The Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) is a charter school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under the authority of Milwaukee Public Schools.
[2] 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.
[1][4] Enrollment is about 1000 students, of whom 98 percent speak a language other than English.
[4] The school provides its academic instruction in English, while it has its heritage classes in Hmong.
[2] As of 2013, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.