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New Bill would Allow Hmong, Laotian Vets to Get Veterans Stamps on Drivers Licenses
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — A bill that would allow Hmong and Laotian veterans official stamps on their drivers licenses got a hearing at the capitol on Tuesday. Representative Shae Sortwell says those … Read Full Article
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Newsom signs water safety bill named for Fresno student who drowned days before graduation
Family, school leaders and elected officials gathered to honor Neng Thao, a former Fresno high school valedictorian student, who drowned before graduating. His story – and memory – will now live on … Read Full Article
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Anchorage Senior Activity Center celebrates 40 years of community-building
Milton Brown, facilities and operations manager at the Anchorage Senior Activity Center, waves to folks gathered during the 40th anniversary celebration of the senior center on Wednesday. (Bill Roth / … Read Full Article
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Lawmakers look to include more Hmong American studies in Wisconsin schools
A bill that would add more Hmong American and Asian American studies in Wisconsin schools has bipartisan support but hasn’t moved ahead since a public hearing last month. Current state law requires … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Farmers Association’s land
A highway expansion project that had was going to take some of the Hmong American Farmers Association’s land is no longer a threat, thanks to language in the bonding bill passed by the Legislature. Read Full Article
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New legislation protects Hmong farming collective in Dakota County
A new bill will protect the Hmong American Farmers Association Farm in Dakota County from losing land to a highway expansion project. Read Full Article
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Bill to teach Hmong and Asian American history gets public hearing
AB 232 would amend a Wisconsin law to require school boards to provide instructional programs that educate students about Hmong Americans. Read Full Article
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Bill requiring K-12 Asian American history lessons gets first public hearing
The occasion brought dozens of Asian Wisconsinites from Oshkosh, Eau Claire, the Milwaukee area and other regions around the state to a packed room in the Capitol. Read Full Article
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Once Upon a Time in the CIA
A small-town Texan raises an army of 30,000 tribesmen for the C.I.A. in Southeast Asia and fights an innovative, successful war … for a while. Forty years later, Bill Lair is back home in Texas, … Read Full Article
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Hmong veterans honored at Wisconsin Hmong/Lao Veteran’s Day ceremony in Neillsville
Over 35,000 Hmong soldiers took part in the Vietnam War. In Wisconsin, their work is forever recognized. “Governor Evers signed a bill to recognize this day into law in Wisconsin,” said Lt. Nao Shoua … Read Full Article
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State Senate bill would require schools to teach about Hmong and Asian Americans
Tags: American, Asian, Asian Americans, Asian-American, bill, culture, Hmong, Hmong American, state, WisconsinWisconsin Senate Bill 240 would require schools across the state to teach about Hmong American and Asian-American culture.O FILL IN ABSTRACT*** … Read Full Article
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Minn. farmer needs a truck with a cooler; farm bill could help
A daughter of a Kenyan farmer surveys her small field, still wet from late April rains. Jane Windsperger has yet to plant her vegetables for the season on her 3.8-acre farm, set among pines in rural … Read Full Article
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Bill would require teaching of Hmong and Asian American history in Wisconsin
A new bill in Wisconsin would require schools to teach Asian American, and specifically Hmong American history, WQOW reports. Senate Bill 240 was introduced by Republican Senator Jesse James of … Read Full Article