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It includes the HAPA K-8 program, and it has an affiliated high school program. [2] Chris Her-Xiong, Jeff Nha Yia Yang, Gwaub Thao, Jay Chong Zeb Xiong, and Dr. Douglas Vue were the co-founders of the school in 2004. [2] HAPA was established in 2004 for Hmong-American children [3] and other children with southeast Asian heritage.
Fulbeck began the project in 2001, traveling the country photographing over 1,200 volunteer subjects who self-identified as Hapa (defined for the project as mixed ethnic heritage with partial roots in Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry) [5] [6] Each individual was photographed in a similar minimalist style (directly head-on, unclothed from the shoulders up, and without jewelry, glasses ...
Hmong Americans are the largest Asian ethnic group in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [3] [4] Allies of the United States in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and later stages of the Laotian Civil War, they started seeking asylum as political refugees after the communist takeover in both nations in 1975, including the Hmong genocide in Laos.
Hapa (/ ˈ h ɑː p ə / [1]) is a Hawaiian word for someone of multiracial ancestry. In Hawaii , the word refers to any person of mixed ethnic heritage, regardless of the specific mixture. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The term is used for any multiracial person of partial East Asian , Southeast Asian , or Pacific Islander mixture in California.
The Winona settlement included the Minnesota town of Pine Creek and the Wisconsin towns of Dodge, Fountain City, and Trempealeau. The Portage County settlement included the Wisconsin towns of Hull, Polonia, and Sharon. [4] The Winona settlement is traditionally dated to 1855, but actually began in 1859. [5]
On Saturdays only, Hapa Market &Grill serves grilled burgers and chili from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. When fully operational, the plan is to serve some breakfast items, lunch and dinner, and sell venison ...
Their North Wisconsin Lumber Company dammed the river at the site of the current Hayward dam and built a sawmill, shingle mill, and planing mill to the north, called by 1883 "the Big Mill." [14] That same year the village of Hayward was platted [15] and Sawyer County was established, formed from parts of early versions of Chippewa and Ashland ...
The following is a list of high school athletic conferences in Wisconsin.All of the following are overseen by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). The listed district for each conference is designated by WIAA, who divided the state into seven portions: District 1 is Northwest, District 2 is Northeast, District 3 is West Central, District 4 is East Central, District 5 is ...