Hmong Daily News

05/31/2026

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close the conversation continues as children and families gathered at O'Neil Park in Sacramento on May 29, for a community event hosted by California Love, California Strong and Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind, two statewide initiatives that focus on raising awareness on physical and mental well-being.

Sacramento Event Highlights Mental Health Through Movement and Connection

05/25/2026

ICYMI: To find creative solutions for combating hate, the California Civil Rights Department held a conference in San Francisco focusing on strategies to confront hatred in all its forms.

Individuals and participants from non-profit organizations gathered in person and online for the all-day May 11 summit, held at the Commonwealth Club and organized by CA vs Hate in partnership with the California Commission on the State of Hate and Stop the Hate. The event highlighted state programs including CA vs Hate, a reporting hotline and support connection network, and Stop the Hate CA, an anti-hate initiative — and addressed hateful acts against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Californians in particular.

California vs Hate Conference Addresses Anti-Asian Resentment

05/19/2026

Behind the new medical office FocusPoint Urgent Care are two Hmong American physicians whose paths began years before they opened their clinic in Maplewood, MN. Dr. Chee Vang, a physician and author, and Dr. Charles Vang say they come from strikingly similar backgrounds and shared experiences that ultimately shaped their approach to medicine.

New FocusPoint Urgent Care Brings Primary and Urgent Care Services to Maplewood

05/19/2026

After a wave of anti-Asian violence from the COVID-19 era, and during this current period of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on American neighborhoods, many AAPI still fear the simple task of leaving their homes.

Almost half of AAPI adults say they experienced a hate act in 2025 — a figure that compares closely to 49% in 2023 and 53% in 2024, according to the nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate.

California vs Hate Conference Addresses Anti-Asian Resentment

05/17/2026

Hundreds in Sacramento turn out to celebrate Hmong American Day at Edward Harris Middle School in Elk Grove.

Sacramento Celebrates Hmong American Day: Honoring the Past and Future Legacy

05/17/2026

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05/13/2026

May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander heritage month. Celebrate with Hmong Daily News! Thank you for celebrating AANHPI month with our very own Macy Yang.

Macy Yang, publisher of Hmong Daily News, said she launched the Sacramento-based publication in 2020 after realizing there was no dedicated news platform ser...

05/06/2026

Watch the candid interview of Lis Xeeb, part 2.

Lis Xeeb Interview, Part 2

05/05/2026

The release of American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism is especially timely, coinciding with AAPI Heritage Month.

For people of any background who have experienced racism, whether once in their lives or daily, this book needs to grace their bookshelves so that they can be reminded that they are not alone. People who were once racist but have miraculously righted their wrongs should also rely on this book to remind them of what they once were and constantly rekindle the thought that they made the right decision to be who they are and feel what they feel today.

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American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism