Through the eyes of youths Aug 31, 2008
So says Robin Eleazer, who organized a photography camp for Hmong refugee children in Anchorage this summer ... Anchorage youths, non-refugees of both Hmong and non-Hmong backgrounds, also took part as "peer mentors.". (Anchorage Daily News)
A mystery among a misunderstood people Aug 14, 2008
Dr. Siri Paiboun didn't want to travel north to Xiang Khouang for a Communist Party conference, and he certainly didn't ask to be taken hostage by Hmong tribesmen (or, in his case, tribeswomen) on his way home to Vientiane ... That drive will take him through unsettled Hmong territory ... Taken hostage by a small group of Hmong, who are considered hostile barbarians, he finds civility and respect in their ancient culture. (Boston Globe)
Hmong dream of church becomes reality Jul 19, 2008
The first independent Hmong church in the Chippewa Valley, the Hmong Christian Church, will open with a program at noon today at 2749 70th Street in the town of Wheaton ... The ministry for the Hmong began in Eau Claire in 1984 ... Her said many Hmong haven t gone to church services because the 168-member (counting children) congregation hasn t had its own church building. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
WSOP growing internationally Jul 13, 2008
Thats why a lot of people like it, said Yang, an ethnic Hmong who was born in Laos and later immigrated to California. Yang was among 2,378 players who began their second session of play Wednesday. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Joe Orso: Desire to be good drives some inside, others outside religion Jun 20, 2008
billorights wrote on Jun 19, 2008 1:06 PM:" Phil & Chris---If, in any other area of human endeavor, you based your "facts" on a book written eons ago by ignorant, superstitious people, you would be judged to be insane or stupid. The reason you are not openly categorized that way in the U.S. is because there are so many of you.Try to consider how you judge the "facts" of those who base their beliefs on Zoroaster, Mithra, Zeus, Odin, etc. Or the creation myths of the traditional Hmong that mankind... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Hmong performer hopes laughter promotes diversity Jun 18, 2008
Tou Ger Xiong doesn t only poke fun of himself and his Hmong culture at his performances, he doesn t only impersonate Elvis and he doesn t only rap ... Born in Laos, his family fled to Thailand after the Vietnam-era war in Laos in which the Hmong, including Xiong s father, assisted U.S. military efforts against communist leaders ... In his programs, he said, he has talked about everything from his first encounters with a toilet to being afraid the first time he met a white person to not being... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
ELCA’s top bishop attends local assembly Jun 7, 2008
of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, preached at the ordination of Moua, a Hmong immigrant, Thursday evening at the annual assembly of the La Crosse Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. And Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson, head of the national church body, saw a foretaste of what he said the church must become: increasingly multicultural, increasingly global, increasingly diverse. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Navarrette: Immigrants melt into the pot as usual May 28, 2008
When I was growing up in Central California, which is home to a large population of immigrants from Southeast Asia, thousands would gather to celebrate Hmong New Year. The local newspaper would do a feature. (CNN)
Lanjia Lodge: Hilltribe Discovery May 27, 2008
Lanjia, meaning 'peaceful' in Hmong language, is an eco-friendly community-based lodge in Kiew Karn Village, Chiang Khong District in Chiang Rai Province ... Nestled on an ever-green hill overlooking the Mekong River and Laos, the village is inhibited by the peaceful Hmong and Lahu hill tribe villagers ... The hosts at Lanjia are the proud Hmong and Lahu villagers who will look after visitors and all activities during their stay. (PR Newswire)
KCKCC recognized by Asian-American Chamber May 24, 2008
KCKCC s extensive program during the 2007-08 academic year included the Child Care Center s celebration of the Chinese New Year and delivery of presentations about Chinese, Japanese and Hmong culture to children and the college community and the basic education of the Chinese and Japanese language provided by the Foreign Language Club to the college community ... Services specific to the needs of international students of which 23 were Asian included orientation, tax services and consultation;... (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Women allegedly sold parts from protected wildlife May 14, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS Two Twin Cities women are accused of smuggling products derived from protected wildlife such as elephants and leopards into Minnesota and selling them at a Hmong marketplace in St. Paul ... Chupheng Lee, vice president of the Lao Family Community of Minnesota, said Hmong elders use medicines that include animal parts but are unaware they are encouraging illegal smuggling ... The indictment also says that undercover officers bought several wildlife items from Lor at a booth in the... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Break a Leg Like a Girl May 10, 2008
