Learn More About Hmong Resettlement and Local Organizations
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (ECAHMAA)
ECAHMAA was established in 1982 and incorporated in 1984 as a non-profit organization to provide services to Hmong refugees.
Power Up Eau Claire
Power Up Eau Claire envisions a vibrant community led by knowledgeable, empowered, and educated individuals who leverage their diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead progressive changes, nurturing social, economic, and political well-being for our families and future generations.
Wisconsin Hmong Chamber of Commerce
HWCC is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) providing economic development assistance in business planning, market analysis, marketing strategies, effective day-to-day business operations and much more. HWCC acts as an advocate for the Hmong and Asian American communities in Wisconsin regarding business and economic issues.
VIDEOS & PHOTOS
History of Joe Bee Xiong (PBS Film)
From growing up in a mountain village in Laos, to serving as a child soldier during the Vietnam War, to making a new home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin as a refugee in the 1980s, Joe Bee Xiong’s journey connects many places and people. He served on the Eau Claire City Council as the first Hmong American elected to public office, and his active participation in building cultural bridges in his community made him a role model.
Being Hmong Means Being Free (PBS Film, Jan 2000)
Highlights the history, culture and identity of the Hmong immigrants who have settled in the United States between 1975 and the early 1990s. The documentary looks at Hmong life in this country as seen through the eyes of the program host, seventeen year-old Lia Vang.
University of Madison Photo Collection
This digital collection brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary resources: research and teaching materials collected by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable items related to these fields held by the University of Wisconsin Libraries.
Legacies of War
Legacies of War is an educational and advocacy organization working to address the on-going impact of the American wars in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. They raise awareness about the history of the American bombings on Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, provide space for healing the wounds of war, and create greater hope for a future of peace.
Galen Beery Exhibition (Fresno State University)
Story of the Hmong through photographs and stories. Photos of: IVS / USAID, War, Sam Thong, Evacuations, Hospitals, Rice Program.
Hmong ABC CIA film: Journey From Pha Dong: A Decision in the Hills (The Secret War in Laos)
Originally produced by the CIA in 1967, this video documented the alliance between the Hmong led by General Vang Pao and the United States as they jointly fought against and contained the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia. The Hmong were directly financed and trained by the CIA, and this documentary shows precisely so. Hmong daily life, military training, battles, refugee, new year celebration, the king's visit to Long Cheng, Touby Lyfong, General Vang Pao, and much more were captured in this documentary. The famous T-28 fight pilot Lee Lue was also documented briefly in this video.
WEBSITES
Chippewa Valley Museum
This exhibit explores the history and culture of Eau Claire’s largest ethnic minority group through the stories and experiences of several Hmong Americans.
LITERATURE
The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
“This is the best account of the Hmong experience I've ever read - powerful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable.”
Bamboo Son: A Hmong Refugee’s Search for Identity and the American Dream, by Pao Lor
In this follow-up to his acclaimed memoir, Modern Jungles, Pao Lor picks up his story as a young Hmong immigrant building a new life in a new home and shares the narrative of his ensuing journey into adulthood. Lor emerged from war and tragedies in the jungles of Laos and refugee camps of Thailand in the 1970s to pursue a vision of the American dream in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the 1980s.
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