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The U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey estimates Wisconsin's Hmong population at more than 58,000. How did Hmong people find their way to Wisconsin? The answer has roots in ...
The majority of Wisconsin Hmong live in central city boundaries of Wisconsin communities, but some rural areas and small towns also have Hmong residents. [6] Due to the post-Vietnam War resettlement policies of the federal government of the United States, the Hmong population was primarily concentrated in medium-sized and large-sized towns. [16]
When their village fell to the Communists, Xiong and his family fled to a refugee camp in Thailand and eventually ended up in Wisconsin in 1980. In 1996, Xiong was elected to the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city council. Xiong was the first Hmong to be elected to a city council in Wisconsin. He ran for the state Assembly in 2004.
Another survey was conducted in the La Crosse area of Wisconsin which also showed prejudice towards minorities. As much as forty-three percent opposed or strongly opposed the arrival of any more Hmong refugees because they were hurting the welfare system and taking jobs away from the locals and contributing to unemployment. [ 11 ]
Wisconsin has 609 historical markers across the state, each one marking a person, place or event that is significant to Wisconsin history. The program started in 1943, when then-Governor Walter ...
Wisconsin will now require K-12 public schools to teach Asian American and Hmong history, following a bill the state’s governor signed into law Thursday. ... Hmongs are the largest of the state ...
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Hmong Americans in Wisconsin. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. M.
The Hmong Archives, formerly known as Hmong Nationality Archives, is a nonprofit organization located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States with the mission to research, collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate materials in all formats about or by Hmong.