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AAPI Month: Hmong and Laos Cultures Celebrate Many Traditions

Gia Cruz & Ben Herrera, Staff Writers June 3, 2022

To honor the many contributions of various cultures from around Asia, we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) in the month of May. This is when we further explore AAPI cultures...

Hun Kaboua and Aniya Valverde celebrated AAPI by participating in a baci and tying strings to their wrists.

Laos Well Wishes Lunch Activity One of Many Activities to Celebrate AAPI Month at Hoover

Jinnson Lim & Aniya Valverde, Staff Writers May 16, 2022

Hoover’s Well Wishes lunch activity on Tuesday, May 10th, highlighted an important Laos tradition, Baci. A traditional Baci ceremony consists of tying white cloth strings around other’s wrists followed...

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