History of the Hmong in Fresno, California

[2] As of 2010, there are 24,328 people of Hmong descent living in Fresno, making up 4.9% of the city's population.

Other Hmong businesses included financial service agencies, farms, video rental stores, medical offices, ranches, insurance companies, and chiropractic clinics.

[5] As of 2013 the Fresno Center for New Americans (FCNA), a Hmong nonprofit organization has a yearly budget of over $2 million and 40 employees.

It helps to serve as one of the Hmong political and civil organs and assisted with the 2006 election of Blong Xiong to the Fresno City Council.

[4] The radio station KBIF 900 am, located in Fresno, airs programming oriented towards Hmong people.

The Hmong TV station served the surrounding Fresno area to Delano and up to the Stockton, CA.

[7] Col. Youa True Vang founded the Hmong International New Year, which has about 100,000 annual participants.

The United Hmong Council organizes the celebration at Calwa Park, which has no admissions charge.