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HND CA Community Roundtables - May 2012
HND convened Community Roundtables across the Central Valley in California from April 30, 2012 to May 4, 2012. We were able to meet with over 120 community members, leaders and advocates from multiple generations in Sacramento, Fresno and Merced. We presented recent data on the Hmong American community from the Census 2010 and recent American Community Survey data as well as preliminary data on financial trends for Hmong-serving and Hmong-led non-profits in CA, MN and WI. All of this will be included in our State of the Hmong American Community Census Report, which will be out later this Fall, as well as our report on our assessment of Hmong communities and organizations in CA, MN and WI, which will be out towards the end of 2012.
Special thanks to all who assisted with or hosted the roundtables: HERO (Hmong Empowerment Resources & Outreach; our local partner for the HND Conference 2013 in Fresno), HND Board Member Paul Lo, Yav Pem Suab Academy, Hmong Women's Heritage Association, FIRM, Fresno Center for New Americans, Fresno State Hmong Students Association, Ge Her, Youa Lee, and the Fresno Regional Foundation for its generous support.
Below are documents which were presented at the roundtables that are available for download. HND encourages all who are interested to use this data and information for your benefit and to continue educating others about the current state of our community. (Click link below to download)
HND will be hosting a webinar on this presentation for those across the country who are interested to participate. Information will be forthcoming. Sign up on our mailing list to keep updated by clicking HERE.
April 25, 2012: HUNDREDS OF HMONG FLEE PERSECUTION IN VIETNAM
Download press release HERE.
For more information please CLICK HERE.
April 24, 2012:Tentative CA Roundtables Schedule
Below is information on what dates, times and locations HND will be hosting community roundtables. There are various options for you to select which meeting best meets your schedule but the content will be the same at each meeting. If you have questions please contact Bruce Thao at brucet@hndinc.org or Seng Vang at sengv@hndinc.org.
Main goals of the sessions:
1) Share data from our analysis of financial trends of Hmong-serving non-profits across CA from 2000-2011.
2) Discuss recent national data detailing the alarming disparities between Hmong and other Asians as well as other race/ethnic groups across the country.
3) Understand how to utilize national data to advance your community and to support your local organizations.
4) Provide next steps regarding HND’s organizational and community assessment and how you can be a part of this process.
Monday, April 30 – Sacramento, CA
- Tentative afternoon meeting with Hmong Student Associations @ CSU Sac
- 6pm – 8pm: Location: Yav Pem Suab Hmong Charter School
- o 7555 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831
Tuesday, May 1 – Sacramento, CA
- 6pm – 8pm: Location: Hmong Women’s Heritage Association
- o 7275 E Southgate Drive, #306, Sacramento, CA 95823
Wednesday, May 2 – Fresno, CA
- 6pm – 8pm: Location: Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM)
- 1940 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93703
Thursday, May 3 – Fresno, CA
- 6pm – 8pm: Fresno Center for New Americans
- 4879 East Kings Canyon Road Fresno, CA 93727
Friday, May 4 – Merced, CA
- 6pm – 8pm: Location: Law Offices of Paul C. Lo
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849 West 20th Street, Merced, CA
95340
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Please RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/HND-CA
HND April 2012 Newsletter
Announcements:
- CA Listening Sessions
- New Policy Advocate
- WHIAAPI Philanthropic Briefing
- SSA AAPI Roundtable
- API Policy Research Conference
- HND Speaks at Local High School
- May API Heritage Events in DC
- SEARAC Leadership & Advocacy Training
Policy Updates
- Farm Bill & Hmong Farmers
- Civil Rights
- Health
- Immigration
To view CLICK HERE
HND Community forum
On October 4, 2011, Hmong National Development hosted a Community Forum on Leadership held in St. Paul, MN. Over 40 community members were present in person and via conference call. Reports were presented on the HND Leadership Symposium held in conjunction with the HND Conference in April 2011, as well as the results of a recent study HND completed on Hmong-led non-profits across the United States.
There was productive discussion regarding the nonprofit sector, the trends that are shaping current work within the Hmong community, as well as how to think differently about this work and services provided.
Below are the reports, handouts and PowerPoint presentation from the forum, available for download and distribution:
We were pleased to have the Hmong Broadcasting Company (HBC TV) on site to record the presentation. You can view the 1 hour presentation below or via Youtube by clicking HERE