Hmong veterans gather in state Capitol
There were about 300 Hmong veterans with the Wisconsin Lao Veterans of America gathered Monday at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison. Hmong veterans gather in Madison to celebrate Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day There were about 300 Hmong veterans …
Local Eau Claire group offers free cap and gowns for students to borrow
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) –If you’re in need of borrowing a cap and gown for graduation, the Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Association has you covered. This is the second year of the Cap and Gown Recycling Project. The project was started after …
Free caps and gowns available for students who cannot afford them in Eau Claire
Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (ECAHMAA) has been collecting caps and gowns for graduation. After learning from clients that some students skip graduation because of the cost of a basic graduation cap and gown package, which is required for …
Program donates graduation caps and gowns to ensure students don’t have to skip ceremonies
Upon learning that the $42 price tag for the basic cap and gown package was a barrier prompting some low-income students to skip commencement, the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association launched a program last year to collect donated caps and …
Hmong veterans gather to celebrate Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day, Madison
Hmong veterans gather to celebrate Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day, Madison MADISON – There were about 300 Hmong veterans with the Wisconsin Lao Veterans of America gathered Monday at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison to celebrate the Hmong-Lao …
Hmong veterans gather in Madison to celebrate Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day
MADISON – There were about 300 Hmong veterans with the Wisconsin Lao Veterans of America gathered Monday at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison to celebrate the Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day and commemorate the evacuation of Hmong soldiers from …
Abele, Microsoft giving $500,000 to bring computer science program to more Milwaukee schools
TEALS volunteers in Milwaukee come from local companies, including Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Corp. TEALS is recruiting 30 industry volunteers to co-teach with TEALS at several Milwaukee schools, including Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Hmong …
Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day, Madison
Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day, Madison General Vang Pao’s photo displays at a chamber Monday, May 14, 2018, during the Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day at the state Capitol in Madison Madison, Wisc. T’xer Zhon Kha/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Check …
Xiong tells graduates: ‘Create your own paj ntaub story’
Tears of pride and joy, in her family, her Hmong heritage, her UW-Green Bay family, and herself, flowed freely as graduate Bao Nhia Xiong ’18 spoke at the UW-Green Bay Spring Commencement ceremony at the Kress Events Center on Saturday, May 12 …
Hmong Wausau Festival receives grant; will be held July 28-29
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) –A local festival that celebrates the culture and heritage of the Hmong community will be back for another year. The second annual Hmong Wausau Festival will take place July 28-29 at the Eastbay Sports Complex thanks to the help of a $ …
Hmong Wausau Festival aims to attract crowd from across Midwest with $16,000 state grant
Hmong Wausau Festival aims to attract crowd from across Midwest with $16,000 state grant The Hmong American Center received a $16,000 marketing grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism for the second annual Hmong Wausau Festival. Check out this story …
Fourth Dem to run for 91st Assembly District seat
EAU CLAIRE — Thomas Vue is hoping to become Wisconsin’s first Hmong member of the state Assembly. The 57-year-old Eau Claire resident is seeking the 91st Assembly District seat held by state Rep. Dana Wachs, who is running for governor this fall.
Bao Nhia Xiong is UW-Green Bay’s graduating class speaker
Xiong is the oldest of nine children of Hmong immigrant parents who came to the U.S. as refugees in 1995. She is the first member of her family to attend college and is a role model to her younger brothers and sisters. As president of the Women of Color …
‘When we walk this stage, our family graduates with us’
First-generation American, Bao Nhia Xiong, to honor her Hmong heritage and family during UW-Green Bay commencement, Saturday, May 12, 2018 Green Bay, Wis. – When Bao Nhia Xiong accepts her diploma on Saturday, her family is graduating, too.
Grand Challenge Transform grants supporting interdisciplinary projects designed to back youth and families in Wisconsin
Sociocritical Literacy for Community Change and Equity: Participatory Action Research with Bilingual Hmong and Latino Youth with/out Disabilities Team: Mariana Pacheco (Department of Curriculum and Instruction); Taucia Gonzalez (Department of …
4th Dem throws hat in ring for 91st Assembly District seat
Thomas Vue is hoping to become Wisconsin’s first Hmong member of the state Assembly. The 57-year-old Eau Claire resident is seeking the 91st Assembly District seat held by state Rep. Dana Wachs, who is running for governor this fall. “We need to have …
Wisconsin diocese to launch new parish for Hmong Catholics
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. “It’s with great hope and joy that I welcome our …
La Crosse Diocese announces new Catholic parish to serve Hmong community
The Catholic Diocese of La Crosse announced Sunday that it will form a new parish in Wausau to serve the Hmong community. “It’s with great hope and joy that I welcome our newest parish, whose mission is to bring the Catholic tradition to the Hmong …
