Hmong Institute Open House
12:00 PM
Hmong Language and Cultural Enrichment Program participants.
An initiative of the Madison-based Hmong Institute, the Hmong Language and Cultural Enrichment Program was named a 2021 Human and Civil Rights Awards winner by the NEA in June. Learn more about the impact of the program, serving Madison Hmong students ages 6-13, during this open house event. The program was honored with the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award; it is named for the first NASA astronaut of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage, who lost his life in the 1986 Challenger explosion.
media release: On June 29, 2021, the National Education Association (NEA) named the Hmong Institute the winner of the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award at the 2021 NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards. The award recognizes significant impact in education and the achievement of equal opportunity for Asians and Pacific Islanders.Â