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Hmong American Friendship Association's Amoun Vang Sayaovong has seen first-hand the impact the organization has had. Learn about HAFA's origin, mission, programming and community impact.
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Carina Tran and Mark Nielsen, owners of the Vietnamese restaurant Huế, share what the holiday means to them.
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The word “oriental” has been used in American culture to describe items from the Eastern world, but the term has also been used to offensively describe Asian people. Milwaukee Film has been examining the use of this word and how it is associated with The Oriental Theatre.
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The Hmong American Women’s Association's mission is to invest in the safety and leadership of Southeast Asian women, girls, queer and trans people in Milwaukee. Tammie Xiong and Leana Yang of HAWA explain how they help the community navigate and process the rise of Anti-Asian violence and to work towards dismantling it.
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A new book collection about Sikhism at the Oak Creek Public Library is teaching the public about the tenets of the religion and the history and culture of those who practice it.
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is an annual celebration of the historical and cultural contributions of people of Asian descent in the United States. It began as a weeklong celebration in the late 1970s, and eventually encompassed a full month by the 1990s.
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AAPI communities aren’t fully represented in local politics or in the state’s history books. Jessica Boling and Lorna Young with the Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of Wisconsin share more about their efforts to increase Asian American history in state education and engage more AAPI voters.
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a time of celebration and to recognize the histories of AAPI people. That includes a dark piece of Asian American history that happened in Milwaukee's Third Ward in the late 1800s.
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It’s national Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and ElevAsian is hosting events throughout the Milwaukee area.
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For May's Book of the Month pick, Milwaukee Public Library's Beth Gabriel recommends "Siren Queen" by Nghi Vo.