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Grand Pair
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An older woman and a young girl are holding hands and smiling. They are both wearing traditional Hmong jewelry, including the xauv (necklace) and a silver headdress. Caption reads: "GRAND PAIR — Hmong native Zer Yang and her granddaughter Xay Her, watched other performers in the Cultural Exchange Program open house at the Guadalupe Center, 239 W. Washington St. The event, which included ethnic dancing and singing, was part of Wisconsin Electric Power Co.'s energy efficiency demonstration project."
April 17, 1987
Cassidy, George R. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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