Tag: Vang
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COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran
Fu Vang, a Hmong community leader and former lieutenant colonel in the Secret War, died on Thanksgiving Day after several weeks in the hospital fighting COVID-19. Read Full Article
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Next stop for Union Hmong Kitchen pop up: St. Paul
The popular pop-up Union Hmong Kitchen has announced its next residency. And, hurray, this one is in St. Paul. Starting Friday, Dec. 4, award-winning chef Yia Vang will run Union Hmong Kitchen out … Read Full Article
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A Critical Approach to Understanding Hmong Refugee Realities
Professor Ma Vang, founding chair of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at UC Merced, presents ways to reframe and interrogate Hmong identities and traumas of war. By Kitty Hu (UCLA … Read Full Article
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Sacramento elects Vang, first As Am and Hmong councilmember
Mai Vang, daughter of Hmong refugees from Laos, makes history as first Asian American on Sacramento City Council … Read Full Article
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Chef Yia Vang cultivates community through food
From a residency that began in late October at Republic, to a new brick-and-mortar shop opening in 2021, chef Yia Vang seeks to build community through his food. Read Full Article
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In historic victory, Mai Vang wins Sacramento City Council race
The ballots are still being counted, but Mai Vang has won the race for Sacramento City Council District 8 in a historic victory. Read Full Article
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Sacramento City Council race for District 8 still too close to call
The Sacramento City Council race for District 8 intensified between candidates Mai Vang and Pastor Les Simmons as the results from the latest ballot count dropped on Tuesday afternoon. Read Full Article
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The Vietnam Veterans
Vietnam war was going on. The CIA, General Vang Pao, American troops and the Hmong veterans were fighting against the Lao communist and the Vietnamese soldiers. The Lao communist government … Read Full Article
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Trump and Biden courting the Hmong vote in Wisconsin, other swing states
“I think this is the first year the party itself is strategically or officially reaching out … to the Asian community in Wisconsin,” said Chia Vang. Read Full Article
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Sacramento City Council candidate picks up endorsement from Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sacramento City Council candidate Mai Vang was endorsed on Thursday by Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sanders announced his endorsement of Vang as part of his … Read Full Article
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Union Hmong Kitchen pop up will have a winter residency
Fans of the popular popup Union Hmong Kitchen will have a place to land for the winter. Starting Oct. 23, award-winning chef Yia Vang is joining forces with Republic owner Matty O’Reilly to hold a … Read Full Article