Woolstenhulme-Knudsen wedding
He then served an LDS Mission in the California, Fresno Hmong speaking mission. He graduated in April 2015 from BYU with a bachelor degree in music performance. He is employed at Stericycle in SLC and …
Fresno City College celebrating National Dance Day by teaching others
More than a dozen instructors will be teaching people different styles of dance, including hip-hop, contemporary, Hmong, and so many more. Classes start at 10 in the morning and the event comes to a c…
Singing the California Blues: On Ranbir Singh Sidhu’s ‘Deep Singh Blue’
Today, the population in Central Valley is mostly white and Hispanic, but there’s a small Hmong community as well. There’s also a sizable number of Punjabi Sikhs, some of whom arrived as early as the …
5 Things To Do At The Tewksbury Library On Thursday, July 12
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe e…
5 Things To Do At The Tewksbury Library On Thursday, July 12
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe e…
The Central Valley Is the Heart and Soul of California
Waves of immigrants over the past century — Armenians, Okies, Portuguese, Sikhs, Filipinos, Japanese, Hmong, and especially Mexicans and Central Americans — have established themselves in this country …
Assault charges dismissed against controversial Hmong radio host. He says witnesses lied
From the start, controversial radio host Pao Xiong insisted that he and an associate were innocent of beating an elderly man inside the civil courthouse in downtown Fresno last year. On Thursday, Fresno Superior Court Judge John “Nip” Gallagher dismissed …
Tate Hill vaults Daren Miller for second in closely contested Fresno city council race
City Councilman Luis Chavez has picked up a slightly larger lead on challenger Paula Yang, a TV anchor and advocate for the Hmong community. There are now 234 votes between them, up from 169. Attorney Brian Whelan also increased his lead over Nelson …
Judge orders Hmong radio host, associate to stand trial on felony elder abuse charge
A controversial radio host who critics says uses the airwaves to incite dissension in the Hmong community went to Fresno Superior Court this week to clear his name in connection with the beating of an elderly man inside the civil courthouse last year.
A cultural connection
It’s a beautiful event for the whole family,” Baldini said. Sacramento Ballet Youth Ensemble, Aradhana Arts classical Indian Dance group, and Yeng Hua Hmong Dancers will also be a part of the event. Lengyel believes that although a classical dance …
The Promise of California and TheJune 5 Primary Election
but may also be in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog (the original federal list), and also in Punjabi, Hmong, Syriac, Armenian, Persian and Arabic. This too is the future.
Fresno Professionals Shifting Practices Towards Personalized Learning
It’s a diverse city with large Hispanic and Hmong populations. Fresno has a well developed Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI, #FresnoPLI) developed by CTO Kurt Madden and Philip Neufeld, Executive Director of IT (featured image in front of the CART …
Blue state, red valley: In this part of California, a new generation is more woke than ever
Mexicans, really, according to the latest census. Lately, Punjabi families have started to move in. You can see them along with Hmong in Calwa Park, the rare place that makes news in a good way. A quarter-mile graffiti wall is celebrated as the largest …
Precinct officers needed for June 5 election
Additionally, Fresno County has a significant need for bilingual precinct officers fluent in one of the following languages: Spanish, Punjabi, Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Hmong and Vietnamese. All the information regarding becoming a precinct officer …
The California military cemetery that became a national shame
Just ask Hmong veterans who live in the Central Valley and their supporters. They are still seeking an act of Congress to allow some 6,000 Hmong veterans, who fought alongside American soldiers in Vietnam, to be buried in national cemeteries. Rep.
Fresno County Elections Office Needs Workers
Must be able to lift 10-25 lbs. Additionally, Fresno County has a significant need for bilingual Precinct Officers fluent in one of the following languages: Spanish, Punjabi, Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Hmong, and Vietnamese. All information about how …
UC specialist helps restore culturally relevant food systems
They were joined by fellow refugees from the Hmong ethnic group, many of whom settled in Fresno. Both groups had traditionally worked the land in Southeast Asia, and they soon developed robust farming networks here in California. Using a proficiency with …
Hmong Family Gunned Down in Their Stockton Home During Mother’s Day
A Hmong family, a 5-year-old girl and her parents, were recently shot and killed inside their home in the Sierra Vista Community, Stockton, California, while two other people got injured. The tragic incident happened on Sunday after past 10:00 p.m. near …
