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Who we
are

A Fresno non‑profit for Southeast Asian small business, and the host of the four days each year when the whole valley gathers in one place.

Registered as
501(c)(3) non‑profitEIN to be supplied by the client.
Led by
Dr. Toulu ThaoPresident & Chief Executive Officer
Serving
Fresno Countyand the Central Valley’s Hmong & Southeast Asian communities
Civic leaders and titleholders gathered beneath the welcome arch at the Big Fresno Hmong New Year.

The Hmong Inc. helps Southeast Asian families in Fresno start a business, find a home, and take their place in the life of the valley. Once a year, we bring the whole community together at the Fresno Fairgrounds.

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Board members and civic officials walking in together on opening morning at the Fresno Fairgrounds.

Opening morningCity and county officials walk in with the community at the Fresno Fairgrounds.

A year‑round non‑profit, and the host of the New Year

For fifty‑one weeks a year the work is quiet: business and housing workshops, help for growers and market traders, and the partnerships that get a first‑generation family a licence, a lease, or a loan.

For four days at the turn of the year it produces the Big Fresno Hmong New Year, when the whole Central Valley Hmong community gathers in one place. What the festival raises pays for the year‑round work.

About the festival

Four areas of work

The same four areas the board posts into all year. Each is a section of this site.

Community Events The New Year festival, and the gatherings and ceremonies around it. View section Housing & Community Development Guidance and partnerships on housing and neighborhood investment. View section Agriculture & Business Workshops for growers, market traders, and Southeast Asian business owners. View section What’s New? Notices, calls for vendors, and news from the board. View section

Leadership

Portrait to come

Dr. Toulu Thao

President & Chief Executive Officer

BSME · Ed.D.

Dr. Thao founded The Hmong Inc. to help Southeast Asian small business grow in Fresno, and helps produce the Big Fresno Hmong New Year each December. A fuller biography is to come from the client.

“Four days a year, every Hmong family in this valley walks past our vendors’ tables. Nothing else in Fresno does that.” Dr. Toulu Thao, President & CEO

Board & staff

The full board of directors and staff roster will be published here once the client confirms it.

Sponsors and donors make it possible

The year‑round programs and the four days of the festival are paid for before a single visitor arrives. Sponsorship and donations cover both.

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Where your support goes

  • Business, housing and agriculture workshops, all year
  • The arch, the main stage and the grounds at the New Year
  • The Miss Hmong Grand International program
  • A free, open gathering for the whole valley