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Vietnam War veteran, Chongge Vang, 80, has been confined to his Sanger home during the pandemic, keeping busy with chores on his two-and-a-half acre property. “I have nothing to do, so I have to walk around and then clean up, water all the trees, all the fruit, you know. That’s what I do,” he says. Vang lives with his youngest son, but after his wife died two years ago, the house has been even more quiet. That’s why Hmong New Year has been especially important for him. The week-long festival means he gets to visit with relatives and friends from all over the country. “New Year, everybody come, you see each other. Shake hands, hold and hug each other. But this year, no way you can see it and hug anybody,” he says. This year will be the first time that the largest Hmong New Year celebration held in the United States will be cancelled. It’s estimated that 100,000 people attend the celebration at the Fresno Fairgrounds. The cancellation has wide-reaching impacts on the Hmong community,
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