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Laotians top growers of marijuana on Calif. farms

February 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gosia Wozniacka The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Last fall, narcotics agents confiscated thousands of marijuana plants, many 10 feet tall, from a 140-acre farm just on the edge of Fresno — one of the biggest pot busts in the county’s history. The pot grew hidden among rows of rotting peppers, tomatoes, and […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Brent Wood, Central Valley, Charles Magill, Fresno County, Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, John Bosavanh, Laos, Lauren Horwood, Marshall Voravong, Michael Voravong, Richard Ko, Southeast Asian, Thailand, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, poverty

Hmong American women break from traditional roles

June 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gosia Wozniacka The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — In a crowded refugee camp in Thailand, Misty Her often sneaked away to a school house and listened through a hole in the wall. She knew she could never attend, being Hmong and a girl.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Bee Yang, Central Valley, Clovis Unified School District, Education, Fresno County, Fresno State, Fresno Unified School District, Hmong American, Maiya Yang, Paly Yang, Phong Yang, Rachel Lor, So Vicky Xiong, United States, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, Wa Tu Xiong

Calif. town shocked by former Indian soldier’s murder-suicide

June 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gosia Wozniacka The Associated Press SELMA, Calif. (AP) — News of a murder-suicide that left four family members dead raced through a tight-knit Indian community in a small California agricultural town, as police tried to determine why a former Indian army officer opened fire on his family before killing himself.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Avtar Singh, Central Valley, Deputy Chris Curtice, Fresno County Sheriff, Harry Gill, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jalil Andrabi, Pakistan, Punjabi Sahit, Punjabi Sikhs, ROTC, SWAT, Selma High School, United States, Vol 31 No 25 | June 16 - June 22, Zahid Rafiq

Study shows obstacles in Hmong and Mien getting aid for mentally disabled children

January 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Researchers at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at University of California, Davis (UC Davis) explored the relationship between Hmong and Mein

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Central Valley, Dian Baker, Hmong Women, South East Asian, United States, Vol 30 No 4 | January 22 - January 28, language

Vang Pao, Hmong guerrilla leader, dies in California

January 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Vang Pao, a revered former general in the Royal Army of Laos who led thousands of Hmong guerrillas in a CIA-backed secret army

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Army Lt, Blong Xiong, Central Valley, Clovis Community Medical Center, FRESNO, Hmong New Years, Laos, Michelle Von Tersch, Neo Hom, Southeast Asian, United States, Vang Pao, Vietnam War, Vol 30 No 3 | January 15 - January 21, William Portanova, Youa True Vang

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