hmongWinona State University’s Hmong American Student Association will host the annual Hmong New Year at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in WSU Talbot Gym.

The event will feature traditional Hmong singing, dancing, an original Hmong skit written by the club, and Hmong food. Speaker Lee Pao Xiong who is the director of the Hmong studies center and instructor of Asian studies from Concordia University, will talk about the significance of the Hmong New Year.

Tickets will be sold every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Jack Cane Dining Center.

Pre-sale tickets will be $5 and $8 at the door.

Registration deadline is Nov. 17.

This event is open to the public.

For more information, contact Sandy Xiong at saxiong13@winona.edu.