Organization kicks off program for free cap-and-gowns
(WEAU) –It’s time to pick up your cap and gowns as you prepare to walk across the stage to collect your diploma. The Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Association created a cap and gown recycling program, which collects items for those students who can’t …
RIP: The Rev. Karl Edwin Bell of Minnesota
From Albert Lea he moved to Christ Church in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, where he was an instrumental and proactive force in the resettlement of the Hmong population. In 1992 he moved to Wiesbaden, Germany, where he spent 10 years as rector of the Church of St …
NeighborWorks Green Bay – Homebuyer Education & Counseling Services
Homebuyer education is also available in both Spanish and Hmong. A schedule of classes can be found at www.nwgreenbay.org. All homebuyer education through NeighborWorks Green Bay will assist participants in readiness to buy a home, education of budgeting …
Thousands flock to Central Wisconsin for annual cultural festival
“In 1992 we were noticing our newest neighbors the Hmong population and we wanted to get them involved in the community so we decided lets have a festival,” said John Jury one of the founders of the festival. Mary Cayford another co-founder said only about …
Cell-phone radio connects Hmong from Wisconsin to the world
If you have ever woken up early Sunday morning to tune in to Madison’s WORT 89.9 FM, you may have heard the voice of a Hmong broadcaster. Local Hmong communities rely on this two-hour slice of airtime in the Hmong language to learn about news and current …
Dairying and Immigration in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has experienced waves of immigrants from most European countries. In recent years Hmong, Cubans, and others have immigrated to Wisconsin. In the past 20 years Wisconsin has experienced a rapid influx of Hispanic/Latino immigrants. The Wisconsin …
Hmong moms to learn English, years after immigrating
Hmong moms to learn English, years after immigrating WAUSAU – Sia Yang didn’t have a lot of time to learn English or earn a high school diploma after she immigrated to the Wausau area from Lao in 2002. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: http …
Hmong moms learn English while kids are tutored
Hmong moms learn English while kids are tutored A unique Wausau program teaches Hmong women English while kids get their own classes. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: http://wdhne.ws/2prOlOl
Lao Morning News For May 3
The Rassbach Heritage Museum in Menomonie’s Wakanda Park is hosting a traveling exhibit that tells the story of the Hmong people traveling to America. It gives a unique look into the lives and community of the Hmong in Wisconsin. Find our previous …
Rassbach hosts ‘Hmong in America’ exhibit
The Rassbach Heritage Museum in Menomonie’s Wakanda Park is hosting a traveling exhibit that tells the story of the Hmong people traveling to America. It gives a unique look into the lives and community of the Hmong in Wisconsin. “Hmong in America …
DONATE: Eau Claire Hmong association in need of graduation gowns, caps
Eau Claire (WQOW) – Do you have a cap and gown from graduation that you don’t need anymore? The Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association is starting a “Cap and Gown Recycling Program”, which provides donated caps and gowns to local high school …
Hmong elders in Eau Claire still searching
“She’s very sad and depressed,” Yang said through translator Hao Pay Lee on April 14 as they sat in the entrance area of the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association. “She feels like her life is very sorrowful. Last year when her daughter passed …
Students push for Hmong American studies program
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Hmong American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong …
Hmong dance troupe invited to capital
Sheboygan Hmong Dance Troupe invited to Washington, D.C. After seeing their memorable dance performance in Milwaukee last summer, the Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic invited the LunaBellas Hmong Dance Troupe to Washington, D.C …
Sheboygan-based Hmong Dance Troupe invited to Washington DC
SHEBOYGAN — After seeing their memorable dance performance in Milwaukee last summer, the Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic invited the much sought after LunaBellas Hmong Dance Troupe, to the Nation’s capital. The LunaBellas are a …
Wausau East teacher named best in Wisconsin
He also served on Wausau East’s Narrowing the Gap Committee that resulted in the school’s first Hmong Parent Night, an effort to increase parents’ participation in their children’s education, according to the state Department of Public Instruction.
The Forgotten: Those Left Behind by Our Myths
Consider the tragic case of Dylan Yang, a Hmong resident of Wausau, Wisconsin who was 16 when he was found guilty of first-degree reckless homicide. In 2015, he stabbed Isaiah Powell, then 13 and a black Latino boy, after Isaiah and several friends came to …
Students call school ‘racist’ for cancelling Hmong course
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students recently protested the cancellation of a Hmong “language-heritage” course, calling the move “racist” despite historically low enrollment. According to The Lacrosse Tribune, the administration decided in …
