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Last Updated: June 10,
2008 HMONG GRADUATION date is
June 29th, 2008. This is the NEW date. The location is at Apply for $500
Scholarship! See below for more
information. HAW ADDRESS: P.O. HAW'S CONTACT: Feel free to contact the President of HAW, Yee Xiong, yee.xiong@hmongassociationofwa.org, or (425) 241-2085. |
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HMONG GRADUATION 2008 LOCATION is GRADUATES! Please contact the organizers of the Hmong Graduation if you are graduating this year from high school, college/university, or will be receiving a vocational degree. We would be excited to hear from you. More importantly, this is a way for HAW to keep a record of how the Hmong are doing academically year after year. Also, HAW is giving away a $500 scholarship this year to a highschool graduate who will further their education either at a vocational school, technical college, college, or university. Click HERE to download the scholarship form. Hmong Graduation
coordinators: Maisee Yang, yang_maisee@yahoo.com (425) 223-7507 Friendly Vang-Johnson, vangfm@yahoo.com (206) 276-2284 |
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HMONG NEW YEAR -
UPDATE This year, HAW and EHA (Eastside Hmong Association) will be working
together to host a single Hmong New Year event, which will be at This is a very large effort by both organizations and will require
financial help from the community to make it work. Both organizations have
worked hard to plan this event, and we want to have the whole communitys support so that this will be a yearly
event from here on. We hope to raise the majority of the funds needed to
cover the costs of the venue rental and security, but we also want the
community to contribute also to make the event more enjoyable for the
community. In the past, HAW tried to
fulfill two objectives with one Hmong New Year Festival event at the The first event, the HMONG NEW YEAR, will be held at The second event, the
celebration at the We are in the early stages of planning, so come back regularly to see updates. We will have more details mid-August. VENDORS – if you’d like a booth at our event, please contact Seng Vue, at sengvue@gmail.com, or (253)218-7585. Download Vendor Application Form here. PERFORMERS – if you’d like to perform at either of the events, please contact sengvue@gmail.com, or (253)218-7585. Download Performer Application Form here. SPONSORS – if you’d like to sponsor our events, please contact sengvue@gmail.com, or (253)218-7585. Download Sponsorship Forms here. |
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"HMONG GRAVE
DESECRATION" - UPDATE The Hmong Grave Desecration National Committee have been working hard in developing a working “Policy and Procedures” document to organize support for this issue. The HGDNC also plans to build local chapters within the Hmong communities to help raise awareness of the issue and to raise money to fund the work. |
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HMONG YOUTH
MOBILIZATION MEETING We had hoped for a stronger youth turnout. Still, we were able to accomplish our goals of reaching out to the younger crowd and showing them what could be accomplished if we, as a community, are more organized. This will be a recurring theme as HAW continues to reach out to the community to encourage youths to become more active in the community. HMONG NATIONAL
CONFERENCE (HNC) The Hmong National Conference may be new to some people here in the Northwest, but it has been around for 15 years. It is hosted by Hmong National Development (HND), whose mission is to build leadership and capacity within the Hmong communities for the future. This year, HAW was able to send 10 people (4 contestant winners and 6 board members) to the event. If you want to learn more about HNC, come join us for the Hmong Graduation, where the 4 contestants will be speaking of what they learn and experienced. For more information on HND, go to www.hndinc.org. HAW BOARD ELECTION
2009 In January 2009, HAW will be electing new positions to the Board of Directors. Our Hmong community is small, but we have good talent. HAW hope to see new faces this upcoming year to help fill in roles in our community to make our community stronger. Our goal is to have leadership and service in culture, education, business, farming, law, social justice, social service, careers, human rights, etc. Please become a volunteer today and make your Hmong community better. |
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Email Yee Xiong with any questions or comments or call him directly at (425) 241-2085. |
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