Amplifying Community Voice: Collaborative Art and Building Community
Marathon County, WI, has seen significant changes in the last few decades. The area now calls itself home to the second largest Hmong community in the state outside of Milwaukee. With the changing demographics (the percentage of people of color more than …
Grocery pickup and delivery continues to expand in Dane County
Send retail-related tips and story ideas to badams@madison.com or call Barry Adams at 608-252-6148. Naly’s Floral Shop stands out with flowers grown in southern Wisconsin and is believed to be the only Hmong-owned flower shop in the Madison area.
Wausau United Way volunteer connection, early September
Teach cribbage, Spanish, origami or Hmong dance: The Boys and Girls Club of the Wausau Area values those who give an hour, once a week, to students at their Franklin Elementary School site. Pass on your skills as you build important relationships with kids!
La Crosse farmers markets: The couple that vends together…
Part of the driving force behind the markets’ resurgence in the past couple of decades has been the agrarian talent of Hmong families living in our area. Other cities in Wisconsin and Minnesota would say the same. Most of the Hmong people in Laos were …
UW alumna among first Hmong-American women to earn Ph.D. in nursing
After receiving her Ph.D in nursing in May from University of Wisconsin, Maichou Lor became one of the first Hmong-American women to receive the degree. But, to get there, Lor had to overcome a number of obstacles including moving from Thailand to the …
Court interpreter training to be held at UW-Madison later this month
While Spanish-speaking interpreters are the most in demand, efforts are being made to recruit people who speak Arabic, Burmese, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, Hmong, Karen, Lao, Punjabi and Vietnamese. Last year, more than 50 languages were interpreted in …
‘That’s not for us’: Safety ambassador encourages Madison Latinos to start bicycling
Wineberg said that there are African-American-specific outreach efforts around the state, and she wants to expand the effort to the Hmong community. “We want to reach out to every community we have,” she said.
Photos: Naly’s Floral Shop
Sherman Ave. is the first Hmong-owned flower shop in Madison. Naly Jasengnou owns the shop, which opened earlier this month. Some of the flowers she sells are grown on a nearby farm by her mother, Kelly Lor, a vendor at the Dane County Farmers’ Market.
Supreme Court: Court interpreter training planned for Madison
While Spanish interpreters are most often requested by the courts, increased efforts are being made to recruit qualified interpreters for many other languages, such as Arabic, Burmese, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, Hmong, Karen, Lao, Punjabi, and Vietnamese.
Religious Liberty Attorney: ‘Taxman has no Business’ Editing Sermons
In the case, the proposed defendant-intervenors are Rev. Charles Moodie of Chicago City Life Center, Wisconsin-based Pastor Koua Vang of Hmong Baptist Ministry, Father Patrick Malone and Father Malone’s church, Holy Cross Anglican Church of Milwaukee.
The Montotos continue their entrepreneurial drive with a tortilla bakery
Send retail-related tips and story ideas to badams@madison.com or call Barry Adams at 608-252-6148. Naly’s Floral Shop stands out with flowers grown in southern Wisconsin and is believed to be the only Hmong-owned flower shop in the Madison area.
New North Side flower shop offers a farmers market-like experience
Naly’s Floral Shop is believed to be the only Hmong-owned floral shop in the Madison area. It also sells flowers grown on seven area farms in southern and central Wisconsin. Gladiolas, lilies, snap dragons, sun flowers and lisianthus filled part of the …
What’s growing in Madison?
“I know it’s been a bad year for potato beetles, but it seems like corn is growing really well,” Grist pointed toward a vibrant purple ear of Hmong corn. Indeed, it has. We turned down the path toward a colorful garden shed managed by …
Hmong: Doctor Works to Improve Healthcare Services for Hmong-Americans
Maichou Lor is thought to be the first Hmong-American to receive a Ph.D in Nursing. Dr.Lor immigrated from a Thai refugee camp to Madison, WI at the age of 6 and grew up particularly aware of a communication gap that exists between the Hmong people and …
Jagler: Horndasch keeps laser focus on Wisconsin Vision
Meanwhile, the company’s store in Green Bay serves a substantial Hmong clientele, who have unique style preferences, Horndasch said. “This lends itself to the neighborhood we’re in. The key is to know the demographics. What are patients asking for?”
Madison woman among first Hmong-Americans to get Ph.D. in nursing
As an undergraduate nursing student at UW-Madison, Maichou Lor tried three ways of getting information about cancer screening from Hmong adults: using written surveys with true-false or check-box answers, and reading questions out loud. “It didn’t …
Graduate becomes first Hmong-American to earn Ph.D. in nursing
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) — She’s the first Hmong-American nurse in the country to earn her Ph.D., and she did it at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now, she’s determined to help other Hmong immigrants. Maichou Lor has been working tirelessly on her post-doc …
Op-ed: Why Mormons who are alt-right are not right
Having attended and addressed an Igbo-speaking LDS ward in Nigeria, a Hmong-speaking ward in Wisconsin and an ethnically integrated ward in South Africa, I have experienced a taste of this fellowship in a number of venues. While Mormon leaders have …
