Hmong American Peace Academy

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The Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) is a charter school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under the authority of Milwaukee Public Schools.[http://mpsportal.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=323&PageID=38756&cached=true&mode=2 Hmong American Peace Academy], Milwaukee Public Schools website, accessed February 11, 2011 It includes the HAPA K-8 program, and it has an affiliated high school program.Pabst, Georgia. "[http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/report-shows-growth-in-hmong-community-a388pb6-185823661.html Report shows growth in Hmong community]." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. January 6, 2013. Retrieved on March 2, 2014.

Chris Her-Xiong, Jeff Nha Yia Yang, Gwaub Thao, Jay Chong Zeb Xiong, and Dr. Douglas Vue were the co-founders of the school in 2004. HAPA was established in 2004 for Hmong-American childrenSarah Platt, [http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-100917-hmong-school,0,7556075.story Milwaukee's fastest-growing charter school celebrates new, larger location], Fox6Now website, September 17, 2010 and other children with southeast Asian heritage. Initially it enrolled students up to fifth grade, but later extended from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.[http://www.myhapa.org/htmdocs/about_us/history_of_hapa.html The History of Hmong American Peace Academy, Ltd.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130415092258/http://www.myhapa.org/htmdocs/about_us/history_of_hapa.html |date=2013-04-15 }}, Hmong American Peace Academy, Ltd. website, accessed February 11, 2011 Enrollment is about 1000 students, of whom 98 percent speak a language other than English.

An affiliated school, the International Peace Academy, is a charter high school.