Toward One Wausau celebrates completed research
It also works together with local law enforcement and leaders from the Hmong community. Chris Norfleet, a member of the organization, said it’s important that communities take a look at how they’re dealing with issues of diversity. “We have to be proactive …
Molding leaders: Gathering at UW-Eau Claire promotes leadership in Hmong women
When dozens of Hmong women arrive at UW-Eau Claire a week from now, they’ll be in for a weekend of discussions centered on leadership and how it relates to the nuances of their identity. “We believe that we are taking these women on a journey,” said …
Hmong pop singer Maa Vue of Weston gains Wisconsin TV spotlight
WESTON – She’s been called the “Hmong Adele,” but her fame so far has been found only among Asian Americans. After this week, a lot more people will know about Maa Vue’s musical quest. The 28-year-old singer/songwriter who grew up in Green Bay and lives …
UW–Madison joins national network to combat opioid epidemic, substance abuse disorders
as the Midwest is home to the second-largest Hmong population and a fast-growing Hispanic population. “We know that some of these populations approach substance use disorders differently than white populations,” Molfenter says. “That’s why …
Whiskey Review: Vinn Whiskey
There’s also one being made at Lo Artisan Spirits in Wisconsin, another small distillery that focuses on traditional Asian spirits, although their signature expression is a traditional Hmong rice liquor. According to the distillery, this whiskey is …
Latinos and Whiteness
I think the case that, say, the Vietnamese or the Hmong are now being coded white is much harder to make because in places such as southern California or Louisiana or Wisconsin where tensions abound around the long-term poverty in these communities …
Madison residents invited to Mayor Paul Soglin’s neighborhood roundtable Saturday
Free childcare and language assistance, ASL, Hmong, Mandarin and Spanish, is available on site. Pre-registration is encouraged and can be done online, by phone at (608) 267-8727 or by email at neighborhoods@cityofmadison.com. The event is free to the public.
UW–Madison employees have more ways than ever to get help with benefits enrollment
Finally, assistance is available to those employees who speak languages other than English. Benefits Seminars offered in Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan and Chinese are scheduled for Oct. 11, 18, and 20. After attending one of the Benefits Seminars, employees who …
City of Madison to reevaluate historic landmarks in underrepresented communities
Many Read… While the city is looking for historic information on all groups, they are focusing specifically on Native American, African American, Latino/Hispanic, Hmong and women, Scanlon said. The project is expected to take two years and has two main …
Madison Historic Preservation Plan seeks to protect history of underrepresented communities
This collection will include an “intensive survey of resources” in the local African-American, Native American, Hmong, Latino and LGBTQ communities, and will also include women. As historic properties are identified in these communities, they will be …
Nursing School launches accelerated undergraduate program to meet demands of shrinking workforce
UW alumna among first Hmong-American women to earn Ph.D. in nursingAfter receiving her Ph.D in nursing in May from University of Wisconsin, Maichou Lor became one of the first Hmong-American Read… As the Oct. 1 application deadline approaches …
Downtown Madison day homeless shelter looking for more volunteers
The center is also looking for 15 to 20 Spanish or Hmong-speaking volunteers every week. Staff positions at the Beacon include a center director, reception coordinator, guest services specialist, and child and family services specialist. The center is …
Hmong Storytelling & Culture
Mai Zong Vue is a Hmong folk story teller and folklore singer. She arrived in Wisconsin as a teenager and had been living in Madison since 1992. She will share stories of Hmong refugee resettlement experiences in the early 1980’s, assimilation stories of …
City Council discusses programs to serve marginalized communities in Madison
Hmong, Chinese and ASL. McCarthy suggested the city should offer a 24-hour service line offering multiple language options and translation for important legal documents. “More importantly, the city should increase the access to multilingual emergency …
Brand New Badger: Daughter of Hmong immigrants part of national push for more women in technology
Rosee Xiong barely remembers a day when she didn’t have her fingers on a computer keyboard or some other piece of technology. That youthful passion paid off this year when the Wisconsin affiliate of the National Center for Women & Information Technology …
Four UW nursing school alumni named American Academy of Nursing fellows
UW alumna among first Hmong-American women to earn Ph.D. in nursingAfter receiving her Ph.D in nursing in May from University of Wisconsin, Maichou Lor became one of the first Hmong-American Read… The app is accessible to patients at all times and gives …
Common Council discusses programs to serve marginalized communities in Madison
Hmong, Chinese and ASL. McCarthy suggested the city should offer a 24-hour service line offering multiple language options and translation for important legal documents. “More importantly, the city should increase the access to multilingual emergency …
Community research on cultural diversity issues hosts final dialogue
18 at 6:30 p.m. Toward One Wausau launched in October, 2016 following the homicide conviction of Dylan Yang, a Hmong teenager who had killed another teenager the previous year. Maysee Herr, a UW-Stevens Point professor and member of the Toward One Wausau …