Many in the field have avoided addressing the girls' higher rate of injuries, worrying that they'll be seen as suggesting "women are too delicate to play certain games or to play them at a high level of intensity." A piece details the U.S. government's case against a former Vietnam war ally, Gen. Vang Pao of the Laotian Hmong people. With evidence collected through an anti-terrorism sting operation, the United States alleges Vang Pao sought an illegal weapons deal to arm his remaining... (Slate)
LISE ROSENTHAL: A taste of the Mideast on Maroa May 3, 2008
The years of our absence had seen the massive Hmong immigration into Fresno, and my seamstress's eye was fascinated by the beautiful textiles of their culture. There's no way I could make something like that. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Alcohol-Aversion Gene Differs Across Asian Groups May 2, 2008
They found that the gene was most common in two of these groups -- those with Hmong and Altaic languages, which are scattered widely across Asia. The fact that the gene variant was prevalent in these particular groups suggests that, at some point in the past few thousand years, something in the groups' environment caused the gene to become advantageous -- allowing carriers to survive at higher rates than non-carriers. (MEDLINEplus)
World was classroom for Fresno woman Apr 11, 2008
Jim Wasserman, Dr. Urzua's Fresno neighbor for years while he worked as a columnist and reporter for The Bee, recalled her "great, explosive laugh and a big, generous heart." Her idealistic causes included help for Fresno's new Hmong refugees. Dr. Urzua loved the Huntington Boulevard neighborhood and her work revitalizing downtown. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
KJ Lang: Laotian American writer holds public reading Apr 4, 2008
Bryan Thao Worra was born in Laos in 1973, while his country was embroiled in a Vietnam-era civil war between U.S.-supported Hmong and communist forces ... Thao Worra will read from his new poetry book, On the Other Side of the Eye at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hmong Cultural Community Center ... An English writing minor at Viterbo, Vang also writes a lot about her heritage, culture and personal experience as a Hmong living in the U.S.. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Doctors not nearly so diverse as the valley Apr 4, 2008
Results of a California Medical Board Survey found just 3,282 Latino doctors are prac- ticing medicine in the state and only 90 in the state are of Lao, Cambodian, Hmong or Samoan background ... Large numbers of Cambodians, Hmong and Vietnamese live in the valley ... Because of the language bar-rier, Hmong and Cambodian patients with English-speaking physicians have limited understanding of their prescription medication. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Numbers of minority doctors lag population Apr 3, 2008
Results of a California Medical Board Survey made public Wednesday found only 3,282 Hispanic doctors are actively practicing medicine in the state and only 90 are of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian or Samoan background ... Silas Cha, associate director at the Fresno Center for New Americans, said he can name only a handful of Hmong doctors in Fresno, which is home to about 30,000 Hmong ... "Overall, it will make us a healthier community."Patients are more likely to take medicine that's prescribed to them,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
A gift for giving Mar 28, 2008
For nearly 20 years, The Bridge has offered a number of services to Cambodian, Hmong and Laotian residents. "It's exactly what we needed," said Kim Wood-Hiatt, Sierra Vista's clinical director. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Culture clash Mar 24, 2008
I imagine Hispanic and Hmong females who are changing their roles in life through education can identify, just as Okie women who came in the Dust Bowl and Armenian women who came almost 100 years ago could have. It's like trying to get out of the Mafia. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Joe Orso: In our fight to preserve religious symbols, do we forget the meaning behind them? Mar 18, 2008
Michael Welch wrote on Mar 17, 2008 2:16 PM:" I just wrote this idea on the 'Opinion' blog and I think a great 'test' -- I wish someone or organization would offer one of these cities (La Crosse, Holmen) a big contemplative buddha in the name of ecumenism and in recognition that many local Hmong citizens are Buddhists. If SO many folks 'bear the cross' lightly it'd be a fine thing to observe their reaction to a buddha on public property. If they'd go along with it, great! I'd commend them. But... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Exploring Vietnam, glass by glass Mar 15, 2008
Once a 19th-century retreat for the French elite, today it is home to mostly ethnic minorities like the colorful Black Hmong and Red Dzao, who have been making rice wine in the same simple fashion for generations ... And for the Black Hmong, according to our guide, a young Hmong woman from the area, accepting rice wine in a buffalo horn is a vital part of their courting ritual. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Hmong Academy faces uphill battle to get FUSD charter Mar 6, 2008
