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St. Paul – From Mountains to Lakes: Celebrate HERstory
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center and Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together (HWAT) as we celebrate with Kaohly Vang Her a defining moment in St. Paul and Hmong history, the election of Her as St. Paul’s first women and first Hmong mayor. Read More
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St. Paul – From Mountains to Lakes: The Museums We Carry
From Mountains to Lakes: The Museums We Carry is a daylong retreat that brings together Hmong cultural bearers, educators, and community leaders to examine the dangers of cultural extinction and explore collective ways to preserve identity. Read More
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Minneapolis – 50th Anniversary Joint Commemoration Immersive Digital Experience
Walk through a history of the shared – similar yet very different – journeys of the Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese communities, and Minnesota’s U.S. Vietnam Veterans, as they navigated war, refugee camps, and their eventual new lives in the United States. Read More
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St. Paul – 50th Joint Commemoration Community Events
Enjoy food concessions, craft vendors, entertainment, exhibits, artifacts, and much more, representing Minnesota’s vibrant Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese communities, and Vietnam War era Veterans from their experiences in 1970s Southeast Asia to refugee camps and their harrowing journeys to Minnesota. Read More
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St. Paul – Ancestral Art – Hmong Weaving & Textile Retreat
K-12 Educators will receive 3 clock hours. Join us for a daylong retreat with master weaver from Thailand, Ms. Li Sawangcharoensap (Lig Yaaj). Her presence will offer rare, hands-on opportunities for Hmong Americans and the broader community to engage directly with an ancestral art form that has largely remained unseen outside Southeast Asia. Read More
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Online – From Mountains to Lakes: Stories of Hmong Women
This year, Minnesota Humanities Center is proud to collaborate with Hmong Women Achieving Together (HWAT) to host From Mountains to Lakes: Stories of Hmong Women. Read More
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St. Paul – From Mountains to Lakes: Stories Of Hmong Women
MHC is proud to collaborate with Hmong Women Achieving Together to host From Mountains to Lakes: Stories of Hmong Women, an event recognizing the perseverance and contributions of Hmong women in Minnesota since arriving nearly 50 years ago. Read More
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Learning from Place: Hmong St. Paul
K-12 educators will receive 4 clock hours. Build your cultural understanding and awareness as you immerse yourself within St. Paul's vibrant Hmong community through an interactive, in-person experience. Read More
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St. Paul – Dialogues of War Listening Session: Southeast Asian Experience
Join us for Minnesota Humanities Center's Hmong and Southeast Asian Dialogues of War Community Listening Session. In this facilitated listening session, participants will be led in a meaningful dialogue to connect with others and share their perspectives. Read More
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Learning in Community: Hmong St. Paul
K-12 educators will receive 4 clock hours. Build your cultural understanding and awareness as you immerse yourself within St. Paul's vibrant Hmong community through an interactive, in-person experience. Read More
