New details emerge after shooting rampage kills 4 in Wisconsin
And Vang’s Hmong ethnicity has reawakened racial tensions in Wisconsin, a state that houses one of the largest Hmong communities in the country but has struggled to welcome it for decades. Animosity has occasionally flared between the white population in …
‘This rain just hides the tears’: After shooting rampage kills 4, Wisconsin mourns
And Vang’s Hmong ethnicity has reawakened racial tensions in Wisconsin, a state that houses one of the largest Hmong communities in the country but has struggled to welcome it for decades. Animosity has occasionally flared between the white population in …
Victim’s husband appeals for calm after 4 killed in Wausau area by alleged shooter
The husband of one of four people killed in a string of shootings by a suspect who is Hmong urged community members not to “get caught up in colors” in reacting to the attack. Nengmy Vang, 45, is accused of launching a rampage that spanned three northern …
Special group plates are available in Wisconsin, for a price
ranging from a plate for fans of the Milwaukee Brewers, to a plate for Laotian or Hmong veterans who served with American troops in the Vietnam War.
Victim’s husband appeals for calm after Wisconsin shooting
The husband of one of four people killed in a string of shootings by a suspect who is Hmong urged community members not to “get caught up in colors” in reacting to the attack. Nengmy Vang, 45, is accused of launching a rampage that spanned three …
As suspect’s ID emerges after Wisconsin rampage, victim’s husband appeals for calm
MADISON, Wis. — The husband of one of four people killed in a string of shootings by a suspect who is Hmong urged community members not to “get caught up in colors” in reacting to the attack. Nengmy Vang, 45, is accused of launching a rampage that …
Victim’s husband appeals for calm after Wisconsin shooting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The husband of one of four people killed in a string of shootings by a suspect who is Hmong urged community members not to “get caught up in colors” in reacting to the attack. Nengmy Vang, 45, is accused of launching a rampage that …
The Hate Report: Fake hate strikes. So does real hate
Friday: A tiny community and an 80-year-old shooter An 80-year-old man in the tiny community of Junction City, Wisconsin, was arrested earlier this month for aiming a gun at his neighbor, a woman of Hmong descent. Henry Kaminski, who allegedly told police …
UW-Madison Carbone Cancer Center: Joins national colorectal cancer screening effort
MADISON, Wis. — Colorectal cancer screening is proven to save lives, but rates in rural Wisconsin and among people in the Native American, African-American, Hmong and Hispanic populations are not where they should be. The UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC …
Hmong American Center pledges support for mass shooting victims
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) — With the release of the Weston area mass shooter’s name, the Hmong community is coming together to see how they can help victim’s families. “I think one of the most important thing for our community is to be united, to lead with love …
Victim’s husband appeals for calm after rampage
MADISON — The husband of one of four people killed in a string of shootings by a suspect who is Hmong urged community members not to “get caught up in colors” in reacting to the attack. Nengmy Vang, 45, is accused of launching a rampage that spanned …
Nengmy Vang: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
The suspect – accused of slaying a veteran police officer in the spree – was named as Vang, 45, by The Green Bay Press Gazette and HBC Hmong Broadcasting Company in Minnesota. Court records show he was involved in an active divorce case in which his …
Hmong Wausau Festival gets $18K grants
WAUSAU – The Hmong Wausau Festival will feature more sports thanks to $18,000 in grants announced Tuesday night. The Festival will be funded in part by a $10,000 multicultural grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism and an $8,000 grant from the …
Hmong-American author to speak at UW-EC
– Author Kao Kalia Yang poses with her father, Bee Yang. Kao Kalia Yang will speak on Monday, April 3, at UW-Eau Claire . Kao Kalia Yang, an award-winning author and one of the first Hmong-American writers whose work has received national attention, will …
New Lawyers for Teen Convicted of Homicide Call for New Trial
In May, he told the Wausau Daily Herald that he hoped that Yang would get a new trial. Yang’s case has attracted attention in Hmong-American and Asian-American communities. Hundreds of people from Wisconsin and Minnesota participated in a “Save our …
Hmong Wausau Festival gets $18K in grants
Hmong Wausau Festival gets $18K in grants The Hmong Wausau Festival planning committee received $18,000 in grants Tuesday Check out this story on wisconsinrapidstribune.com: http://wdhne.ws/2mQOruz
Rep. Snyder: Wausau Hmong American center receives multicultural grant
Madison…Yesterday, the Wausau Hmong American Center received $10,000 in grant funds from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism to fund the Hmong Wausau Festival. The Hmong Wausau Festival has been in planning for over two years and will feature a number of …
Candidate Q&A: Madison City Council District 14
We must keep everyone’s best interest at heart and that means black, white, Latino, Hmong, gay or straight. Everyone means everyone. We must all be able to progress and prosper equitably and together.
