An estimated 1,000 Hmong veterans reside in the state of Wisconsin, Shilling said, and because of their lack of veteran status, a lot of opportunities have not been afforded to them that are ...

FRESNO - The Hmong community in the United States - from California to Minnesota to Wisconsin - was mourning Friday over the death of Vang Pao, a revered former general in the Royal Army of Laos ...

After Pao’s visit, Wisconsin Hmong leaders put his words in a handbook to guide the 18 Clan Council, urging leaders to treat women equally and fairly. Making mediation more inclusive.

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #224, ordering American flags and the Wisconsin state flag to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, May 14, in honor of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.

“And in 1976, the first Hmong family settled in Wisconsin.” Moua says the U.S. had a dispersal policy, since the government didn’t want to overburden any one community with refugees.

Because of their involvement with American forces, the Hmong and Laotians who helped out were routinely targeted by Laos. In 1975, the U.S. took in 150,000 Laotian Hmong people as refugees, and ...