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Lisa Lao
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About MeLisa was a staff writer for Sac City's newspaper, Express, Spring 2011 and Opinions Editor for Express, Fall 2011 sillyIndividual.wordpress.com express.lisalao@gmail.com |
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It’s afterschool at Grant Union High School and the crowd goes wild! No it is not Grant’s Friday night football game and no the crowd is not at Grant’s football field either. Just before the thanksgiving break Grant’s auditorium is packed with not just any students of Grant but the Hmong students of Grant and their family, friends and other Hmong within the community. In celebrations to Hmong New Year, Grant’s Hmong Club hosted their 4th annual Hmong New Year event which was opened to the community at Grant’s soccer field and in the auditorium Nov. 17. Grant Union High School is well-known for their football team, but what you may not realize is that Grant is a really diverse public
Conversation about: Grant's 4th Annual Hmong Club New Year Celebration
Hi Suzanne, thanks for the comment! To answer your question, yes most of the Hmong families in the Sacramento area have all come from the same place, mostly the refugee camps in Laos and Thailand. They are all indeed connected through history and the things they all went through and have experienced in order to get here in America. To learn more about the Hmong people and their history or origin you can just simply look up "Hmong" or check them out on wikipedia.