Sal Quintero: “It was under his [Colonel Zhua Trubang's] leadership that…”

“We won't see another leader of his caliber for a long time. Another person in our local community that I would like to acknowledge is Colonel Zhua Trubang. It was under his [Colonel Zhua Trubang's] 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.” (04:09–04:23)

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