City seeks $42,000 from youth soccer club; new lease negotiations set to begin
Other parameters include that the organization must establish ways to lock in dates for the city soccer program and the Hmong New Year celebration as early as possible. Rush Wisconsin West also can’t charge fees to La Crosse schools, including for use of …
7 things to do in Wausau this weekend
For more information, visit the Sid Kyler River Valley Jazz Festival Facebook event. The Hmong Wausau Festival will not only highlight sports, singing and dancing, but the rich Hmong culture that has made its home in central Wisconsin. It will take place …
Biologist researching growing rice commercially in Wisconsin
Schlappi initially built four rice paddies on the roof of the university. He later moved the project to a Mequon Nature Preserve pond, where he connected with Hmong refugees who had experience growing rice. “I had this vision many years ago when I came …
Q&A: Juan Gonzalez Torres’ farm combines Mexican and Wisconsin produce
They said they had land they wanted someone to use for farming. The Hmong farmers were already here but they only farmed for consumption at the time. They are still farming here until this date. Many people started wanting the crops I was sowing …
First Winners of Milwaukee Finest Scholarship Foundation Honored at City Hall
“I attended an all Hmong school for nine years and had no exposure to diversity, and then I went to Riverside High School,” she said. “I learned to make many different connections with different types of people.” Xiong plans to attend Toccoa Falls …
First Recipients of Milwaukee’s Finest Scholarship Honored at City Hall
“I attended an all Hmong school for nine years and had no exposure to diversity, and then I went to Riverside High School,” she said. “I learned to make many different connections with different types of people.” Xiong plans to attend Toccoa Falls …
Life saved from afar: Young Appleton man meets bone marrow donor from Germany
“I would urge everybody, especially those from the Hispanic, African American and Hmong communities, to get out and be a donor and save somebody’s life,” he said.
50 Picture Books to Celebrate Each of the United States
Mai Ya journeys from a refugee camp in Thailand to Madison where she must balance her Hmong heritage and American life. Sara Ackerman is a writer and kindergarten teacher. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe …
Young Appleton man meets bone marrow donor
“I would urge everybody, especially those from the Hispanic, African American and Hmong communities, to get out and be a donor and save somebody’s life,” he said.
Rice planting in Mequon is historic first for Wisconsin
Rice planting in Mequon is historic first for Wisconsin Hmong immigrants and a mechanical planter made history in Wisconsin this week by planting 250,000 rice seedlings on a 1-acre paddy at the Mequon Nature Preserve. Check out this story on jsonline.com …
Hmong immigrants help Marquette professor grow rice in Wisconsin
Hmong immigrants help Marquette professor grow rice in Wisconsin Marquette biology professor uses mechanical transplanter and hand labor of local Hmong residents to plant 250,000 rice seedlings in 1-acre paddy at Mequon Nature Preserve. Check out this …
Hmong-American doctor inspired by heritage
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Hmong-American who recently received his medical degree plans to return to Madison, Wisconsin to pursue research on using stem cells to treat chronic pain. Yeng Her became interested in helping people regain function after spending …
First Hmong American Receives Dual M.D.-Ph.D. Degrees
The first Hmong American has received dual M.D.-Ph.D. degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. Dr. Yeng Her spent the first 10 years of his childhood in Hmong refugee camps …
Waukegan native picked to represent UW-Parkside students on new diversity council
A list of council members posted by the UW System includes representatives from the American Indian Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee, the Hmong American Partnership Fox Valley in Neenah and the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County. Hoskins pointed out …
UW-Madison celebrates community partnerships
Healthy Hmong Women/”Poj Niam Hmoob Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv” Nominator/contact: Shannon Sparks, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Society & Community Studies, sparks2@wisc.edu Partners: Shannon Sparks, Department of Civil Society & Community …
Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce opens new satellite office
The Milwaukee-based Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce opened its first branch office in central Wisconsin on Wednesday. “The goal is to be more effective by being local and creating wealth in the under-served community.” said Executive Director May Yer Thao.
Police say men threatened to duplicate Wausau area shootings
Everest Metro Police Chief Wally Sparks told Newsline 9 that his officers are used to dealing with domestic disputes in the Hmong community. “There’s some issues that need to be addressed,” he said. “We come across cases where women in the Hmong …
Milwaukee Area Refugee Consortium hosts refugee celebration in Pere Marquette Park
The history of refugee resettlement in Wisconsin dates back to 1975 when the first Hmong refugees were welcomed to the state. In the early 90s there was a large wave of refugees from the former Soviet Union, and in the mid and late 90s other refugee groups …
