Hmong Welcome Sept. 7

As part of a community-wide effort to welcome and assist an estimated 3,000 new Hmong refugees to the Central Valley, Fresno State will hold a special forum Tuesday, Sept. 7.

The forum, "Living Well in America : The University's Role in Hmong Refugee Resettlement," will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Satellite Student Union.

President John D. Welty, in cooperation with Stone Soup Fresno, called for the event, which will be organized by a university-wide committee with community participation. The event will include presentations by members of the Hmong community as well as cultural entertainment.

Stone Soup is a local nonprofit organization serving the Southeast Asian community just west of the university.

The university Committee is chaired by Trish Studt, Community Partnerships coordinator for the Students for Community Service Office at Fresno State . For more information, contact Studt at 8-7508.