Sal Quintero: “26 years later, we are still united and still celebrating…”

“It was under his leadership that the Hmong new year is what it is today. He united the new year celebration in Tu one and led it out of financial instability. 26 years later, we are still united and still celebrating the beauty of the Hmong people. There are so many leaders locally from the past that we can thank. I will name a few of them that were instrumental in the early years of resettlement here in Fresno county.” (04:22–04:30)

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