Photos: Evers awards grant to state Hmong organization in Appleton

Mang Xiong, executive director of WUCMAA, and Gov. Tony Evers take questions during a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Appleton Alderperson Maiyoua Thao, owner of ABC Staffing and Long Cheng Marketplace, speaks during a press conference at the marketplace to announce with Gov. Tony Evers that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Associations Inc. would recieve an Equitable Recovery Grant.

Veteran Nelson Hang, along with other veterans, is recognized before a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Executive director of WUCMAA Mang Xiong speak during a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton, Wis. The million-dollar grant will go towards mental health programming and economic development for the statewide nonprofit organization, which supports Wisconsin's Hmong and other Southeast Asian populations. Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

A press conference was held to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford speaks during a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Ger Vang, center, speaks to Gov. Tony Evers following a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary-Designee Kathy Blumenfeld speaks during a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

Gov. Tony Evers pauses to look at a Hmong mural before a a press conference to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.

A press conference was held to announce that Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (WUCMAA) will be recipients of an Equitable Recovery Grant program Tuesday at Long Cheng Marketplace in Appleton.