Preserving Hmong Culture: Life After War

The Hmong Wausau Festival is now the largest Hmong festival statewide annually! Marathon County has the largest population of Hmong people per capita in the state of Wisconsin. Hmong people make up 9.1% of the Wausau population and is the third largest population of Hmong people in the US. They have been prevalent within the community since 1976, and have brought vibrant life to this central Wisconsin town! Every year, Yee Leng Xiong, the director of the Hmong American Center, organizes the Hmong Wausau Festival which celebrates the culture and community of Hmong people. This event draws people in from all over the country, and especially the midwest, as they have dancing competitions, sporting events, food vendors, artists, fireworks and more. It serves as a reminder of the Hmong peoples’ history and heritage! Your stories, our Wisconsin. Uniquely Wisconsin is a broadcast & streaming series that spotlights the untold stories of Wisconsinites and highlights the communities in which they live. From the emotional and heartwarming, to the humorous and the historic, the Uniquely Wisconsin brand captures the essence of the people of America’s Dairyland. #UniquelyWisconsin #DiscoverWisconsin #MarathonCounty #WausauWisconsin #Wisconsin #HmongCulture #HmongFestival #HmongAmericanCenter #HmongWausauFestival #WausauWI #Wausau #Midwest #WisconsinHmongCulture Love Wisconsin? Shop our store! http://bit.ly/ShopDiscoverWisconsin Follow Discover Wisconsin on: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3bJ0m7Y Facebook: https://bit.ly/3aIpWZx Twitter: https://bit.ly/2y35SDJ Pinterest: https://bit.ly/3cQSDon Explore more: Join the conversation: https://bit.ly/2R9hNGt The Bobber blogs: https://bit.ly/2zAOfeZ The Cabin podcasts: https://apple.co/38FHVPc 00:00 Introduction 00:36 The Hmong American Center 01:50 Hmong History 04:02 Closing Doors 04:32 Hmong Wausau Festival 05:31 Hmong Culture