Wangyee Vang, in what is currently the office of the Lao Veterans of America Institute, is petitioning Fresno Unified to create a charter school focused on Hmong language and culture ... Dozens of parents are pushing to create what they believe would be the first school in California designed primarily for Hmong and Lao children -- an academy where their native languages, culture and traditions would be taught ... "It's a good idea with good intentions," said school board President Tony Vang,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Escondido police to get free Spanish lessons Feb 27, 2008
" Let me change that for you, Danny: In this Country (and the world in general, to succeed)it is imperative to speak English. Why can't people (in this case "Latinos") learn to speak the language of America if they choose to be here? Why do we legal Americans need to learn their language? Why should Police Officers have to spend their time learning something they may not want to (maybe they would prefer to learn German or French, for example)? Assimilate people, assimilate. Don't expect us to... (North County Times)
Hmong center gets $250K grant Jan 17, 2008
0 : Hmong center gets 250K grant ... MADISON A 250,000 state grant approved Wednesday by the State Building Commission brings organizers of the La Crosse Hmong Cultural and Community Center within 350,000 of their 2 ... The grant was part of a larger appropriation in the recently enacted 2007-09 state budget to establish a Hmong cultural center in Dane County and to assist with renovation costs of the center in La Crosse, which opened July 30 at 1815 Ward Ave. Unlike other projects, the La... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Chetek alum graduates from UW-Eau Claire Jan 10, 2008
By working with Hmong children, she not only learned about their culture but also got great enjoyment from teaching them to read English. While attending school and participating in extracurricular activities, Bossany was also able to maintain full-time employment at the Wal-Mart Vision Center in Eau Claire as an optometry assistant. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Sikh breaks from tradition to live her life Jan 7, 2008
"I imagine Hispanic and Hmong females who are changing their roles in life through education can identify, just as Okie women who came in the Dust Bowl and Armenian women who came almost 100 years ago could have. It's like trying to get out of the Mafia."Breaking awaySihota, 38, is the oldest of her father's five children -- and the only one to break with the tradition of the Sikhs, a religious group from the Punjab region of India. As many as 40,000 Sikhs live in the central San Joaquin Valley,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
New message, new year Dec 27, 2007
General Vang Pao, center, with his wife Song Vang, right, and Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer at left stand at attention for the national anthem during opening ceremonies for the Hmong International New Year at the Fresno Fairgrounds ... n / The Fresno Bee 12/26/07 23:15:56 More informationIf you go Hmong International New Year Where: Fresno County Fairgrounds, Chance and Butler avenues ... Gen. Vang Pao, the Hmong leader fighting federal charges of plotting to overthrow the Laotian government,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Hmong language being offered at University of Wisconsin-Madison Dec 17, 2007
(AP) The University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering Hmong language classes this semester for the first time as part of the regular curriculum ... There was community pressure to do more in terms of helping people understand the Hmong language and Hmong culture and Hmong experiences in the United States, he said ... The killings of six white hunters by a Hmong man in 2004 and of a Hmong hunter by a white man this year brought more attention to the matter. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Hmong celebrate New Year Dec 16, 2007
Shoua Vang, left, her sister Yer, center, and cousin Kabao Moua are dressed in traditional Hmong costumes Saturday afternoon at the Hmong New Year celebration at Big Sky High School ... Saturday evening marked the first time streamers and balloons hung from the ceiling of Missoula's Hmong New Year celebration ... It was also the first time tablecloths covered the tables albeit in traditional Hmong colors. (Missoulian, MT)
Hmong students share voices Dec 9, 2007
Connie Vang, 17, didn't speak a word of Hmong a few years ago. But on Saturday in the City Hall Council Chambers, she spoke in Hmong to more than 100 people as part of a program that helps Hmong youths stay connected to their culture -- by sharing it with others ... "When I was young I didn't hang out with Hmong people, and I lost the language."As part of the "Hmong Voices" project, Vang and two dozen other Fresno County students spent months creating documentaries featuring prominent community... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Abuse out of the shadows Dec 4, 2007
