St. Paul, MN — Get Ready to Rummmmmbbbbbbllllllleeee. Hmong College Prep Academy will be hosting an evening of pro wrestling and family entertainment on Saturday, May 12^th.  The action will take place in the school’s gym and also feature live music and break dancing exhibitions.

HCPA Social Studies teacher Morgan McLaughlin is very excited about pro wrestling coming to HCPA.  “It’s going to be a great night of entertainment,” stated Mr. McLaughlin.  “We’re partnering with the American Wrestling Federation, a St. Paul-based group that is regularly seen on KSTC Channel 45 and puts on shows throughout the Midwest.  It should be a lot of fun.”

The event is being held as a fundraiser for a new HCPA study abroad program and the school’s Junior Committee. A silent auction featuring St. Paul Saints and Minnesota Lynx merchandise, autographed books and a number of area merchant gift certificates will take place. There will also be live music from HCPA junior Jasmine Xiong and a break dance exhibition from the school’s own Supermen Hip-Hop Dancers. Proceeds from the festivities will be used towards their senior class trip.

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St. Paul, MN—Hmong College Prep Academy will be hosting an evening of music and theater on May 11^th.

The school’s drama class, a mix of students in grades 9-12, will be presenting a set of 5 one-act plays—Duck, Dorothy & Alice, Post-it Notes, There Shall Be No Bottom (a bad play for worse actors…) and Words, Words, Words.  HCPA’s Middle School Choir is also on the entertainment docket and will be performing Guys and Dolls, Jr.—A Musical Review.  The Middle School Choir to also Perform.

Left to right: Ralph Donais, Rep. Bruce Anderson, Rep. Bob Dettmer and members of the SGU Veterans and Families. (Photo by J. Lee)

By J. Lee

ST. PAUL (April 27, 2012) — Chief author Representative Bob Dettmer sponsored two bills to aid the Hmong and Lao veterans in obtaining burial rights guaranteed to other veterans.

House File 2260 is a Resolution to Congress, the President and the legislatures of other states to recognize the contributions of these veterans in fighting for American freedom and democracy and saving the lives of U.S. soldiers; and House File 2261 permits burial rights providing the veterans respect, dignity and honor.

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Linda Hawj invited you to “3rd and Final TXUJ CI SHOWCASE- UNLIMITED EDITION“, the 3rd and Final TXUJ CI SHOWCASE- UNLIMITED EDITION on Wednesday, May 2, 6 p.m., at The Whole Music Club- Coffman Union (U of M).

This Night of Local Asian American LGBTQ & Ally Artists Unlimited Edition is the Txuj Ci Showcase, originally a night where Hmong LGBTQ and their allies came together to showcase their talents and to build community and space together.

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Foung Hawj (Photo by Yeng Lor)

On March 31, District 67 State Sen. John Harrington could not win an outright Democratic Party Endorsement to run unchallenged in his own party for a second term.

Foung Hawj is one of the candidates who will continue on to November in an attempt to be the second Hmong American to hold the seat that Mee Moua vacated.

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MINNEAPOLIS (April 9, 2012) — Blong Yang announced on Monday that he is a candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner.  Yang is seeking the District 2 seat, which recently opened up when Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein resigned.

“Having lived in Minneapolis for over a decade, I have seen career politicians playing musical chairs with political offices.  I believe I have the background and experience to provide a fresh voice and perspective for District 2.”

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U.S. Army Specialist Chang Lee in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Chang Lee of East St. Paul was home recently to recuperate after being wounded in Afghanistan, and while here he received the 13,000th grant from the Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund.

Lee, who has returned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. for treatment, was awarded a $2,000 grant from MMAF, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides cash grants to Minnesota service members and families of fallen servicemen and women who served in combat since 9/11

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MINNEAPOLIS (April 19, 2012) — The Humphrey School of Public Affairs will honor MayKao Hang, president and CEO of the Wilder Foundation, with the Alumni Leadership Award for her commitment to the provision and delivery of critical health and social welfare services and the strengthening of local communities.

“Through her work at the Wilder Foundation and in the community, Maykao Hang is setting a standard for a new generation of young leaders who are delivering critical health and social welfare services and offering the prospect of a brighter future for people of Minnesota,” says Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz.

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Ka Zoua Xiong

White Bear Lake, Minn. (March 9, 2012) — Ka Zoua Xiong, a student in the Century College Translation and Interpreting Program, recently won high praise from the Hmong community by translating into Hmong a hilarious new play about culture conflict.

The well-attended play, “Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman” by May Lee-Yang, was performed at the beautiful theater in the Paul Wellstone Center on St. Paul’s West Side over two weekends in February. Over 1,400 people saw the play, which is about a Hmong-American woman who is struggling with her feminist views of the so-called “good Hmong daughter.”

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Celebrate the return of CHAT Open Mic Night on Friday, March 23, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at HBC Studio, 995 University Avenue, Second Floor, West Wing, Saint Paul. The location is next door to the Centre for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT) offices. Sign up to perform starting at 6 p.m. The show starts at 6:30 p.m.

The event is hosted by HILLTRIBE and will stream live at www.hbctv.net with the assistance of Hmong Broadcasting Company. Parking is available in the back of the building. University Avenue currently has construction, so make sure to allow ample time to arrive. For more information visit aboutchat.org