Tag: museum
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Chippewa Valley Museum host story telling event highlighting various cultural backgrounds and perspectives
The Chippewa Valley Museum is hosting an event highlighting the storytelling traditions of various cultures at the Wisconsin Logging Museum on Saturday, January 25. The event will include … Full story: https://www.leadertelegram.com/entertainment/chippewa-valley-museum-host-story-telling-event-highlighting-various-cultural-backgrounds-and-perspectives/article_518cc862-d42c-11ef-a6b7-6337420e6bbe.html
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U.S. Marshals Museum receives NEA Big Read grant; programs to center on Hmong community experience
The grant will be used, beginning in March, to present a series of programs and events centered around this year’s selected book, “The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir,” chronicling the story … Full story: https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/jan/05/us-marshals-museum-receives-nea-big-read-grant/
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Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend, including Milwaukee Hmong New Year
Also on tap this weekend: the annual Christmas Bird Count,” “European Village Alive!” at the Public Museum and more. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/things-milwaukee-weekend-including-milwaukee-110108985.html
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Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend, including Milwaukee Hmong New Year
Also on tap this weekend: the annual Christmas Bird Count,” “European Village Alive!” at the Milwaukee Public Museum and more. Full story: https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/events/2024/12/11/things-to-do-in-milwaukee-this-weekend-including-hmong-new-year/76796007007/
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Hmong family focus of ‘Big Read’ program at U.S. Marshals Museum
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest to help fund the Big … Full story: https://talkbusiness.net/2024/11/hmong-family-focus-of-big-read-program-at-u-s-marshals-museum/
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“From Laos to America;” Wausau museum looks for new home
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – “From Laos to America” is home to the country’s largest collection of Lao and Hmong Cultural artifacts. Currently, it’s located in Wausau, but its curator says they need a new … Full story: https://www.wsaw.com/2024/09/19/laos-america-wausau-museum-looks-new-home/
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Exhibition celebrating Asian history and culture now open in Hanford
A celebration of Asian History and culture is open now in Hanford.The second installment of the Carnegie Museum of Kings County opened on Friday in Downtown Han … Full story: https://kmph.com/news/local/exhibition-celebrating-asian-history-and-culture-now-open-in-hanford
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Ancestors and artwork shine at museum shows
Diving into that history, he added, expands people’s view of “who were we before we were told we were this or that?” Finally, the museum unveiled a new career retrospective from one of Southeast … Full story: https://www.winonapost.com/news/ancestors-and-artwork-shine-at-museum-shows/article_4c64ed22-43ec-11ef-a494-c3192ef7e03d.html
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Hmong families find their ‘Little House on the Prairie’ in Walnut Grove, Minn.
Gao Vang, 14, finishes her shift at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minn., on Wednesday. (Renée Jones Schneider/Star Tribune) … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/a-hmongs-family-journey-takes-them-to-the-banks-of-plum-creek/600381035
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A Hmong’s family journey takes them to the banks of Plum Creek
Vang works a summer job at the gift shop of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, a veritable mecca of Americana. She hands the woman and her family their tickets and directs them toward the exhibits — the … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/a-hmongs-family-journey-takes-them-to-the-banks-of-plum-creek/600381035/
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Oshkosh Pilot Neil Hansen flew for Air America
Neil Hansen is a docent with the EAA Museum. He has lived around the world but the chance to be part of aviation education drew him to Northeast Wisconsin. Local 5 … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6684d29fb1cf4d5e81412effa0ef7dc3&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.wearegreenbay.com%2fhometown-heroes%2foshkosh-pilot-neil-hansen-served-with-air-america-during-the-vietnam-war%2f&c=14912949305045865137&mkt=en-us
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Oshkosh Pilot Neil Hansen served with Air America during the Vietnam War
Neil Hansen is a docent with the EAA Museum. He has lived around the world but the chance to be part of aviation education drew him to Northeast Wisconsin. Local 5 News … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=66857b5f58314c0e84cfb6a3fc8834a8&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.wearegreenbay.com%2fnews%2flocal-news%2foshkosh-pilot-neil-hansen-served-with-air-america-during-the-vietnam-war%2f&c=12122740446730037595&mkt=en-us
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With recent expansion, Hmong Cultural Center Museum now spans more than 2,000 square feet
The Hmong Cultural Center Museum in St. Paul, one of few public institutions dedicated to displaying Hmong material culture and history, is growing. The museum, which opened its storefront exhibition … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/st-paul-recent-expansion-hmong-004400903.html
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Manitowoc, don’t miss these events this week, including the Maritime Marathon and a World War I encampment.
Wisconsin Maritime Museum is at 75 Maritime Drive. Manitowoc Public Library is hosting “A Hmong Cultural Symposium: An Exploration of Hmong-American Identity” from 5 to 7:45 p.m. May 30. On the topic … Full story: https://www.htrnews.com/story/entertainment/events/2024/05/28/manitowoc-events-include-maritime-marathon-and-world-war-i-encampment/73836190007/
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Pacific Gas and Electric is not just a monopoly — it runs like a criminal enterprise | Opinion
And in forgetting, as Professor Yang Sao Xiong of Fresno State explained at his Fresno Art Museum presentation, we failed to recognize a group that fought fearlessly and valiantly for the United … Full story: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/pacific-gas-electric-not-just-123000501.html
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TaikoArts Midwest, Minnesota Latino Museum among culture groups eyeing new homes in St. Paul
A number of St. Paul-based arts and cultural institutions are seeking both private philanthropic donations and public dollars to open new public-facing centers. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/04/19/taikoarts-midwest-minnesota-latino-museum-among-culture-groups-eyeing-new-homes-in-st-paul/