Summer Vue co-founded United Hmong Women and Men Against Violence in Fresno earlier this year. Vue said she helped found the group, which is in the planning stages of working with victims and their families, because there is little support for Hmong women who have been victims of abuse ... By Vanessa Colon / The Fresno Bee 12/03/07 08:08:27 More informationHow to get help Toll-free phone numbers: (559) 233-HELP (4357) and (800) 640-0333 United Hmong Women and Men Against Violence: (559)... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Two exhibits open this weekend at museum Dec 3, 2007
"Quilts from Our Collection" showcases selections from the Sioux City Public Museum's quilt collection ranging from a locally-made 1880s "Friendship" quilt to a 1997 Hmong "story cloth" quilt made in a refugee camp in Thailand. Other quilts feature Wagon Wheel, Block, Crazy, Patchwork, Log Cabin, and Princess Plume patterns. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Juggling is the key to learning Nov 25, 2007
Both are Hmong refugees who have been placed in the American school system without a complete grasp of English ... For the first month of this school year, however, the Hmong assistant at Edison was out on extended medical leave ... For the Earth science class, Hlee's teacher, Jacobs, asked another Hmong student to translate. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Writer questions program Nov 14, 2007
When I went to enter my child in kindergarten, I learned the class was taught half in English and half in Hmong ... Because of where I lived, 50 percent of the children were Hmong. (Porterville Recorder, CA)
Local Hmong couple loses guardianship of drowned woman's children Oct 17, 2007
The case represented a clash between two Hmong clans and two traditions the unwritten customs that govern family relations in Hmong culture and the U.S. formal legal system ... At Her s funeral, elders representing each clan the Hers of North Carolina and the Yangs of the La Crosse area came to an agreement: the Yangs would have guardianship, according to Hmong tradition ... In 2005, she and Cha Yang wedded in a Hmong ceremony and moved to St. Paul. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
'Keep up the traditions' Oct 15, 2007
The Armenian, the Hispanic, the Japanese, the Chinese, the Hmong, to name just a few. As a "Heinz 57," with no familial culture at all, I love to watch the people who marry within in order to keep their sacred heritages intact and alive. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Fadiman's 'The Spirit' recounts cultural appreciation gained Oct 14, 2007
" Fadiman, who currently works at Yale University and has not only won awards for magazine writing and editing but also received a book critics circle award for "The Spirit" -- a book that deals with the challenges that exist in attempting cross-cultural communication. Fadiman says she made many mistakes during the eight years she spent writing the book and jokes one such mistake may have been the book's lengthy title, which has been butchered in a variety of ways (with some transforming it into... (Echo Online, MI)
Here is the new batch of Tribune Community Columnists Oct 7, 2007
- Chronicling the journey of an elderly Hmong woman from Laos to the United States ... WakeUp wrote on Oct 7, 2007 1:18 AM:" What a great group of columnists! I really look forward to what they have to say. I am disappointed, though. From the intro, I thought there might be a Hmong columnist. ". (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Hmong refugees have been wrongly classified as terrorists Oct 6, 2007
Hmong refugees have been wrongly classified as terrorists ... Hmong refugees in Thailand are in danger of being repatriated to Laos, where they believe their lives would be in danger ... D-La Crosse, and several other members of Congress and senators are trying to get the Thai government to allow the Hmong to stay in Thailand until they can be resettled in a third country. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
City workers learn Hmong culture Sep 26, 2007
Vue explained that in Hmong culture, making direct eye contact would mean they had a romantic relationship. The executive director of the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association led his second all-day workshop in a week for city employees to better understand the Hmong community and culture ... Vue said he also teaches Hmong people that making direct eye contact doesn t carry the same meaning in this society. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Cultural calendar is packed Sep 16, 2007
o Prospero and Martha Toledo; a poetry jam; screenings of the Mexican film "El Viol?n" and the Hmong romantic comedy "Tou and Mai"; a photography exhibit; and cuisine from different cultures and traditions. Admission is free. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Doctors learn of religious remedies Sep 15, 2007
