NorCal Hmong, ACLU Take on Sheriff Over Voter Suppression
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Nestled under the dominating silhouette of Mt. Shasta in northernmost California is a bustling community of Vietnam War refugees and Hmong-Americans seeking solitude in normally tranquil Siskiyou County. Hundreds of newly …
New ASG President Wants to Bridge Gap between ASG and Students
He wants to get students involved in the issues affecting them. Before his presidency, Xiong was also involved in the Hmong American Student Association at Fresno City College for a year. As an Inter Club Council representative, Xiong only had a one-year …
Frustrated with Sacramento leaders, armed citizen patrols respond to robberies of Asians
Speakers took turns addressing the crowd in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Hmong. But that unity evaporated by the end of the meeting as a long-running dispute within the Indochinese community spilled over, Phong said. Almost half the crowd walked out …
Exhibit to highlight Guam Pulitzer winner’s career
Abroad, Crisostomo created the series “The Leftover People,” documenting the last wave of Hmong refugees making their way from Thailand to Sacramento. The series earned him the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for the Disadvantaged in photography in 2005.
Why Gibson Ranch became a no-go for two major Sacramento music festivals
We just couldn’t go back there.” For now, Gibson Ranch is focusing on hosting weddings and various public events, including a weekend-long Hmong festival that drew more than 6,000 in July. But Ose said he hopes that one day the big concerts return.
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Lia’s parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run “Quiet War” in Laos. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely people, have been less amenable to assimilation than most immigrants …
With New Minor Fresno State Aims To Create A New Generation Of Hmong Leaders
Listen to the interview here. More than 100 students are enrolled in classes for a new minor at Fresno State this semester. That degree? A minor in Hmong Language studies. The minor is the first of it’s kind on the West Coast and the fifth Hmong minor in …
80 million unexploded bombs: Obama pledges U.S. help for Laos
U.S. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, said Obama’s journey helps honor the Lao and Hmong veterans who supported the United States during the war. “The president’s visit to Laos reminds us of the Hmong and Lao individuals that served as part of the Special …
Waiting for California Gov Jerry Brown to Sign Three Bills into Law
If signed into law, it would be the first such law in the nation. While the number of Filipinos in the fields have dwindled, in recent years there has been an influx of Hmong and Sikh immigrants who were farmers in their home countries and familiar with …
Suspect in Fresno County Jail shooting was convicted for 1998 gang rape
He was sentenced to 19 years for his role in that crime and served 16 years. That rape case sparked an investigation into the Mongolian Boys Society, a Hmong gang based in Fresno, and investigators found the group had been kidnapping and luring other young …
President Obama’s historic visit to Laos comes at the perfect time
It also gives hope and more opportunity to the more than 300,000 Hmong and 270,000 Laotian Americans to re-connect with their former homeland. California is home to the largest Hmong-American population (97,000) followed by Minnesota (67,000) and Wisconsin …
California lawmakers enter final weeks of Congress seeking success
So has a familiar bill by Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, authorizing the burial of Hmong veterans in U.S. national cemeteries. A bill by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, to settle a big Westlands Water District irrigation drainage dispute is stuck for now.
Fresno Unified parents, staff offer suggestions for bond spending
Around 200 students are allowed in the cafeteria at a time, she said. Hmong and Spanish translators were available to help southeast Fresno residents fill out surveys that will be reviewed by the Fresno County Board of Education.
A glimpse into the newest minor on campus
A Fresno State graduate said she would have minored in Hmong if she’d had the opportunity. Monique Vang graduated in spring 2016 with a bachelor’s in mass communication and journalism and only took three Hmong courses while at the university – Hmong …
Thumbs up, thumbs down
(Surprise, Councilman: Cloud found someone.) Thumbs up to Fresno State for launching its first minor program in Hmong language studies through the linguistics department in the College of Arts and Humanities. Over 100 students are enrolled in Hmong minor …
Too much boba is bad for you. A proposed change to California’s data law could show who’s most at risk.
That doesn’t change at all. But it adds additional communities, such as Hmong, Thai, Indonesian.” The federal government, including the US Census Bureau, has been breaking out certain Asian ethnic groups for as a long as 150 years. AB 1726 would …
Fresno State students return to a changing campus
Among academic offerings is the new minor in Hmong language studies through the university’s Linguistics Department. More than 100 students are enrolled in Hmong minor courses for the fall semester, according to Fresno State. Work is continuing for a …
5 Things To Do Today, Sunday, Aug. 21
Kang Vang wrote and directed the movie in Hmong with English subtitles. Tower Theatre, 815 E. Olive Ave., Fresno, 559-485-9050, www.towertheatrefresno.com, $12.
