Tag: history
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La Crosse Area Heritage Center displays Hmong cloth exhibit
April is Hmong Heritage Month in Wisconsin, and an exhibit in the Coulee Region is spreading information about Hmong history from those who witness it firsthand. Full story: https://www.weau.com/2025/04/04/la-crosse-area-heritage-center-displays-hmong-cloth-exhibit/
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La Crosse Historical Society opens Hmong Story Cloths exhibit for Hmong Heritage Month
The La Crosse Historical Society is celebrating Hmong Heritage Month with a new exhibit that highlights the rich cultural heritage and history of the Hmong community. Full story: https://www.news8000.com/news/local-news/la-crosse-historical-society-opens-hmong-story-cloths-exhibit-for-hmong-heritage-month/article_8dc92026-5302-4331-bc67-a71893b0f938.html
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La Crosse County Historical Society commemorates 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement through story cloths
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement in the US, a new exhibition at La Crosse County Historical Society features 19 story cloths, sharing Hmong history and culture. Full story: https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_f2ed74d2-67ae-4a2f-8bf1-80f8af9ba604.html
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Appleton police sergeant retires after nearly three decades, was first Hmong officer in department history
The Appleton Police Department is celebrating the nearly 30-year career of one of its sergeants who retired this week. Sergeant Chue Thao started his career in law … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=67e77620f8f34a77ab13c53caa64f569&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.wearegreenbay.com%2fnews%2flocal-news%2fappleton-police-sergeant-retires-after-nearly-three-decades-was-first-hmong-officer-in-department-history%2f&c=508815310870303835&mkt=en-us
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‘It Is a Labor of Love.’ New K-12 Curriculum on Hmong Culture Takes Center Stage
Educators gather to discuss groundbreaking Hmong culture curriculum, aiming to illuminate history and foster understanding. Full story: https://gvwire.com/2025/03/05/it-is-a-labor-of-love-new-k-12-curriculum-on-hmong-culture-takes-center-stage-at-uc-merced-conference/
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Refugees in Eau Claire: A history at risk
The Moua family arrived at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, then known as the Eau Claire Airport, in the cold April of 1976. It was one year after the end of The Secret War that forced them to … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=67ce699fb4f842d78125ee40dffd0e34&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.spectatornews.com%2fcampus-news%2f2025%2f03%2frefugees-in-eau-claire-a-history-at-risk%2f&c=6297497355551333889&mkt=en-us
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Wisconsin schools to teach Hmong, Asian American history
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bipartisan bill requiring Wisconsin schools to teach Asian American and Hmong American histories. Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2025/01/28/tony-evers-wisconsin-schools-teach-hmong-asian-american-history/73210402007/
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How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history
Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the “other humans” that our ancestors met across Europe … Full story: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/other-human-species-evolution
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Good morning in Hmong, Korean, German and Southern on FOX 9 Morning News
Christmas morning, FOX 9 anchors were spreading joy and greetings in 4 different languages. And perhaps making some history too. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/good-morning-hmong-korean-german-184927974.html
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Statewide push for Hmong Education in schools
Back in April, Governor Tony Evers signed Act 266 requiring schools to include education on the contributions and history of Hmong Americans and Asian Americans in … Full story: https://www.wjfw.com/news/statewide-push-for-hmong-education-in-schools/article_025cc97a-bc05-11ef-a960-1bd2a885b35c.html
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California to roll out the nation’s first Southeast Asian school curriculum
For decades, the history of Southeast Asian refugees have been sidelined in U.S. history. California’s first state-legislated Southeast Asian model curriculum aims to change that. Full story: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-07/california-to-roll-out-the-nations-first-southeast-asian-school-curriculum
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US ‘Secret War’ remembered as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Laos
Al Jazeera looks back at the most devastating period in Laos’s history, when the US waged a years-long ‘Secret War’. Full story: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/21/us-secret-war-remembered-as-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-austin-visits-laos
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Remembering ‘The Secret War’
The son of the most important Hmong American leader in history cut the ribbon holding a cover over a monument commemorating the sacrifice of his late father and so many … Full story: https://www.trinityjournal.com/news/local/article_36dcd7f4-a6d3-11ef-8007-734b20f3b19d.html
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County DA Pamela Price successfully recalled
History has been made in Alameda County and in Oakland as the progressive- minded District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao have been recalled by voters in Tuesday’s election. Full story: https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-mayor-sheng-thao-alameda-county-da-pamela-price-successfully-recalled
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Hmong-based Vinai restaurant serves as “love letter” to parents and history
The northeast Minneapolis-based Vinai restaurant is a newly nationally recognized hub for Hmong food with the restaurant’s interior being a “love letter” to the owner’s parents. Chef Yia Vang opened … Full story: https://mndaily.com/290215/city/hmong-based-vinai-restaurant-serves-as-love-letter-to-parents-and-history/
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Wisconsin hasn’t had a Hmong lawmaker. Yee Leng Xiong looks to make history
Democrat Yee Leng Xiong looks to make history as Wisconsin’s first Hmong lawmaker as his campaign for the 85th Assembly District gears up. Full story: https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2024/10/wisconsin-hasnt-had-a-hmong-lawmaker-yee-leng-xiong-looks-to-make-history?ct=content_open
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From Laos to Legos: Vadnais Heights man uses toy bricks to share Hmong culture
Greg Rhodes, a Lego enthusiast, created a 3D diorama using Legos to depict Hmong history and culture, inspired by traditional Hmong story cloths. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/laos-legos-vadnais-heights-man-032353869.html
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‘Coming home’: Acclaimed Hmong journalist Chenue Her joins FOX 9
Chenue Her, a Minnesota native who made history as the first Hmong anchorman in America, is returning to the Twin Cities as weekday anchor of FOX 9 Morning News. The station announced Monday that Her … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/coming-home-acclaimed-hmong-journalist-180132746.html