Immigrant of the Day: Steve Ly, Mayor of Elk Grove, California (Laos)
First Hmong American Mayor in Country to be Sworn In.
With the presidential election, this fell under the radar. The Sacramento Bee reports the nation’s Hmong community is still buzzing over the election of the nation’s first Hmong American mayor. Steve Ly was elected in the city of Elk Grove, a town of …
Children and Families Commission of Fresno County Issues Advertising RFP
More specifically, the Campaign should be developed for the English- language, Spanish-language and Hmong-language markets, as well as rural communities and other geographic regions and ethnic communities1, as applicable, in Fresno County. The selected …
Today in Sacramento: Here’s what you need to know for Saturday
The Sacramento Hmong New Year celebration continues at Cal Expo, 1660 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento. The event features cultural entertainment, stage performances, sports tournaments and Hmong and Southeast Asian food. Event times are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m …
Thanksgiving Day kicks off the Hmong New Year in Banning
Representatives from Hmong communities as far as Fresno, Stockton, San Diego, Chico, and Orange County — among others — were at Repplier Park’s Playhouse Bowl to participate in, and celebrate, the Banning Hmong community’s two-day new year.
Hub Walsh concedes seat to Lee Lor during Merced supervisors meeting
Lor, 34, works as the executive director of the Merced County Education Fund. She will be the first Hmong American woman to hold an elected position in the Central Valley and second in California as a whole. Walsh, 66, was elected to the board in 2008 and …
How California artists led a quilting revolution
The show includes many rarely exhibited works. Also at the museum: Architectural works in “Lines, Angles and Shapes,” which closes Nov. 27, and “Hmong Story Cloths,” on view through Jan. 15. Closed Thanksgiving-Friday; open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 26-27.
Thanksgiving Events: Perfect Week To Eat And Run, Or Run Then Eat
Sacramento Hmong New Year – Nov. 24-27, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. This 12th annual festival will be hosted at Cal Expo where numerous booths and vendors will entertain and peddle food and drinks to attendees, who are encouraged to wear their favorite Hmong outfits …
Lee Lor Vying to be Central Valley’s First Hmong Woman Elected to Office
MERCED, Calif.– After working in the community for fifteen years and seeing first-hand the disconnect between residents and elected officials, Lee Lor felt it was time for a change. Her bid for Merced County District 2 Supervisor now appears to be …
California Today: Meet the New Mayor, Age 26
California pulled off several mayoral firsts on Election Day. The city of Elk Grove in Sacramento County elected Steve Ly, the first Hmong mayor anywhere in the country. In Berkeley, Jesse Arreguin became the city’s first Latino mayor. And in Stockton …
Siskiyou County Hmong residents file suit claiming voter irntimidation
SACRAMENTO – Siskiyou County officials say that allegations made in the Vang Et Al. v. Lopey Et Al. case filed against the county and its officers for voter intimidation are not completely supported by actual facts. Instead, the allegations were just …
Fresno Unified prepares to teach Syrian refugee students
“It’s not something that is foreign to us so to speak. We were an epicenter with this for our Hmong resettlers awhile back,” said Superintendent Michael Hanson, Fresno Unified School District. Hanson said English is a second language for many students at …
Ahora en Español: Candidates hold first Spanish forum
Although he said having a Spanish- or Hmong-speaking candidate is important for South Merced, it’s all about who cares about the community. “Vote your conscious and be informed on who you’re voting for,” he said. On Nov. 1 there will be an all …
With new leader, Hmong fellowship moves forward
FRESNO, Calif. (BP) — The Hmong Baptist National Association, with Tra Xiong as the group’s new executive director, approved several major steps forward — that included an increased budget and combining next year’s HBNA meetings — during its annual …
New California law aimed at improving Asian health data
But thanks to a new law, the California Department of Public Health will add categories so that people of many more ancestries, such as Bangladeshi or Hmong, can self-report their ethnic group more specifically and accurately. The categories do not factor …
Women’s group holds domestic violence forum for Hmong community
A local organization is hoping education and leadership will prevent domestic violence in the Hmong community. The Central California Asian Pacific Women’s Organization hosted their annual community forum on the issue at Clovis Community College Saturday.
‘Trump factor’ inspires Latino, Asian voters, but will they vote in local races?
Not everyone is that excited. Canvassers with the nonprofit Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, which has partnered with Faith in Community, set out Monday with a daunting task: finding Hmong people who are willing to talk about politics.
Calif. County Tries To Toss Federal Suit Alleging Intimidation Of Hmong Voters
A rural California county is trying to convince a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of Hmong residents who allege local officials waged a voter intimidation campaign to keep them from participating in the California primary. Attorneys for …
