ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO)-- The Qeej Festival in St. Paul on Sunday celebrated a musical instrument that's one of the most recognized symbols of the Hmong people. The day-long showcase highlighted every ...
NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is annually celebrated in May, and 2025 is special, the 50th anniversary of Hmong refugees coming to the United States.
Mason Lospeej Her shares stories through the qeej, a Hmong instrument. Milwaukee graduate student Mason Lospeej Her maintains Hmong cultural traditions by performing the qeej, a woodwind instrument ...
NEENAH (WLUK) -- Students in the Fox Valley are immersing themselves in Hmong music as part of a cultural exchange activity. It's in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month ...
Catherine Falk studied how Chinese and Laotian Hmong diaspora groups maximized the YouTube to preserve and popularize their culture, in particular the playing of qeej, an iconic Hmong reed mouth organ ...
Singer Maa Vue, left, and music teacher Luke Aumann react after Appleton North High School's choir performed one of Vue’s original songs during a rehearsal for the upcoming “Mirrors and Windows” ...
Consider it a neighborhood museum where you can learn about your neighbors. The Hmong Cultural Center Museum officially opened in early December in a storefront, street-level location on University ...
It seems an unlikely creative partnership, between a Hmong singer from Wausau and a choir director from Appleton North High School. Even so, it might be perfect timing for Maa Vue, who has been called ...