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COVID-19 and the city of Fresno
City of Fresno, Council President, Miguel Arias, and ABIRC, Executive Director, Blong Xiong on shelter in place, price gouging, and coast guard… Toj xeem Miguel Arias nrog rau Nplooj Xyooj tham txog teej meem thiab kab mob coronavirus.
Safe Health Practice with Dr Long Thao
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Safe health practice with Dr Long Thao (3-19-2020) Tham txog kab mob kev nkeeg thiab kev nob haum huv nrog rau Dr Looj Thoj.
SBA Disaster Loan Program
If your business is affected by COVID-19, you may qualify for an emergency loan through the SBA. ABIRC will assist you free of charges through the application process. Call our office today to find out 559-438-9680.
COVID-19 Resources
Protect yourself and protect everyone around you. Remember to practice social distancing and wash your hands with soaps. Resources: stop-the-spread-of-germs
Emergency Order from the City of Fresno
(Fresno, California) 2020-03-19. Due to COVID-19, the City of Fresno issues emergency ‘shelter in place.’ Starting Thursday, March 19 at 12:01 AM, everyone is to take shelter that may last through March 31st. The full details of the order can be found at the following link: https://www.fresno.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EMERGENCY-ORDER-2020-02_SHELTER-IN-PLACE-3.18.20.pdf
Round Table Water Discussion with State Senator Melissa Hurtado
November 12, 2019. ABIRC joined the State Senator Melissa Hurtado on the round table water discussion concerned with the SEA community of the Central Valley. “Today our Southeast Asian farmers are faced with many challenges which include representation, cultural and language barriers. In the last few years, we’ve searched for opportunities to include the Southeast[…]
Hard works… Pay off!
Today, Zia picked up his first paycheck. After many months, ABIRC and the University of Cooperative California Extension, Fresno has helped Zia become an official vendor for the Fresno Unified School District. The first order of Thai chili was distributed at the Nutrition Center and will soon be cooked into sweet and chili sauce. In the[…]
1st HMong Leadership Cohort Graduation
Congratulation to the 1st HMong Leadership Cohort on their success in completing the program. Special thanks to PGE and Chevron for making this opportunity happen and Wayside Noodles for providing dinner to everyone.
Last Cohort Meeting
Asian Business Institue and Resource Center are proud of our first Hmong Leadership Cohort for their time and effort by attending all of the workshops provided by ABIRC. The final workshop of the first Hmong Leadership Cohort ended with councilmember Esmeralda Soria updating the cohort about the importance of the 2020 Census, more Asian businesses contracting[…]