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Marathon County committee backs $5,000 grant for Hmong 50th‑anniversary celebration
Summary
The Marathon County Extension Education and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously to forward a $5,000 grant request to HR Finance to help fund an April 4 Hmong 50th‑anniversary event featuring a business expo and museum‑style exhibition.
La Tau, a member of the Wasatch Hmong 50 planning committee, told the Marathon County Extension Education and Economic Development Committee the group will mark five decades of Hmong presence in the area with an April 4 celebration that includes a daytime business expo and an adjacent museum‑style exhibition called the Impact Center.
"This is the 50 year celebration of the Hmong people being here since the first refugees coming here in 1976," La Tau said, adding the daytime portion will showcase about 100 Hmong‑owned businesses and offer a free public gallery to explain the…
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