Bridging a Culture
Clip: Season 1 Episode 7 | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn about Katie Thao and how her upbringing affects the lives of Hmong students today.
Katie Thao endured a dramatic childhood escape to Laos and later took part in a traditional Hmong arranged marriage. Years later, she has become a leader in Wisconsin’s Hmong community and is leading what some would consider a modern life, as a working mother and using a public radio platform to be a voice in her cultural community.
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Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, Alliant Energy, UW...
Bridging a Culture
Clip: Season 1 Episode 7 | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Katie Thao endured a dramatic childhood escape to Laos and later took part in a traditional Hmong arranged marriage. Years later, she has become a leader in Wisconsin’s Hmong community and is leading what some would consider a modern life, as a working mother and using a public radio platform to be a voice in her cultural community.
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Who are the Hmong? Virtual Tour
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Clip: S1 Ep7 | 8m 24s | Take a virtual tour of Who are the Hmong, an exhibit at the Nevell Public Museum. (8m 24s)
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Wisconsin Life is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, Alliant Energy, UW...