In recent weeks, Anti-Asian hate incidents have surged in the United States. Fueled by racist and xenophobic rhetoric and policies, more than 2,800 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination have been documented since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
12:00–1:30pm… Continue Reading »
Save Me film screening and mental health discussion
Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 4:30 pm</strong
Union Ballroom East
Save Me is an hour-long film that features a young Hmong woman who loses her mother and falls into depression until she meets a mysterious person who teaches her to find acceptance.… Continue Reading »
War, Memory, and Healing: A Community Conversation and Book Celebration
Friday, April 12, 4:00pm – 8:00pm
UWM Student Union Ballroom
Join us for War, Memory, and Healing: A Community Conversation and Book Celebration with former Hmong pilots and US Air Force pilots who taught them how to fly. … Continue Reading »
Asian American Graduate Student Panel
Monday, March 25, 2019, 3:00pm-5:00pm
UWM Student Union, Room 191
Thinking about graduate school? Attend our 2nd Annual Graduate Student Panel on Monday, March 25th, 2019 from 3pm-5pm. The panel will be held in the Student Union, Room 191. Learn about finding the right program, the application process, and life as a grad student. A representative from the UWM Graduate School will be available to answer questions. … Continue Reading »
Chia Youyee Vang presents War, Memory, and Healing
Friday, April 12, 2019
Join us for a Community Conversation and Book Celebration with former Hmong pilots and US Air Force pilots who taught them how to fly!… Continue Reading »
Professor Vang Speaks at Washington County Community Lecture Series
UWM History and Hmong Diaspora Studies professor, Chia Youyee Vang, speaks as part of the Washington County Lecture Series. The first talk is entitled: “History of Vietnam: More than a War.”… Continue Reading »
Professor Chia Vang talks about Hmong families tradition of growing food and selling it at markets
UWM History Professor and Director of Hmong Diaspora Studies Chia Vang discusses the tradition of growing food and selling it at markets within Hmong families and why it’s important.… Continue Reading »
Attention all Asian American students!
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3:30p.m-5:30p.m, Union 280
(Program from 3:30-5:00pm, followed by reception and networking)
Have you thought about going to graduate school Do you know what it requires?
If so, then you are invited to a special panel to learn about the process.… Continue Reading »
Congratulations Tiffany Mai Xiong!
Congratulations to the Spring 2018 Support For Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Award winner, Tiffany Mai Xiong! Tiffany will be assisting Dr. Vang and Mr. Yang to conduct research on Hmong language maintenance among second-generation Hmong Americans and to host weekly Hmong language conversation and coffee hour.… Continue Reading »
Hmong Language Conversation & Coffee Hour
Mondays February 19 to May 7, 2018
12:30 – 1:30pm in the Union, 344.
Hmong American college students are invited to join us during the 2018 Spring Semester to practice their Hmong language skills. All skills welcome!… Continue Reading »