That effort at accommodation, called medical pluralism by some, arose not just out of doctors' kindness but medical need, documented in "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down." The book told a true story of a Hmong girl who was suffering seizures and became sicker after American doctors plucked her from her loving Laotian family because of the family's insistence on using traditional, spirituality-based therapies. "Medical training these days has moved in the direction of looking for ways to... (Boston Globe)
New Faces, New City: Finding room in city parks Aug 28, 2007
Hmong people gather at Pena Field because they want to be around people who speak their language and enjoy their same foods and games, Vang said ... She sets up shop along with half a dozen other Hmong women, who serve grilled chicken, fried bread, spicy noodle soup, sweet drinks and papaya salad in exchange for donations ... Hmong people moved their gathering to Pena Field because it's isolated, Her said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Plenty of interesting fare but no classics emerge Aug 26, 2007
This charming film is based on a true story of the mountain dwelling Hmong people. It's another visual treat with colorful traditional costumes, and filmed on location in tribal villages. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Tale spells out joys of shared cultures Aug 19, 2007
When the two girls become friends with a Hmong girl in their school, the friendship opens the door to their respective cultures. They become aware of their own culture as well as the other, Driving Hawk Sneve said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
A chance to learn Aug 14, 2007
Call: (800) 877-3400. I think it is great that our young people will have the opportunity to learn about a group of people who have had an impact on our community. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Prep notebook: Logan boys soccer coach Kammer resigns; assistant takes over Aug 14, 2007
A significant portion of Kammer s success came with the help of a vast Hmong culture at the school. He said involving that community was one of the most rewarding parts of his job. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Fresno Unified board adopts curriculum of 'Hmong Voices' Aug 10, 2007
com: Local: Fresno Unified board adopts curriculum of 'Hmong Voices ... The "Hmong Voices" curriculum will be taught to all children in grades 2 through 11 beginning this school year ... The curriculum will include a "Remembering the Hmong" booklet about Hmong history and culture and the role of the Hmong people in the Vietnam War. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Sink into summer with a good book - Local readers give their personal recommendations Jul 31, 2007
It s about the Hmong community in Merced, Calif ... The story is about a clash of cultures between the Hmong and medical community in California, she said ... It is such a fascinating book because it captures both perspectives so well and gives insights into the Hmong community. (Missoulian, MT)
An unexpected leader Jul 29, 2007
Paula Yang, founder of the Hmong Sisterhood, pauses after addressing about 300 supporters gathered for a rally at Fresno's Courthouse Park ... By Diana Marcum / The Fresno Bee 07/29/07 04:54:36 More informationRefugee filmFilmmaker Rebecca Sommer traveled in 2005 and 2006 to the Hmong refugee camp Ban Huay Nam Khao, Petchabun, in Thailand, focusing on the Hmong Lao who fled military aggressions in Laos ... The testimony of the Hmong refugees and footage filmed by the Hmong-in-hiding in Laos are... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Defense Says Alleged Laos Plotters Pose No Danger Jul 4, 2007
Federal magistrates have denied bail for all 11, including the leader of Hmong in the United States, former Laotian Gen. Vang Pao, 77, who was recently hospitalized for several days while in custody because of complications from his diabetes and heart problems ... The defense cites a declaration from former CIA agent Bill Lair, who recruited Vang Pao to lead a CIA-funded Hmong guerrilla army against the communists during the Vietnam War. (KCRA 3, CA)
MAI DER VANG: Pao arrest unites all the Hmong generations Jun 23, 2007
com: Valley Voices: MAI DER VANG: Pao arrest unites all the Hmong generations ... I wondered, Could Vang Pao do under indictment what he couldn't do all those years as a revered Hmong leader -- unite the generations ... My father shares the view of many Hmong elders -- that Vang Pao's arrest represents a turning point for the Hmong people, and that our very legacy is at stake. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Agents seize $146,000 from home in probe of Laos overthrow plot Jun 22, 2007
His father led CIA-backed Hmong forces in Laos during the 1960s and 1970s while he was a general in the Royal Army of Laos. He now is the recognized leader of tens of thousands of Hmong refugees in the U.S., most of whom live in California's Central Valley, Minnesota and Wisconsin ... Thousands of Hmong have held several rallies outside the federal courthouse and state Capitol to support Vang Pao and the other defendants. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Indictment narrows Hmong generational divide Jun 20, 2007
