Latinos and Whiteness
I think the case that, say, the Vietnamese or the Hmong are now being coded white is much harder to make because in places such as southern California or Louisiana or Wisconsin where tensions abound around the long-term poverty in these communities …
Hmong: Schools Open up the Dialogue on the Vietnam War in California
Several schools in the Fresno district in California, USA, have now started offering language as well as history classes on the Hmong. The issues of tens of thousands of Hmong who fled to the US after the Vietnam War had previously not been addressed in …
When will Fresno’s promised rental inspection program begin?
The meeting will have Spanish and Hmong translators. The city attorney will also attend to answer questions. Virginia, the tenant, hopes she is home when the inspectors show up. “It’s necessary for somebody else to come and inspect the apartments …
Fresno Unified, teachers, Ashjian agree on one thing: Keep students out of strike talks
Videos with the same message were made in Spanish and Hmong, too. Parents and community members expressed their outrage in the comments on the Fresno Teachers Association Facebook page. One parent explained that parents are under the impression the …
Sacramento Girl Dies from Encephalitis, Leaving Family Devastated and Searching for Answers
Megan was her companion, her best friend,” the girl’s aunt, Rose Xiong, told FOX40. Megan Her loved her Hmong heritage and was the constant companion to her mother, Shary Xiong — who was stricken with kidney disease. It made her death all the more tragic.
Years After Tragedy, Fresno’s Hmong Seek Cultural Understanding for Next Generation
At 15, Sarah Vang is a confident leader. With her big, persistent smile, she runs her high school Hmong Club meeting with ease, spreading enthusiasm even to the most reluctant participants. She founded the club last year as a sophomore. And as president …
California authorities arrest 18, including Rastafarian church leader, in marijuana raids at numerous sites
2,700 plants seized in raid on illegal marijuana farm on Colorado forest land California county wants gov to declare state of emergency over illegal marijuana farms Hmong marijuana farmers in California are fighting attempts to shut them down 9,200 …
Obituaries for Sunday, Sept. 24
Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service. CHANG — Kha Vang Chang, 71, of Fresno died Aug. 31. She was a homemaker. Traditional Hmong Service: 8 a.m. Sept. 30 to 8 a.m. Oct. 2 at Faith Community Religious Center. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial …
The Board Room for Sept. 25
San Joaquin College of Law awarded a $5,000 Hmong Language Scholarship to Pazong Vang. Following her graduation from Fresno State, she earned her judicial administration certificate from California State University, Sacramento and worked for the Fresno …
Sac State’s diversity a bright spot in noted rankings
“In kindergarten, I was the only Hmong student in the classroom. There was nobody who looked like me or spoke my language,” says Paha Xiong, a psychology student and program assistant for the Full Circle Project. “When I moved to Sacramento, I …
Oregon cops get more complaints about marijuana grows than they can handle
Santa Clara County, Calif. bans commercial marijuana grows and shops Hmong marijuana farmers in California are fighting attempts to shut them down Cannabis grows — legal or not — are far from business as usual for electric co’s In Colorado’s words …
Cost of Cannabis Regulation Too High for California Growers?
The article mentions numerous outside “investors” who have flooded into the California cannabis market space, both legally and illegally, from Bulgarians and Russians, to Chinese and Hmong, to Jamaicans and Mexicans. All eyes are on California in the …
Hmong pot farmers in California are seeking identity and profit
The narcotics officer stood on a windswept ridge near the Oregon border and surveyed the fields cut into the hills below, a landscape resembling a lost piece of wine country. The terraces of Siskiyou County, however, were planted in cannabis. More than …
Growing popularity of Moringa powder could be a boon for Valley farmers
“It has very high nutritional content, especially in the leaves, so a lot of development projects overseas will use it as a powder to add to food to give more vitamins nutrients to people and it’s actually grown here in Fresno by some Hmong and Filipino …
California Judge Throws Out Hmong Farmers’ Discrimination Claims
On September 12, a federal judge in Sacramento ruled that sheriff’s deputies and other officials in Northern California’s Siskiyou County did not discriminate against Hmong residents while carrying out marijuana enforcement operations and other …
When Affirmative Action Isn’t Enough
Mr. McMaster added, however, that the federal government’s broad racial categories conceal some of the success the school has had in serving underrepresented groups, such as Minnesota’s Hmong and Somali immigrant communities. In California, elite …
Fresno is a melting pot of Christians from every nation
The many awesome Hispanic churches are teaching us how to worship God with great joy. In the Fresno area, we also have Armenian, Persian, Chinese and Hmong churches. A long time ago, a small group of white European Christians came to America to create a …
On-demand cannabis: California becoming hot spot for weed delivery, e-commerce
bans commercial marijuana grows and shops California county wants gov to declare state of emergency over illegal marijuana farms Hmong marijuana farmers in California are fighting attempts to shut them down Eaze accelerating marijuana delivery tech with $ …
