The Hmong American Peace Academy was announced as one of the recipients for Northwestern Mutual’s $2.5 million commitment to schools, nonprofits and programming in the city of Milwaukee. These funds will support the company’s newly-evolved philanthropic strategy of investing in educational pathways to close the achievement gap among talented, yet underrepresented students and drive sustainable...Read More

At an event, HAPA announced construction of its new $30 million high school addition, which is planned to open in fall 2021. Founder and Executive Director Chris Her-Xiong called the new building a tribute, in part, to “the determination of parents and grandparents who desire a better life for their children” and their belief that...Read More

Once complete, the 99,000 square foot high school can support up to 900 students  The Hmong American Peace Academy celebrated the construction progress of its new 99,000 square foot high school on its main campus at 4601 N. 84th Street in Milwaukee’s Lindsay Park neighborhood. Construction began this summer and is expected to be complete by August 2021.  Joining Chris Her-Xiong,...Read More

Construction on HAPA’s high school expansion is moving right along in Milwaukee’s Lindsay Park neighborhood. The new 98,000-square-foot, 39-classroom building will serve as the high school while the existing building to which it will be attached will be used as a middle school. Read more about our new high school at Urban Milwaukee.Read More

August 11th, 2020 Dear HAPA Families, Scholars and Staff, We have been hard at work getting ready for the start of the school year! While we will again be learning virtually/from home, our hope is that our community’s health outlook improves to the point where we can be together with our students soon. Right now,...Read More