Research & Commentary: Opening Wisconsin to Dental Therapy Would Help Dental Shortage
“Children’s Dental Services … treats about 30,000 patients each year, mostly from the Twin Cities’ Hispanic, Hmong and Somali immigrant communities. The dental therapy model was first adopted by nonpr…
First female Hmong judge visits La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – A historic Wisconsin judge is visiting with students Thursday in La Crosse. Judge Kristy Yang spoke to students at Lincoln Middle School. Yang is the first female Hmong Americ…
7 Investigates: Accuracy issues in FBI hate crime reporting include Wisconsin data
There are caveats to the data that is reported, including a recent case in Portage County. In March of 2017, a Hmong woman was gardening at her home in Junction City; her next door neighbor, Henry Kam…
Forward Left: An Interview with Matt Christman of Chap Trap House
It was just a classic sort of reactionary grievance stuff…The majority of immigrants were Hmong refugees. There’s actually tons of [Hmong] in Minnesota and Wisconsin, they settled after the fall of Sa…
UW Archives presents documents on 50th anniversary of 1969 Black Student Strike
Hmong students consistently feel excluded, unwelcome on campus, new research findsA student-led research project aimed at uncovering the experiences of Hmong students at the University of Wisconsin fo…
Dettmann farm featured in traveling exhibit
The Vang C&C farm is the first Hmong farm to be organically certified in the state. The traveling exhibit is an initiative of the Wisconsin Farms Oral History Project, a collaboration by the Universit…
Hmong students consistently feel excluded, unwelcome on campus, new research finds
A student-led research project aimed at uncovering the experiences of Hmong students at the University of Wisconsin found all of its participants felt excluded and unwelcome on campus. The HMoob Ameri…
Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison to start city approval process for major expansion with hotel, Heritage Center and more
They’re in discussion with the Wisconsin Historical Society to make sure their efforts are complementary to the WHS planned museum expansion, Brown said, and Tracy said the Heritage Center will also p…
Students say ‘UW-Madison as an institution is excluding and unwelcoming to Hmong-American students’
MADISON, Wis. – A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students conducted a study that found Hmong-American students feel invisible on campus. “UW-Madison as an institution is excluding and unwelc…
ECASD to hold listening sessions on school boundaries
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) –The Eau Claire Area School District is hosting listening sessions in relation to school boundaries. Sessions will be held in February and March to discuss changes at Roosevel…
Groundhog Day activities outlined
Gary Hebl declaring it officially Groundhog Day in Wisconsin. The Prognostication will be translated into Spanish and Hmong. Sign language interpreting services will be provided by Purple Communicatio…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Birthday Celebration Comes to Uihlein Hall – Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Representation from community organizations will include: Majestic Community Choir, Hmong American Friendship Association (HAFA) Girls, and The Milwaukee Flyers Tumbling Team. We will also include a M…
Wisconsin farming history exhibit tours the state
The project showcases the first Hmong-owned farm to be organically certified in Wisconsin and an urban garden in Milwaukee. Get your weather forecast from people who actually live in your community. W…
Wisconsin Partnership Program awards grants to Madison orgs to narrow health disparities
By awarding Anesis the money to undergo these trainings, there will be Spanish and Hmong-speaking staff better equipped to handle trauma, she said. A grant will enable partners from Second Baptist Chu…
Park Center gymnastics: Stepping up at home
She was participating in a Hmong Dance Festival in Los Angeles. After her dance team won in Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Lee returned to her home gym on Saturday and looked like she hadn’t missed much. …
School District of La Crosse supports Hmong education bill
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – The La Crosse School District is officially supporting a Wisconsin bill that would teach students about the recent history of the Hmong population. The District’s school board …
La Crosse School District backs bill that would require Hmong education
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) –This week the School District of La Crosse Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution to support a bill that would direct school boards across Wisconsin to teach Hmo…
La Crosse school board backs Hmong Education Bill
If the La Crosse School Board has its way, Hmong history and culture will soon be taught in all Wisconsin schools. Board members on Monday unanimously voted to back the Hmong Education Bill, which …
