Early Thursday morning, gymnast Sunisa Lee became the first Hmong American to win a gold medal for team USA. And just as her hometown community in Minnesota cheered her on, the San Joaquin Valley’s Hmong community was watching as well. Geri Yang-Johnson of Fresno has never met Sunisa Lee, but …
Read More »‘Sunisa Lee Represents All Of US’ – Fresno’s Hmong Community Celebrates Sunisa Lee’s Olympic Gold
Early Thursday morning, gymnast Sunisa Lee became the first Hmong American to win a gold medal for team USA. And just as her hometown community in Minnesota cheered her on, the San Joaquin Valley’s Hmong community was watching as well. Geri Yang-Johnson of Fresno has never met Sunisa Lee, but …
Read More »Hmong Community Grieves Cancellation Of Its Fresno New Year Celebration, Largest In Country
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 …
Read More »State Recruits Local Ag Advisors, Fresno State Students For Pesticide Videos In Hmong
Pesticide regulations can be tough to understand, especially among communities that don’t speak English. Recently, however, with the help of local ag advisors and video production students at Fresno State, California’s Department of Pesticide Regulations released a series of how-to videos about pesticides in Hmong . In this panel interview, …
Read More »Lisa Lee Herrick On Evolution of Fresno’s Hmong New Year And Hmong Identity
Lisa Lee Herrick reads from her recent essay Eating Thirty In Fresno: Finding Home At Hmong New Year in the online publication Boom California and talks with FM89’s news director Alice Daniel about why so many Hmong refugees came to Fresno after the CIA’s secret war in Laos under the …
Read More »These Middle Schoolers Have Something To Say About Hmong Culture And The New Year Celebration
Students at Terronez Middle School joined us for a conversation about the Hmong New Year celebration taking place at their school Friday, Dec. 6 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. The event includes dancing, singing, games and lots of food. Students told us the New Year reminds them about the importance …
Read More »At Hmong Mini Mall, A Place To Share News Even When It’s The Worst
At the V-Nai Mini Mall in Southeast Fresno, a bland entrance belies the vibrancy inside. The rows of little shops sell traditional Hmong clothing, brightly colored embroidered bags, costume jewelry and hair ornaments. It’s made up mostly of female vendors, a few of them doing detailed work at sewing machines. …
Read More »Fresno Has The State’s Largest Hmong Population. This Group Is Making Sure Their Voices Are Heard
To get the “I Voted” sticker, you have to understand how the voting process works. And for some refugees in the Valley, it can seem really complicated. Take the Hmong community: Many of the elders fought for the U.S. in the CIA’s secret war in Laos. When they resettled in …
Read More »Brawl breaks out at concert during Hmong celebration at fairgrounds
Video posted to social media sites YouTube and Facebook show dozens of Deev Siab concert goers brawling inside the Agricultural Building at the Big Fresno fairgrounds Dec. 27, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced names new chief. And, he’s first chief of Hmong descent at any UC campus
UC Merced named a new chief of police effective immediately, officials said Wednesday. Chou Her is the first person of Hmong descent to lead a public safety agency at any … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hmong New Year begins in Merced
Saying goodbye to 2016’s misfortunes and welcoming in 2017, Hmong New Year kicked off in Merced on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hmong say goodbye to 2016’s misfortunes, welcome New Year in Merced
Saying goodbye to 2016’s misfortunes and welcoming in 2017, Hmong New Year kicked off Friday at the Merced County Fairgrounds in a day filled with dance, culture and food. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s where you can watch a beauty contest, play games and eat Hmong sausage
The annual Hmong New Year festival of culture, food, dance and more is set this weekend at the Merced County Fairgrounds. The opening ceremony is set for 11 a.m. Friday … Click to Continue »
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