I wondered, Could Vang Pao do while under indictment what he couldn't do all those years as a revered Hmong leader -- unite the generations. My father shares the view of many Hmong elders -- that Vang Pao's arrest represents a turning point for the Hmong people, and that our very legacy is at stake ... Most of the elders believe Vang Pao had a legitimate motive, that Laos was once our country too, and that the genocidal acts against Hmong in Laos must cease. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Question of picking Vang Pao's replacement divides Hmong Jun 9, 2007
Who will lead the Hmong. No one has a clue, but many find Gen. Vang Pao hard to replace since he helped so many Hmong relocate from Southeast Asia to the United States beginning in 1975 ... The effect of his arrest this week on charges stemming from an alleged plot to overthrow the Laotian government is to create a potential power vacuum in the Hmong-American community. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Judge detains four suspects in alleged Laos overthrow plot Jun 8, 2007
A federal judge on Thursday ordered four Hmong elders from California's Central Valley to remain in jail while they await trial in what prosecutors allege was a plot to violently overthrow the communist government of Laos ... At the heart of the plan, according to the court documents, was a former Laotian military general who led CIA-backed forces during the Vietnam War and a retired California National Guardsman who conducted covert operations and worked with the Hmong during the war ... The... (Fresno Bee -- State)
How ex-guerrilla general became leader of Hmong in California Jun 7, 2007
" Vang Pao, 77, had long advocated that the battle be taken once more to the communists in Laos, a mission the U.S. government supported before the fall of South Vietnam in 1975 and the communist ascendance to power in Laos. But his arrest Monday for allegedly conspiring to mount a coup sent tremors through the tens of thousands of Hmong who settled in California and the Midwest after fleeing Laos. "The community is in shock," Ly said. Vang Pao's clout was a product of both traditional culture... (San Francisco Chronicle)
50 years of education Jun 7, 2007
The crowd was formally welcomed three times by students -- in English, Spanish and Hmong. Student speaker Sana Meghani, 18, said she valued the diversity of Redwood and called the school an example of a "melting pot.""Diversity is our strength," she said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
More arrests likely in Laos plot Jun 6, 2007
Eight of those arrested were prominent members of California's Hmong community -- including Vang Pao, who is widely considered the leader of the Hmong community in the United States ... A short time later, an undercover investigation was launched that involved meetings at Sacramento restaurants and hotels involving the undercover agent, Jack and several Hmong leaders ... Those charged Monday included Youa True Vang, 60, also known as Joseph Youa Vang, a Fresno resident who is a founder of... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Valley Hmong held in Laos plot Jun 5, 2007
Eight Hmong community leaders -- five of them from Fresno or Clovis -- were charged Monday in a plot to overthrow Laos' communist government, federal authorities said ... Valley residents charged in the plot are: Youa True Vang, 60, also known as Joseph Youa Vang, a Fresno resident who is a founder of Fresno's Hmong International New Year, an annual celebration of Hmong culture ... Hue Vang, 39, a former Clovis police officer who is the director of the United Lao Council for Peace, Freedom and... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Thoughts about the immigration meetings Jun 5, 2007
RG wrote on May 28, 2007 5:31 PM:" I didn't see any Hmong or Mexicans at the Memorial Day Parade, honoring the fallen of their "new" country. ". typical spin. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Retired’ carpenter, teacher volunteers to help build Hmong cultural center May 19, 2007
Ken Wing poses out front of the Hmong memorial center on Ward Ave ... Retired carpenter, teacher volunteers to help build Hmong cultural center ... It s easy to spot Ken Wing at the construction site for the Hmong Community and Cultural Center: The 69-year old is the only one wearing a Green Bay Packers hard hat. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Voices of diversity May 18, 2007
My family is Hmong and the Hmong people helped out in the Vietnam War ... Challenges for the next generation would be to keep some of the Hmong culture and not become a race where the language and cultural things have become extinct ... I'm already having a hard time with this because I have a lot of American friends at school and with my Hmong friends we speak English a lot and only a little Hmong. (CNN)
Honoring those who served May 12, 2007
Friday was the first day of a three-day event at Kearney Park honoring Hmong History Month and Hmong and Lao Veterans' Memorial Day, drawing local and state civic leaders ... By Denny Boyles / The Fresno Bee 05/12/07 04:46:00 More informationIF YOU GOHmong History Month and Hmong and Lao Veterans' Memorial Day events continue today and Sunday at Kearney Park ... The light tinkle of small silver discs on the belts of young dancers joined with the deeper jingle of medals on the chests of older... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
