Kids have fun in the pool at the Chat Arts Fest. (AAP photo by Trang Do)
ST. PAUL (August 21, 2010) – The Center for Hmong Arts and Talent held its 9th Annual Hmong Arts and Music Festival Satuday at Western Sculpture Park. With the theme “A Hmong Us” the festival again had arts and crafts of local Hmong artists that represents many perspectives of being “A Hmong” in America. There was also a juried winners tent.
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Stakeholders: I am resigning from Hmong Arts Connection (HArC) effective October 1st. After four years with the organization I would like to be able to pick tomatoes in the daylight and spend time
Dyane Garvey
with my family.
Announcements, Community, Hmong
Hmong American Partnership and Hmong National Development, Inc. recently entered into a formal partnership. To learn more about what this partnership entails and to receive information about the upcoming 15th Annual Hmong National Conference, the organizations invite the public to a community forum on September 3, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the HAP Community Room, 1075 Arcade Street, St. Paul, MN 55106.
Government, Hmong, National, Social Justice, Veterans/Military
Sacramento, Calif. (August 19, 2010) – The Hmong Veterans Resolution, Assembly House Resolution 33 (HR 33), was successfully passed by the California State Assembly today with a unanimous vote. The 80-0 vote means that the resolution will now be enrolled and sent to the President and U.S. Congress. The resolution also enjoyed wide bipartisan support as 68 Assemblymembers signed on as coauthors.
Awards/Recognition, Books, Hmong, Writing
Burlee Vang
Sacramento, CA (June 15, 2010) – Burlee Vang, of Fresno, Calif., is the winner of the 2010 Swan Scythe Press Poetry Chapbook Contest. According to the editors of Swan Scythe Press, one of the U.S.’s most prestigious poetry publishers, Vang’s winning manuscript is titled “The Dead I Know: Incantation for Rebirth.”
St. Paul-based playwright and performance artist May Lee-Yang is at it again. This time, she is presenting Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman at the Minnesota Fringe Festival with performances taking place at the University of Minnesota west bank in the Xperimental Theater on 330 – 21st Avenue S., Minneapolis.
Community, Government, Hmong, Human Rights, International, Laotian, National
U.S. Senator Al Franken (DFL-MN), center, updates press in his St. Paul office Sunday, on the status of the Hmong returnees in Laos. State Sen. Mee Moua (DFL-67), is at left, and State Rep. Cy Thao (DFL-65A) at right. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)
By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer
ST. PAUL (August 1, 2010) – U.S. Senator Al Franken (DFL-MN) last Sunday invited press to his Drake Bank Building office to continue updating the progress on the approximately 4,500 forcibly repatriated Hmong in Laos. It was a timely meeting now that President Barack Obama has nominated Karen Brevard Stewart as the next United States Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Announcements, Arts, Awards/Recognition, Hmong, Writing
St. Paul, Minn. (July 5, 2010) – The General Mills Foundation, the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of HRK Foundation and the Jerome Foundation announce the 2010 Travel and Study Grant Program recipients. Thirty-three grants totaling $137,601, ranging in size from $1,500 to $5,000, were authorized. The Travel and Study Grant Program awards grants to emerging artists in Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City, and arts administrators in Minnesota. Funds support travel for professional development.
Government, Hmong, Human Rights, International, Laotian, Vietnamese
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) in the Bolikhamxay province village of PhoneKham in central Laos. (Contributed photos)
By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer
Hanoi, Vietnam (July 6, 2010) – U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) held a phone conference Tuesday with Minnesota media to update his investigation into the issues of the forcefully repatriated Hmong in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Hmong repatriation issues have resonated locally with relatives and concerned caommunity in Minnesota since December 2009, when approximately 4,500 Hmong were forcefully repatriated from Thailand. Despite assurances of the Lao government, relatives in the U.S. complain of an inability to contact or obtain official news about their loved ones.
St. Paul, Minn. (June 14, 2010) – Hmong American Partnership and Hmong National Development, Inc. announced in June that the two have agencies formalized an agreement to strengthen advocacy and leadership programs in the Hmong community. The Boards of Directors from both organizations approved a five-year agreement for HND to operate as a subsidiary program of HAP. The two organizations say the effor will enhance their respective efforts to provide a voice for Hmong community concerns in Minnesota and across the country.
Korean Adoptees Ministry celebrates 10th Anniversary
PaDao Yang leads youth leadership development arts program
Mu Performing Arts prepares for new season
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