Fitchburg celebrates 2006 hmong new year Fitchburg recent hmong immigrants sheng vue and pao thao silently tossed a tennis ball back and forth saturday afternoon at the 2006 hmong new year's celebration in fitchburg. The traditional hmong game of catch allows members of the opposite sex to get to know each other.It is just one of the traditional activities featured at the twoday festival in saima park. Hmong is an ethnic group of people originally from china who migrated south to laos, thailand and vietnam.Many hmong soldiers helped american forces in laos during the vietnam war and subsequently came to the united states, explained kao her, hmonglao community support services coordinator for the montachusett opportunity council. Her, 32, was born in laos.He immigrated to the united states eight years ago, and moved to fitchburg five years ago. Fitchburg resident bao yang, 19, was one of many participants on saturday dressed in traditional garb ornately decorated with bright colors and gems. "Everybody gets Homecoming Dresses Australia together and dresses up.It just represents who you are,"Said yang, who immigrated from thailand when she was 2. Yang's 3yearold brother, kevin, chose not to dress traditionally, but did munch on some nava, a sweet coconut drink mix with colorful, jellylike candies. Leominster resident lou oopara, 44, has cooked traditional hmong cuisine from fried rice to Bridesmaid Dresses Australia deepfried fish for the past five new year's celebrations in fitchburg. "It's very fun, very happy.The whole family makes the food,"Said oopara, serving up some pad thai. Contemporary hmong culture was present during the celebration, too.Kids fingered through cds and video tapes from current hmong pop stars lining Prom Dresses Australia several booths. "This one is pretty fun, and i have friends in the area,"Vang said. The hmong community in the twin cities is a closeknit one, said yer thao, 43. Yer thao moved to leominster 10 years ago, and is now helping his nephew, 22yearold pao thao, make the transition to american Bridesmaid Dresses Online life.The new year's celebration is one way local hmongs display their sense of self.

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