ST PAUL, Minn. — Not all the people visiting 90 Plato Blvd. W. in St Paul will need Malia Lee's help. But for the folks who do, Lee is more than just a friendly face. Lee said she has only been an ...

NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is annually celebrated in May, and 2025 is special, the 50th anniversary of Hmong refugees coming to the United States.

ST. PAUL, Minn. –- Just two minutes away from St. Paul's Hmong Village, a new middle school is integrating the culture into its everyday learning. Hmong Language and Culture Middle School welcomed ...

When Bouasvanh Lor would come home to Merced from college at CSU Stanislaus, her parents would pretend they forgot English to force her to practice Hmong, the family’s mother tongue. Back then, she ...

At Pettibone Park, a Hmong culture camp connects youth to heritage and identity. At Pettibone Park in La Crosse, Angela visits Cia Siab Inc.'s Hmong language and culture camp. Executive Director Xong ...

Funding is now in place for a new Hmong American immersion school set to open in the Appleton Area School District in fall 2025. "This 4K-5th grade charter school will focus on academic excellence ...

Translating in a healthcare setting is difficult for many adult children of Hmong immigrants due to cultural barriers and differences in both the English and Hmong languages. Ever since she was a ...

Growing up, Melissa Quon traveled an hour on Saturdays to attend a Chinese class in San Francisco. The teaching style was stern and “old school”, she said: “you say it, you repeat it, you write it.” ...

Hmong students concerned about preserving their identity are pushing back after the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse initially canceled a spring heritage language course. The university has offered a ...

Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email tips@fresnobee.com. Over the past decade, Fresno Unified's ...

Jan. 7, 2011 was a difficult day at Hmong-language station KJAY 1430 AM in Sacramento, Calif. The staff had learned that after a year in the hospital, Vang Pao had passed away the day before from ...