Introducing Hmong New Year and its importance
Hmong New Year is a cultural tradition celebrated annually during the end of November and beginning of December in areas with substantial Hmong populations. According to the Sacramento Hmong New Year …
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From Fresno to San José: Resilient Family Farmers Making It Work
When the Vietnam War ended, thousands of Hmong people who had fought with American troops were no longer safe in their homelands. Many relocated to the U.S, like Ia Moua. She, along with her husband …
Unearthing Fresno’s Hidden Rice Fields Through One Woman’s Journey
In 1977, Fresno was home to only one Hmong family. But within a few decades, the Hmong community blossomed into a staggering 35,000 residents, all refugees from Vietnam and Laos. They were resettled …
Newsom signs water safety bill named for Fresno student who drowned days before graduation
Family, school leaders and elected officials gathered to honor Neng Thao, a former Fresno high school valedictorian student, who drowned before graduating. His story – and memory – will now live on …
Fresno Unified kicks off annual LCAP meetings for community input
Fresno Unified School District is hosting several Community Idea Exchange dinners as part of its Local Control and Accountability Plan. The events are an opportunity for anyone in the community to …
The Taste of Home in a Grain of Rice
When people in Fresno load Ia’s rice into their steamers, the aroma that fills the kitchen offers a nourishment more vital than food: home.
Merced man found dead in canal leaves behind 8 children
Cheng was a Hmong refugee of war who immigrated to the United States in the early 1980s after living in a Ban Vinai refugee camp, in Thailand, his family stated. Prior to his family found refuge in …
Fresno officials gerrymandered their districts. Time to take our voting rights back | Opinion
There, the Democrat-led city and Republican-led county both gerrymandered their districts to keep incumbents in power, slicing and dicing communities in the process. The county utilized an advisory …
First Blasian March in Sacramento’s Oak Park builds Black-Asian solidarity
What we don’t talk about enough is the love, the care and the solidarity that got us through those horrendous moments.” …
Elderly Asian families in Oakland targeted in string of terrifying home invasions
Asian American residents in Oakland Hills, California, are on high alert due to a string of home invasions targeting Asian families. Police’s internal advisory: There have been about 50 home invasion …
California county repeals water regulations that Asian Americans say targeted their community
Many Asian American activists and community members in Siskiyou County, California, are celebrating a win in their fight against local water regulations that they say have led to discrimination and …
‘Blasian March’ unites Black, Asian and Blasian communities in Sacramento
A march that brought together Black, Asian and Blasian (Black and Asian) communities was held in Sacramento, California, on Saturday. Saturday’s march featured a panel discussion and the unveiling of …
Students awarded at Central Calif. Asian Pacific Women scholarship gala
The Central California Asian Pacific Women celebrated its annual Scholarship Gala Saturday at the Fort Washington Golf and Country Club.
Northern California’s Siskiyou County repeals water ordinances that residents said targeted Asian Americans
Siskiyou County, in Northern California, has repealed a pair of ordinances that residents said targeted Hmong and other Asian Americans in the region and made it harder for them to …
Sex Crime charges dropped against Clovis East High School teacher
Kenneth Kong Lee, a long-time educator for Clovis Unified had charges of child molestation dropped by the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office on July 14, after pleading …
Message from Mayor Pro Tem, Vong Mouanoutoua
I will always say that we are proud and honored to be living in the United States of America, especially here in Clovis, California. Our individual stories remind us of the …
Sacramento has 7 dual-language grade schools. What happens when students go to junior high?
The classes are “interactive, age-appropriate, like a regular kindergarten class,” Quon said, ultimately helping her kids “grow up feeling like it’s okay to learn about their culture, feeling like …
From farm to fork in Fresno County, California
With its seasonal produce, innovative kitchens and eclectic events, dive into the farm-fresh food scene that’s putting this central Californian county on the map.
