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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thai Thao, former lead singer of pioneering Hmong rock group the Sounders, is performing the final show of his farewell tour at ...

The way Elvis Thao sees it, Hmong rock band the Sounders, and their frontman Thai Thao (no relation), are "never going to die." "(Thai Thao) will be that Jimi Hendrix, that Babe Ruth, he's the ...

Oconto County lawmaker calls for Wisconsin to have death penalty for some child sex crimes Wisconsin abolished the death penalty in 1853, becoming the first state to permanently ban capital punishment ...

The Hmong Community Center in Sheboygan will host a Hmong Diaspora Traditional Music event May 29. The event is part of a series hosted by The Hmong Institute, with other events in Green Bay, Eau ...

Explore Hmong cultural preservation through music, focusing on the styles of lug txaj and kwv txhiaj Discover the deep historical roots of Hmong folk singing, a tradition that originated in China and ...

Thousands of people dressed in traditional Hmong clothing attended the 43 rd Annual Hmong New Year in downtown St. Paul RiverCentre. The two-day celebration includes traditional Hmong dance, music, ...

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 ...

We’ve got it all in St. Paul. Hmong music festivals; German, Irish, Scottish and pan-African cultural fairs; a massive Cinco de Mayo parade; an Indigenous fashion show; Asian night markets — you name ...