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07-04-2025
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Feel Good Friday: La Crosse Area Heritage Center opens the Hmong Story Cloth exhibition
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – April is Hmong Heritage Month in Wisconsin and a Hmong Story Cloth exhibit is now on display at the La Crosse Area Heritage Center. The exhibit features 19 cloths that are all unique to the Hmong culture. Public historian Yia Vue explains, 'Each one encapsulates a story of the Hmong experience, whether that is recording legends and folklore or everyday life in Hmong villages.' Vue says the exhibit has been made at a perfect time, since this year is the 50th anniversary of the Secret War and many of these cloths were made during it. 'They originally were pieces of artwork, but now they act as historical documentation as they explore and express the struggles that Hmong people went through during the secret war.' La Crosse County Historical Society Curator Amy Vach reached out for assistance to help put the exhibit together. She contacted Vue as well as UW La Crosse Professor Vincent Her after receiving many of cloths through donations. 'Hmong individuals are telling us their stories, their lived experiences, and sharing what they know. Rather than an outsider coming in and inferring what they think they know about the story cloths, but them sharing their own experiences and lived culture.' Vue says it's important to tell American History with all the nuances that it deserves. 'Hmong American history is part of American history. The Secret War is part of American history. Yet it isn't told enough. It isn't educated enough to the mass populous.' The exhibition will be open Thursdays through Sundays through June 29th. Wisconsin has recognized Hmong Heritage Month statewide every year since 2004. The Badger state is home to the country's third largest Hmong population. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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24-03-2025
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LCCHS to open Hmong Story Cloth exhibit
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – April is Hmong Heritage Month and the La Crosse County Historical Society is celebrating by commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Hmong resettlement with the Heritage Center's next exhibit, 'Embroidered Narratives: The Hmong Journey through Story Cloths'. The exhibit features 18 Story Cloths from the LCHS artifact collection and those on loan from the Hmong Cultural and Community Center. The exhibit illustrates the history of the Hmong and Hmong Americans through various narratives, including folktales, traditional events, daily life in the mountain villages of Laos, the Secret War and the resettlement. Embroidered Narratives comes through a partnership between LCCHS, UWL, the La Crosse Arts Board and the Hmung Cultural and Community Center. Amy Vach, Curator with LCCHS, says, 'We are especially proud to partner with Dr. Vincent Her, and her student Yia Vue, from the UW La Crosse Archaeology Department to share and elevate the important historical stories of our Hmong Friends and neighbors. Thanks to a grant from the La Crosse Arts Board, this exhibit will be free from April 3rd through June 19th. The Heritage Center Museum is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4:30 pm with the last admission at 4 pm. Find out more about the exhibit, and the Heritage Center itself on the LCCHS website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
