Fresno State News Author and Fresno State professor Mai Der Vang was honored Monday as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, for her groundbreaking book of documentary poetry, “Yellow Rain.” The book integrates archival research and declassified government documents to examine the biological warfare that threads through...
Is Fresno County Reaching Non-English Speakers With Coronavirus Warnings?
The head of a nonprofit social services organization for Hmong- and Spanish-speaking people said Tuesday that Fresno County health officials have not done enough to make COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak warnings and advisories more widely available to non-English speakers. Pao Yang, chief executive officer of the Fresno Center, said he was...
Fresno Hmong Oppose Trump Deportation Plan to Laos
Hmong community members met Thursday near a statue of their hero — a statue depicting what led to their arrival in America. Just yards away from the memorial, showing two Hmong soldiers saving an American ally, and plaques honoring Gen. Vang Pao, the Hmong residents asked that their contributions to...
Kaiser Donates $80K for Counseling in Hmong Shooting Tragedy
An $80,000 Kaiser Permanente grant will provide mental health counseling and other support to those in Fresno's Hmong community affected by November’s mass shooting that killed four people. Listen to this article: The grant to The Fresno Center’s Mass Shooting Victims Support Program will provide additional hours for mental...
Details of Hmong Murder Suspects and How Police Caught Them
Shortly after the brother of a Mongolian Boys Society member was killed in a Fresno home invasion in the early hours of Nov. 17, gang members met to plan a retaliatory hit. That is some of the new information revealed in the federal criminal complaint filed against three men for...
Hmong Murders: 4 Could Face Death Penalty, 7th Suspect Named
Four suspects in the Nov. 17 shooting deaths of four Hmong men in Fresno could face death penalty charges, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp announced Thursday afternoon. Three other suspects will also be charged in federal court. Anthony Montes (27 of Fresno), Porge Ku (26 of Fresno), Billy Xiong...
Death Penalty Possible for Six Arrested in Hmong Murders
UPDATE After 44 days, and 5,000 hours of investigative work, Fresno Police say they have solved a quadruple homicide that gripped the city and the nation. At a New Year's Eve news conference, Fresno Police Chief Andrew Hall announced the arrest of six suspects in the Nov. 17 homicides. The...
Fresno Police Arrest 6 Gang Members in Killings of 4 Hmong Men
UPDATE Six suspects are in custody in the mass shooting that killed four Hmong residents on Nov. 17 and are being held in the Fresno County Jail. Fresno Police Chief Andy Hall announced the arrests in a news conference Tuesday morning. The suspects are all self-admitted members of the Mongolian...
Fresno Police Arrest 3 in Killings of 4 Hmong Men
UPDATES Three suspects in the mass shooting that killed four Hmong residents on Nov. 17 were arrested Monday night and are being held in Fresno County Jail. The suspects are Pao Choua Vang, 30, Johnny Xiong, 25, and Jhovanny Delgado, 19. According to jail records, Fresno police officers arrested Xiong...
Hmong Celebrate New Year in Fresno Amid Tight Security
FRESNO — Thousands of people gathered Thursday in Fresno to celebrate the Hmong new year amid heightened security in the wake of a neighborhood shooting that killed four people. The celebration, which runs through Jan. 1, features Hmong foods, dance, music and games along with sports tournaments, and it typically...