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A traditional Hmong funeral was held at the Fresno Fairgrounds from August 23 until August 26, 2013. [2] More than 25,000 people attended the three-day funeral. [ 3 ] According to Blong Xiong , the President of the Fresno city council , May Song Vang was the last major Hmong figure from the Vietnam War era.
Defunct Spanish-language newspapers published in California (5 P) Pages in category "Defunct newspapers published in California" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
California's first such newspaper was the Mirror of the Times, which began publishing in the mid-1850s. [1] Although the number of African Americans in California did not exceed 1,100 until the 20th-century, [ 2 ] seven African American newspapers were established in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 19th century.
“If history isn’t documented, then it’s forgotten,” a librarian involved in creating Fresno State’s Hmong history repository said. Hmong culture in 1960s war-torn Laos documented by ...
The Fresno Hmong had advocated for California bill AB78 which established a requirement for Southeast Asian history education in the California school system; this bill passed in 2003. [10] The first Hmong in the state elected to a California city council was Blong Xiong, who was elected to the Fresno city council in 2006. [11]
Thousands of Hmong community members gathered at Cal Expo this weekend to celebrate the Sacramento Hmong New Year festival, an annual cultural celebration in the city with the second-largest Hmong ...
He moved the family to California in the 1990s. He frequently appeared at Hmong veterans' gatherings and helped veterans immigrate and settle in the US. He defended his controversial acts during the war to reporters and historians, claiming they were necessary response to fight the war. [citation needed] He died in California on June 27, 2003 ...
The Fresno Center CEO Pao Yang, center, with councilperson Mike Karbassi, left, and Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, right, laugh together as they have photos taken at the 2023 Hmong American Day ...