Straight out of Meadowview: Hmong family rises from the ghetto
The tragic past and shining future of America’s Hmong played out at a south Sacramento restaurant a week ago when more than 400 Hmong from across the United States gathered to honor a family from Meadowview that achieved its American dream. Starting with …
How a Hmong family came to celebrate its rise in Meadowview
The tragic past and shining future of America’s Hmong played out at a south Sacramento restaurant a week ago when more than 400 Hmong from across the United States gathered to honor a family from Meadowview that achieved its American dream. Starting with …
Family Farmers Coax Sweet Strawberries From Tiny Plots In Sacramento County
But year to year, you don’t know if you’ll be able to continue or not.” The Lees’ strawberry plot is one of dozens of small-holder lu Mien and Hmong farms sprinkling the landscape of Sacramento County. They grow Chandler, Albion, Santa Rosa and …
Who Misbehaves? Claims that school discipline is unfairly meted out ignore actual classroom behavior
That suggests that he was more of a problem student. The report’s other example of biased discipline concerned a black student in a California school dedicated to teaching Hmong culture. The student’s parents were asked on a few occasions to pick him up …
Amerasia weeks closes with Multicultural Night
“It shows the beauty of human beings – how different we are and how special everybody is,” said Sandy Vang, a member of the Fresno State Hmong Student Association. Catherine Nguyen, the culture co-chair of the Amerasia organization, said the Amerasia …
This week at the library: Celebrate 50 years of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
Details: 559-600-9245. Author Talk: Hear Kao Kalia Yang discuss “The Latehomecomer,” her book about Hmong family life and this year’s Big Read selection. 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Old Administration Building Auditorium, Fresno City College, 1101 E.
Who Misbehaves?
That suggests that he was more of a problem student. The report’s other example of biased discipline concerned a black student in a California school dedicated to teaching Hmong culture. The student’s parents were asked on a few occasions to pick him …
Emmaly Crimmel Debuts at RAA and Linda Zeb Hang’s Book Arts at Booklegger
The books are thought provoking in their own right. Hang, born into a Hmong refugee family in Stockton, California, grew up in a family she described as being “immersed in oral storytelling and shamanic healing arts.” She studied typographic design …
California Central Valley Congressman Jim Costa, Hmong & Lao American Veterans Celebrate Legislative Victory
April 1, 2018 – Fresno, CA – Last Friday, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) was joined by Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) veterans and veterans organization leaders to announce and celebrate the enactment of the Hmong Veterans’ Service Recognition Act as …
USDA announces $8.4M to support veterans, socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
To join each session, call 1-888-455-1685 and use passcode 7087935. Examples of FY 2017 funded 2501 projects include a grant to the National Hmong American Farmers, Inc., to provide technical and direct assistance to Hmong farmers in central California who …
MIL-OSI USA: Costa, Hmong & Lao American Veterans Celebrate Legislative Victory
Fresno, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) was joined by Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) veterans and veterans organization leaders to announce and celebrate the enactment of the Hmong Veterans’ Service Recognition Act as incorporated into last …
Family of Fresno murder victims, activists, call for ‘equity in policing’
Chao Yang spoke through tears in Hmong, translated by an interpreter, about how she has received little information about the death of her 20-year-old daughter, Lucy Xiong, found dead in a section of canal along Van Ness Avenue between Olive and Belmont …
Local Hmong community celebrates passage of Hmong Veterans’ Service Recognition Act
Fresno, Calif – If you fought in an American war, you would expect to have the opportunity to be buried at a national cemetery when you passed away: that’s not what happened to thousands of Hmong Vietnam veterans. Thanks to the recent passing of the Hmong …
$8.4 million available for veteran farmers
To join each session, call 1-888-455-1685 and use passcode 7087935. Examples of FY 2017 funded 2501 projects include a grant to the National Hmong American Farmers, Inc., to provide technical and direct assistance to Hmong farmers in central California who …
USDA Announces $8.4 Million to Support Veterans and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
To join each session, call 1-888-455-1685 and use passcode 7087935. Examples of FY 2017 funded 2501 projects include a grant to the National Hmong American Farmers, Inc., to provide technical and direct assistance to Hmong farmers in central California who …
USDA announces $8.4 million to support veterans and socially disadvantaged producers
To join each session, call 1-888-455-1685 and use passcode 7087935. Examples of FY 2017 funded 2501 projects include a grant to the National Hmong American Farmers, Inc., to provide technical and direct assistance to Hmong farmers in central California who …
Merced High student diagnosed with tuberculosis. Up to 200 on campus to be tested
Notices also were sent out in Spanish and Hmong, Hinds confirmed. Last year, there were seven cases of TB reported in Merced County, Rios said, and during the past 10 years, Merced averages 10 cases a year. TB rates across the county, state and country …
Is Moringa The Next Superfood? Small Farmers In California Are Banking On It
Hmong farmers in Fresno, California, are growing moringa, a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree boasting extremely nutritious leaves, pods and seeds. Moringa is popular in India and the Philippines, and some say it could be the next superfood trend in …
