Wausau Police Meet With Hmong Community
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – Members of the Wausau Police Department, Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, and Hmong leaders met Sunday night to work toward fixing their relationship ahead of the sentencing of Dylan Yang on Wednesday. In 2015, Yang fatally …
Wisconsin Making More Murderers: Juvenile Sentencing Demands Scrutiny
In the Marathon County jailhouse of the small city of Wausau, Wisconsin, a 16-year-old Hmong boy, Dylan Yang, sits in a solitary cell awaiting an October 19 th sentencing – two days from now.… For a fatal stabbing on February 27, 2015, in which Dylan …
Yang sentence: Can there be justice?
The sentencing won’t be victorious for anyone, said Mary Thao, an activist and Hmong leader from Wausau. “It’s not going to be a good day,” she said. In late May, a few months after Yang was convicted, Thao participated in a peace march inspired by the case.
Refugee debate hits home for Hmong family in Appleton
Pang and Chia Lee Xiong, among the first Hmong refugees to be settled in the Fox Cities as they fled their war-torn homeland nearly four decades ago, cannot read or write. But their nine children? They all hold college degrees — a doctor, a nurse and …
Rad Milwaukee Woman: Tammie Xiong
More information at womensfundmke.org. Tammie Xiong is the Executive Director for the Hmong American Women’s Association. Xiong is also a board member for Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation, co-chair for the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and …
Wisconsin looking to train more court interpreters while experiencing shortage
“We have 30 students here this weekend,” program manager Carmel Capati says. “Spanish is certainly the one we use the most during court cases, but Hmong and Arabic are definitely needed too.” There are 65 certified interpreters in the state of Wisconsin.
Hmong refugee celebrates retirement after 38 years
APPLETON (WLUK) — An Appleton man who came to this country as a refugee says goodbye to the job he’s had for 38 years. Pang Lee Xiong was honored by friends and colleagues Wednesday afternoon. Since 1978 Pang Lee Xiong has been a custodian for the St …
Deer regulations available in Hmong and Spanish
MADISON, WI (WRN) – Hmong and Hispanic hunters looking to head into the woods for this year’s deer hunt have new resources available to them through the Department of Natural Resources. DNR Spokesman Sawyer Briel says the department is committed to …
Hmong: Memorial to Honor is Revealed in Wisconsin
In order to honor Hmong veterans and to acknowledge their role and plight during the Vietnam War, a veteran memorial was inaugurated in Wausau, Wisconsin, last weekend [24 September 2016]. After the end of the Secret War, thousands of Hmong immigrated to …
Hmong Veterans Memorial Revealed
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — For the first time, the Hmong community has a memorial to honor them in Wausau. The Hmong Veterans Memorial depicts three Hmong soldiers arm in arm, wearing Vietnam era uniforms. Hmong soldiers had a large role in the Secret War …
DNR Offers Deer Hunt Rules In Hmong, Spanish
MADISON, WI (WHBL) – Hmong and Hispanic hunters looking to head into the woods for this year’s deer hunt have new resources available to them through the Department of Natural Resources. DNR Spokesman Sawyer Briel says the department is committed to making …
Hmong-Lao memorial unveiled today for hundreds
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) –Wausau is home to the second largest Hmong community in Wisconsin, and on Saturday for the 40th anniversary of the first Hmong family settling their roots here, hundreds came together for the unveiling of a monument on what many …
Hmong veterans honored in downtown Wausau
Veterans of the Hmong community were honored at the Marathon County Courthouse on Saturday. A statue was unveiled outside the east end on 6th street depicting three Hmong soldiers. The memorial was to honor those who helped the United States fight during …
Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial unveiled
After the unveiling, people gathered to view the memorial and read the descriptions Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (Photo: Liz Welter/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) WAUSAU – Hundreds gathered Saturday morning at the Wausau Courthouse for the unveiling and …
Hmong-Lao memorial unveiled Saturday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) A ceremony to honor Hmong-Lao veterans who served during the Vietnam war will be held Saturday. At the dedication ceremony, a monument will be unveiled to recognize and pay tribute to the fallen Hmong soldiers. The Hmong soldiers main …
Hmong: Memorial to Honor Veterans is Revealed in Wisconsin
The following article was published by WSAU: WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — For the first time, the Hmong community has a memorial to honor them in Wausau. The Hmong Veterans Memorial depicts three Hmong soldiers arm in arm, wearing Vietnam era uniforms.
Community notes: Highways ‘town hall’ planned
A central Wisconsin city is planning to unveil and dedicate a new Vietnam War memorial to Hmong and Lao veterans. The Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial monument will get its dedication this weekend outside the Marathon County Courthouse in Wausau. The ceremony …
Plenty of Working-Class Conservatives Embrace Diversity—They Don’t Need It Forced on Them
My small hometown of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, was whiter than a model’s teeth in a Crest commercial until we had a large influx of Hmong during my childhood. The Hmong are wonderful people who helped the United States fight the Viet Cong during the …
