CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Councilmember Brandon Vang
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor BRANDON VANG, Councilmember, District 5
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ NELSON ESPARZA, Council President TYLER MAXWELL, Council Vice President
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember, District 1 MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3 NICK RICHARDSON, Councilmember, District 6
WHEREAS, Hmong Nurses Association (HNA) Fresno Chapter was founded in September 2018 with over 200 registrants, uniting local Hmong nurses and students to provide mentorship programs, award scholarships, and lead culturally responsive health initiatives that empower the next generation of healthcare professionals while addressing health disparities in the community; and WHEREAS, the Hmong Nurses Association’s goals include uniting Hmong nurses locally and globally, recruiting and mentoring individuals interested in the nursing profession, developing programs in nursing leadership, clinical practice, and education, and facilitating networking and collaborative partnerships across the profession; and
WHEREAS, the Fresno Chapter engages with the community through educational outreach, including local school health fairs, career days, college nursing orientation days, Nurses Week, and community health disparity panels; and
WHEREAS, as of April 12, 2026, HNA Fresno has awarded a total of 78 pre-nursing and nursing scholarships totaling $94,350.00 to motivated, financially disadvantaged students of Hmong descent across the Central Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Hmong Nurses Association Fresno supports its members in attending national HNA conferences through stipends, and in the Fall of 2025, initiated Operation Holiday Bear Hug at Valley Children's Hospital and Sang Pediatrics; and
WHEREAS, Hmong Nurses Association Fresno collaborates with HNA National to showcase the Secret War Nurses exhibit, educating the community about the first Hmong nurses and their legacy, and partnered with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses at the Californi a State Chapters Inaugural Conference in September 2025 on advancing health equity through diverse nursing perspectives; and WHEREAS, the Hmong Nurses Association Fresno continues this work by partnering with other multicultural nursing organizations to host the Central Diversity Nursing Leadership Summit, addressing health disparities and advancing the goals of Healthy People 2030.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, that we, Mayor Jerry P. Dyer and the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim September 17th, 2026, as:
“Hmong Nurses Association Day”
In the City of Fresno
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this Seventeenth Day of September of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Six.
Hmong Nurses Association – Fresno Chapter