Hmong News – Wisconsin

Gov. Walker kicks-off Wausau Hmong Fest with First Lady

Gov. Walker kicks-off Wausau Hmong Fest with First Lady

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAW) — Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, and First Lady, Tonette Walker, visited Wausau on Saturday to kick-off the Hmong Festival. Before the annual ribbon cutting ceremony and the sin…

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Hmong Wausau Festival brings weekend of sports, dancing, culture

Hmong Wausau Festival brings weekend of sports, dancing, culture

Hmong Wausau Festival brings weekend of sports, dancing, culture From food to dancing to sports competitions, here’s what to expect during the 2018 Hmong Wausau Festival Check out this story on wausau…

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Hmong festival returns for 2018

Hmong festival returns for 2018

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WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — After a breakout inaugural event in 2017, organizers of the Wausau Hmong Festival are expecting something even bigger in 20108. Organizer Fong Moua says visitors and competitors f…

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Hmong Wausau Festival back with new additions!

Hmong Wausau Festival back with new additions!

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) –The Hmong Wausau Festival is an event where members of the Southeast Asian Community, are able to come together to compete in a variety of competitions, whether its sports or art…

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Immigrant Farmers Help Grow Organic Ag in Wisconsin and Beyond

Immigrant Farmers Help Grow Organic Ag in Wisconsin and Beyond

Phua corrects herself with a laugh, “mostly Caucasian vegetables.” She says vegetables common to cooking in the Thaos’ community of Hmong Americans, like bok choy and Asian bitter melon, are not as po…

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Farmers markets you love best — and why

Farmers markets you love best — and why

Wisconsin is squeaky cheese curds, fishing spots, Packers fans and time spent by the lake. It’s also the Milwaukee entrepreneur, the Hmong artisan and the dairy farmer. Stories in our Be Wisconsin ser…

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Cardiovascular Center Appoints Postdoctoral Fellow

Cardiovascular Center Appoints Postdoctoral Fellow

“I am also proud to represent the Hmong community of Wisconsin as a researcher.” Building on excellence in cardiovascular research, the Cardiovascular Center’s T32 postdoctoral training program, “Trai…

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Life Story: Teacher recalled for international focus

Life Story: Teacher recalled for international focus

Rolland worked with students while teaching at UW-Eau Claire, and she also was pivotal in assisting the Hmong community move to the area. “She took care of international students from all over the wor…

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Students recognized for documentary on 90s Hmong desegragation restructuring

Students recognized for documentary on 90s Hmong desegragation restructuring

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WESTON, Wis. (WSAW) – Two D.C. Everest High School students have received national recognition for a documentary they created focusing on Hmong partner schools in Wausau in the early 90s. Lily Thao an…

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DC Everest students recognized for documentary on 90s Hmong desegragation restructing

DC Everest students recognized for documentary on 90s Hmong desegragation restructing

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WESTON, Wis. (WSAW) – Two D.C. Everest High School students have received national recognition for a documentary they created focusing on Hmong partner schools in Wausau in the early 90s. Lily Thao an…

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Everest students gain national attention for documentary

Everest students gain national attention for documentary

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The 10 minute film focuses on Hmong Partner Schools in Wausau in the early 90s and is being viewed by thousands all over the world. Lily Thao and Lefang Lee spent months researching and creating the d…

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Eau Claire school district summer school program spotlights Hmong

Eau Claire school district summer school program spotlights Hmong

In most families, parents and their children speak the same primary language at home. That’s not so for Braden Swanson, 11, whose family and extended family speak mostly Hmong. It’s a language Braden …

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Funeral Mass scheduled for Monterey bishop

Funeral Mass scheduled for Monterey bishop

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La Crosse, Wis., May 8, 2018 / 02:41 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A special quasi-parish for Catholics of Hmong background will be established in the Wisconsin Diocese of La Crosse, its local bishop announced …

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Eau Claire school district summer school program spotlights Hmong

Eau Claire school district summer school program spotlights Hmong

In most families, parents and their children speak the same primary language at home. That’s not so for Braden Swanson, 11, whose family and extended family speak mostly Hmong. It’s a language Braden …

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Funeral Mass scheduled for Monterey bishop

Funeral Mass scheduled for Monterey bishop

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La Crosse, Wis., May 8, 2018 / 02:41 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A special quasi-parish for Catholics of Hmong background will be established in the Wisconsin Diocese of La Crosse, its local bishop announced …

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Door County theaters add stories and sparkle to summer nights

Door County theaters add stories and sparkle to summer nights

Wisconsin is squeaky cheese curds, fishing spots, Packers fans and time spent by the lake. It’s also the Milwaukee entrepreneur, the Hmong artisan and the dairy farmer. Stories in our Be Wisconsin ser…

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Kind teams up with local professionals to tackle opi­oid cri­sis

Kind teams up with local professionals to tackle opi­oid cri­sis

Somehow we need to find coverage for them.” Insurance coverage isn’t the only issue. Sarah Driever, director of program development at Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, said there a…

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Hmong veteran buried with American military honors in Green Bay

Hmong veteran buried with American military honors in Green Bay

Hmong veteran buried with American military honors in Green Bay Hmong veteran Pa Xang Her buried with American military honors in Green Bay Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: https://gb

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