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Hmong Heritage Month

Memory, Experience & Imagination in Works of Lao & Hmong American Authors

In this video, Lao and Hmong American authors discuss their work and intellectual endeavors.

Being Hmong Means Being Free

Being Hmong Means Being Free
A PBS Wisconsin Documentary: Being Hmong Means Being Free highlights the history, culture and identity of the Hmong immigrants who have settled in the United States between 1975 and the early 1990s. The documentary looks at Hmong life in this country as seen through the eyes of the program host, seventeen year-old Lia Vang.

Yia Vang | Union Hmong Kitchen (Wisconsin Foodie)

Yia Vang | Union Hmong Kitchen
From PBS Wisconsin: Chef Yia Vang runs Union Hmong Kitchen in Graze Provisions + Libations food hall in Minneapolis. Vang’s goal is to make Hmong food more approachable for American diners while also paying homage to his family and their history. Host Luke Zahm joins Chef Vang at his new concept, Vinai, and hopes to bring Vang back to Wisconsin to cook at Owl Farm.

Who are the Hmong? Virtual Tour

Who are the Hmong? Virtual Tour
From PBS Wisconsin: Take a virtual tour of Who are the Hmong, an exhibit at the Nevell Public Museum in Green Bay.

The Hmong and the Secret War

The Hmong and the Secret War
From PBS Wisconsin: In 1961, four years before the Vietnam War, the CIA funded a Secret War in Laos. The Hmong became CIA’s surrogate army, fighting and preventing Communism from consuming the country of Laos. Watch as questions about the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War and the circumstances that brought the Hmong to America are explored.

Hmong Refugee Resettlement (University Place)

Hmong Refugee Resettlement
From PBS Wisconsin: Fred Prehn, DDS, former Wausau School Board member, discusses providing resources and education to Hmong refugees who migrated from South Asia to Wausau in the 1980s.

Hmong Wausau Festival (Wisconsin Life)

Hmong Wausau Festival
From PBS Wisconsin: At the Hmong Wausau Festival Angela Fitzgerald enjoys food, sport tournaments and dance competitions. She chats with the Director of the Hmong American Center. We meet a runner on a mission to cover every street in Eau Claire, a couple with a sustainable net zero farm, a macramé artist, and the bee-keeper with a hive on the roof of a church.

How Do You Preserve a Thousands Year Old Musical Style?

How Do You Preserve a Thousands Year Old Musical Style?
From PBS Wisconsin: Discover the deep historical roots of Hmong folk singing, a tradition that originated in China and migrated through Southeast Asia to America after the Secret War. We explore Hmong cultural preservation through music, focusing on the styles of lug txaj and kwv txhiaj, which are performed and cherished at community gatherings like the Hmong New Year and weddings.

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