.html
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Sunisa Lee’s Hmong heritage reshapes Asian American identity
The Fung Bros discuss why Sunisa Lee being Hmong impacts Asian America. Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sunisa-lee-s-hmong-heritage-reshapes-asian-american-identity/vi-AA1VVaSU
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Yuen: He was a father figure to countless Hmong American kids
The life story of Dave Moore, who founded the state’s first Hmong Scout troop, offers a timely lesson on acceptance and belonging. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6984d26f71a44d309150505617aae302&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fdave-moore-hmong-boy-scouts-troop-100-laura-yuen%2f601575499&c=13963778955797807262&mkt=en-us
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Cooking Hmong food in Laos where history and dinner collide
This video follows the preparation of traditional Hmong food in Laos, filmed in a setting that creates an immediate cultural contrast: cooking inside an old American missile shell. The focus stays on … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/foodanddrink/cooking-hmong-food-in-laos-where-history-and-dinner-collide/vi-AA1Vkd6K
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Wausau leaders say worry spreading over ICE actions
At the Hmong American Center, executive director Bee Van Her stands before a large, hand-embroidered quilt hanging on the wall. It’s a story cloth, telling the … Full story: https://www.wjfw.com/news/wausau-leaders-say-worry-spreading-over-ice-actions/article_75143e6a-1c60-4b9b-848f-0ba35d2eb47a.html
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The Un-American President
The American leader is meant to be a unifier, a strong and soothing presence in the world. Trump is an anarchic toddler, constantly causing upheaval across the globe, transgressing and remaking … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6976faaffdf54bea920fdd712da42223&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nytimes.com%2f2026%2f01%2f24%2fopinion%2fpresident-trump-ice-immigration.html&c=8387213421973360894&mkt=en-us
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St. Paul mayor says city’s Hmong community “afraid to leave their homes” due to ICE
Tags: American, city, community, Her, Hmong, Hmong American, ICE, immigration, Kaohly Her, mayor, news, St. Paul, storySt. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, a Hmong American who represents the city with the largest concentration of Hmong in the U.S., says fear of immigration enforcement has driven naturalized U.S. citizens to … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/st-paul-mayor-says-citys-021252077.html
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St. Paul mayor, a Hmong American, said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see man taken by immigration agents
Tags: American, Her, Hmong, Hmong American, ICE, immigration, Kaohly Her, man, mayor, news, St. Paul, storyKaohly Her, St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor, said she has received “firsthand, personal accounts” from her constituents about their encounters with ICE. Full story: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/st-paul-mayor-hmong-american-kaohly-her-immigration-arrests-rcna255174
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Hmong American community concerned about ICE agents in north central Wisconsin
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Some people in the Hmong American community are concerned about ICE agents coming to north-central Wisconsin. Full story: https://www.wsaw.com/2026/01/21/hmong-american-community-concerned-about-ice-agents-north-central-wisconsin/