73-year-old man arrested in Wausau for impersonating an officer
STEVENS POINT (WAOW) – An 80-year-old man arrested following a three-hour standoff where four shots were fired, forcing the evacuation of a neighborhood in Junction City, made racial and disparaging comments about Hmong people, Portage County District …
Winds and downed trees has Wausau opening yard waste site
STEVENS POINT (WAOW) – An 80-year-old man arrested following a three-hour standoff where four shots were fired, forcing the evacuation of a neighborhood in Junction City, made racial and disparaging comments about Hmong people, Portage County District …
Budget Delays Uwec Projects
In addition, Walker recommended deferring $4.4 million in utility work at the Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility in Chippewa Falls and recommended denying a request for $2 million to build a Western Wisconsin Hmong Cultural Center in Eau Claire.
Junction City man, 80, to be charged following armed dispute with neighbor
“She put her hands like this. She speak Hmong and said please don’t kill me and then he shot on the ground. Still in shock because they never thought it would be this much,” Moua said. The Wisconsin State Patrol, Stevens Point Police Department, Portage …
From refugee to real estate dynamo helping others find homes in Milwaukee’s central city
It was a long and interesting road for Blia. She grew up the daughter of a poor Hmong farm couple in Laos. She spoke little English. Now here she was huddled in a tent with her husband, Tong, one child and one on the way. It was 1975. The Vietnam War was …
From refugee to real estate dynamo, Blia Cha helping others find homes in Milwaukee’s central city
It was a long and interesting road for Blia. She grew up the daughter of a poor Hmong farm couple in Laos. She spoke little English. Now here she was huddled in a tent with her husband, Tong, one child and one on the way. It was 1975. The Vietnam War was …
“Brew City Therapy,” a Film to Unify and Heal Milwaukee
You see young Hmong girls being taken at alarming rates, young Black girls, young Caucasian, young Latino girls.” He added that domestic violence issues also unnoticed. There were 84 domestic violence related deaths in Wisconsin in 2016, according to The …
Hmong history lessons should be mandatory
GREEN BAY – The article “Should Hmong history lesson be required?” discussed a bill requiring educating public students of the role Hmong people played fighting with the U.S. during the Vietnam War, the persecution they faced from the Laotian …
D’Amato: Hmong boxer blazing pioneering path
D’Amato: Hmong boxer blazing pioneering path Duarn Vue of Madison, unbeaten in the ring as a professional, carries the hopes and dreams of Wisconsin’s Hmong community on his shoulders. Check out this story on jsonline.com: http://www.jsonline.com/story …
Hmong: US Bill Proposes History of Community to be Included in School Curriculum
A bill proposed by Representative Fred Kessler (District of Milwaukee) proposing that Hmong history be included in school curriculum has been re-introduced after it failed to pass the first time. Current law states that school boards should instruct …
Hmong: US Bill Proposes Including History of Community in School Curriculum
A bill proposed by Representative Fred Kessler (District of Milwaukee) proposing that Hmong history be included in school curriculum has been re-introduced after it failed to pass the first time. Current law states that school boards should instruct …
Photos: D’Amato: Boxer fights for himself, Hmong
Photos: D’Amato: Boxer fights for himself, Hmong Duarn “The Storm” Vue trains at Supreme Hits Boxing in Madison for an upcoming match. Check out this story on jsonline.com: http://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/sports/columnists/gary-damato/20… …
Walker recommends deferring multimillion dollar UW-Eau Claire projects
The Eau Claire Western Wisconsin Hmong Cultural Center’s request for $2 million for land purchase and a new building has been recommended for denial. The building commission will meet to vote on the projects’ futures in March. The comment sections of our …
Area projects don’t make the cut in Walker’s capital budget
New forest fire operations center in Black River Falls. Walker also recommended denying funding for a Western Wisconsin Hmong Cultural Center in Eau Claire. “This style of delayed budgeting isn’t fiscally or structurally sound,” said Wachs, a member of …
UW-Milwaukee Water Program Links Students to Careers
Student Hmong Vang from WCTC filled the internship, and is now a full-time employee at the company. The Water SYS-STEM program is funded through a five-year National Science Foundation grant to the Business-Higher Education Forum, a Washington, D.C., think …
Wisconsin Briefs – Sargento recalls cheese
The demonstration was organized by Voces de la Frontera, a Hispanic advocacy group. Hmong farmers and beginning growers can learn during a set of free workshops how to sell their produce to schools, hospitals and other large institutions. The workshops …
Wausau Hmong fest expected to draw thousands
WAUSAU – Thousands are expected to gather in Wausau this summer for the first-ever celebration of the arts, sports and music of the Hmong people. The Hmong Wausau Festival, which has been in planning for two years, will take place on July 29 and 30 at …
Workshops to help Hmong, new farmers expand
WAUSAU – Hmong farmers and beginning growers can learn during a set of free workshops how to sell their produce to schools, hospitals and other large institutions. The workshops are organized by local Hmong cultural groups and the state Department of …
