Posted on 11/26/2004 10:26:23 AM PST by LouAvul
Hmong leaders in Fresno are worried that the hunting tragedy in Wisconsin might affect the public's perception and image of Hmong refugees. They also say they want to prevent a similar violent situation from occurring here.
About a dozen people from the Hmong community met Wednesday at the Fresno Center for New Americans to discuss Chai Soua Vang, a St. Paul, Minn., man accused of killing six hunters Sunday. Vang told authorities that the men used racial slurs and shot at him first.
Lue Yang, the center's executive director, said he's worried that negative publicity from the case could affect a new wave of Hmong refugees. Yang and other Hmong leaders said they didn't think the media was neutral because it identified the suspect's ethnicity.
About 2,200 Hmong from Thailand are expected to arrive in the Fresno area by next year. They started coming in June. "Many people might ask, 'Why should we take more refugees?'" Yang said.
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Excuse me,...but did you say "Hmong"? Yeah, Hmong! A what's a Hmong? Thank God for Herman Munster!
Welcome to FR. I see you signed up today. This article is nearly a year old.
Looks to me as you're trying to pad your posts to a commercial site...hope I'm wrong, because that's not a cool thing to do around here.
The plain plane?
(I know you can't reply because your account has been
suspended, but didn't want to let you off the hook either.)
"odoso" is the only account previously suspended on the thread.
I wonder if someone came back?
Between defending murderers and the terrorist threats today, it's going to be a busy 9/11 around here. ;)
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