Remains of missing toddler Elijah Vue found after 7-month search

The remains of 3-year-old Elijah Vue, who went missing in February, were discovered on Sept. 7 in a wooded area near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. ...

Wisconsin governor proclaims May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day

Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin has proclaimed May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, honoring the service and sacrifices of Hmong Lao veterans ...

Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to child neglect amid search for 3-year-old boy

Jesse Vang entered a not guilty plea to a charge of chronic child neglect in relation to the disappearance of 3-year-old Elijah Vue in Wisco...

Wisconsin governor signs bill requiring Hmong, Asian American history in schools

Wisconsin students and teacher celebrated as Gov. Tony Evers signs Senate Bill 240 into law, mandating the teaching of Hmong and Asian Ameri...

Biden campaign ad targets AANHPI voters in battleground states

President Joe Biden has released a new ad targeting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters in battleground sta...

Wisconsin passes bill requiring Hmong, Asian American history in schools

Wisconsin has passed a bill mandating the teaching of Hmong and Asian American history in schools.  Key points: ...

Wisconsin advances bill including Hmong, Asian American history in schools

Wisconsin may become the next state to mandate the teaching of Asian American history as a bill requiring such has moved closer to approval....

Man sentenced to 26 years for 2020 sexual assault, murder of Milwaukee woman in public park

A young man will spend 26 years behind bars for his role in the brutal sexual assault and murder of a Hmong American woman in ...

Kikkoman celebrates 50th anniversary of its first factory in US

Soy sauce producer Kikkoman Corp. celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first overseas factory in the U.S. on June 9.  Celebrating growth: ...

Reinstatement of Wisconsin teacher who used anti-Asian racial slurs sparks outrage

Asian American leaders in Wausau, Wisconsin, have signed an open letter expressing their outrage over the reinstatement of a high school ban...

Wisconsin bill proposes Hmong, Asian American history be taught in schools

Wisconsin schools may soon be required to teach Hmong and Asian American history to students if a new bill passes. Earlier this month, Repub...

Man linked to firebombing of Wisconsin anti-abortion group via leftover burrito

A half-eaten burrito led to the arrest of a man believed to be responsible for firebombing the office of an anti-abortion group in Madison, ...

Fired restaurant manager who threw water at customer’s face claims she used anti-Asian racial slurs

Diong, who worked at Crab Du Jour in Greenfield, Wisconsin, was fired after he threw liquid at a customer’s face. The customer, who was id...

Japanese tourist in Wisconsin captivated by lakes, cheese and monster trucks in viral TikTok video

A Japanese tourist traveling across the U.S. has gone viral on TikTok for his video explaining why Wisconsin is an underrated destination. ...

School district in Wisconsin to make Hmong, AAPI history part of curriculum

The Verona Area School District Board of Education in Wisconsin unanimously approved a resolution on Monday expressing support for the Hmon...

Residents warned about Asian woman asking children to get in her car in Wisconsin neighborhood

Local authorities warned the residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin, about a suspicious Asian driver allegedly engaging with children. The first ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison faces another anti-Asian attack

Less than a month after two of its Chinese students suffered physical attacks, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is dealing with yet anot...

Wisconsin school district rejects award-winning novel about Japanese internment for being ‘diverse’

The Muskego-Norway School Board rejected the use of “When the Emperor Was Divine,” a book recommended by the district’s curriculum committe...

Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker sparks fury for calling women ‘birthing bodies’ in defense of abortion

A Democratic legislator in Wisconsin has drawn backlash on Twitter after referring to women as “birthing bodies” while defending abortion. R...

Wisconsin woman scams Hmong American investors out of at least $16.5 million

A 40-year-old woman in Wisconsin allegedly defrauded around 70 Hmong American investors of at least $16.5 million between April 2017 and Ap...

Wisconsin bills could make it the third state to require AAPI history be taught in public schools

Two Wisconsin bills would amend state law to include the history of Hmong and Asian Pacific Island Desi Americans to the public school curr...

Kyle Rittenhouse trial judge criticized for ‘anti-Asian’ food joke

Bruce Schroeder, the judge heading the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, has drawn flak for making an off-color joke about Asian food insi...

Wisconsin man charged with hate crime in alleged attack on Asian student

A man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly attacking an Asian student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last month. What ...

Man faces hate crime charge for spitting at Asian UW-Madison student while mentioning COVID-19

A man was arrested and charged with a hate crime enhancement for spitting at a University of Wisconsin-Madison student of Asian descent and ...

Teens Charged Over Rape and Murder of Milwaukee Woman

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the rape and death of Ee Lee in Washington Park, Milwaukee in September 2020. Violent cri...

Wisconsin Man Arrested for Racist Comments Against Hmong Americans Wearing Masks in Store

A 57-year-old Wisconsin man may face hate crime “enhancer” charges for verbally harassing a group of Hmong Americans at a grocer...

Family-Owned Hmong Store Targeted by Alleged Racists in Wisconsin

A local family-owned Hmong store in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was targeted by vandals who painted an allegedly racist message on their van about...

Man Murders Woman in Her Home in Suspected Imitation of Jayme Closs’s Kidnapping

A Wisconsin man shot and killed his family members, then broke inside of the house of a woman that he had been harassing through texts and s...

Abusive Father Gets Short 6-Month Prison Sentence for Breaking 20 of His Infant Daughter’s Bones

Richard Root, a 21-year-old father from Wisconsin, will be spending just six months in prison for deliberately breaking 20 of his 2-month-ol...

The Moment Asian American Woman Realizes Victim of Brutal Murder is Her Cousin

Editor’s Note: Kerry Yang is a family member of Caitlyn Xiong, a young woman who disappeared and subsequently died under mysterious ci...

Missing Hmong Woman’s Body Found in River After Breakup With Boyfriend in Wisconsin

Caitlyn Pa Chia Xiong, a 20-year-old Hmong woman of Appleton, Wisconsin, has been confirmed dead after previously being reported missing sin...

Taiwan’s Foxconn is Planning to Build a Factory in Wisconsin That Could Create Up to 25,000 Jobs

Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer for Apple, has expressed its ambition of opening a major factory in Wisconsin — its fi...

Asian Woman Brutally Attacked With Brass Knuckles in Attempted Car-Jacking

An Asian woman in the Milwaukee area was left with horrific bruises after being attacked by two Black suspects in an attempt to steal her ca...

Man Convicted of Stalking, Kidnapping Teen Girl Gets 10 Months In Prison

A 19-year-old man from Wisconsin who was found guilty of stalking and kidnapping a 17-year-old girl is set to be jailed for only ten months....

Two Men Charged for Bringing Guns to Wisconsin High School to Confront Girlfriend’s Bully

Blong Simba Vang, 21, and Tou La Thao, 17, have been charged for allegedly bringing guns to Appleton East High School in Wisconsin to retali...