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UW-Madison researcher wants to improve the Hmong experience in Midwestern nursing homes
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UW-Madison researcher wants to improve the Hmong experience in Midwestern nursing homes

UW-Madison researcher wants to improve the Hmong experience in Midwestern nursing homes

Medical anthropologist Mai See Thao researches what life is like for refugees long after they’ve resettled in a new place. “There’s a lot of literature and a lot of investigation around what refugees need when they’re being resettled,” Thao said.

Preserving Hmong stories through qeej music
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Preserving Hmong stories through qeej music

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Preserving Hmong stories through qeej music

Identity is important for Mason Lospeej Her. “I would say being connected to your identity gives you purpose, value and a reason why,” Her says. The son of Hmong immigrants, Her grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in clinical rehab counseling.

Keeping Hmong culture alive through dance
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Keeping Hmong culture alive through dance

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Keeping Hmong culture alive through dance

Meet Duabci Vang, a 25-year-old from Appleton, Wisconsin, who’s making waves in the Fox Valley Hmong community through dance and language preservation. Vang started Hmong dancing at just four years old, inspired by her older sisters who created a dance team for them.

Wisconsin Life # 905: Hmong Wausau Festival
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Wisconsin Life # 905: Hmong Wausau Festival

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Wisconsin Life # 905: Hmong Wausau Festival

At the Hmong Wausau Festival Angela Fitzgerald catches up with the chairman of the festival Yee Leng Xiong to find out all there is to do, and eat, at the festival.

La Crosse author reimagines Hmong folk tale in new book ‘Folklore’
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La Crosse author reimagines Hmong folk tale in new book ‘Folklore’

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La Crosse author reimagines Hmong folk tale in new book ‘Folklore’

The story of Xai and Sia is a Hmong folk tale of a young woman’s journey to the netherworld to save her husband and bring him back to life. Bao Xiong, author and founder of Moth House Press, expands on this traditional tale in her new book “Folklore”, where she imagines the story behind Sia’s — the wife’s — courage.

With her app HmongPhrases, Madison woman works to keep Hmong language alive
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With her app HmongPhrases, Madison woman works to keep Hmong language alive

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With her app HmongPhrases, Madison woman works to keep Hmong language alive

Eau Claire resident Tifanie Moua grew up speaking Hmong with her family. But as she got older, she started to lose some of her vocabulary and found herself struggling to remember words she didn’t use frequently.

Hmong New Year Celebrations Return To Wisconsin
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Hmong New Year Celebrations Return To Wisconsin

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Hmong New Year Celebrations Return To Wisconsin

Like many festivities, Hmong New Year celebrations were put on hold in the first year of the pandemic. Some gatherings returned this last year, including a New Year celebration at Sheboygan North High School on November 27, 2021.

For Hmong Language Speakers, Keeping Wisconsin’s Third Most Commonly Spoken Language Alive Is Essential
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For Hmong Language Speakers, Keeping Wisconsin’s Third Most Commonly Spoken Language Alive Is Essential

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For Hmong Language Speakers, Keeping Wisconsin’s Third Most Commonly Spoken Language Alive Is Essential

WHYsconsin recently received a listener question wondering, “What is the third most commonly spoken language in Wisconsin after English and Spanish.” The answer: Hmong. WPR’s Mary Kate McCoy looks into why.

Hmong Parents Help Bridge The Culture Gap for Hmong Kids
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Hmong Parents Help Bridge The Culture Gap for Hmong Kids

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Hmong Parents Help Bridge The Culture Gap for Hmong Kids

For many years, academic achievement for Hmong students in the Madison area seemed fine. But many parents were doubtful about the data. In assessing students, the Madison School District included Hmong kids in the broader Asian category.

Hmong Blacksmith Shop: Keeping The Tradition Glowing
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Hmong Blacksmith Shop: Keeping The Tradition Glowing

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Hmong Blacksmith Shop: Keeping The Tradition Glowing

In the back of the Hmoob Cultural and Community Agency in La Crosse, there’s a blacksmith shop where people can learn an historic craft. It’s here that master blacksmith Tong Khai Vang teaches apprentice Kong Mong Yang how to melt metal, pound it out into hot, glowing orange strips, and create traditional knives.