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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hmong National Development

1628 16th Street NW

Washington, DC 20009

www.hndinc.org



PAUL LO BECOMES FIRST HMONG AMERICAN JUDGE IN THE UNITED STATES



WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 7, 2013—





Hmong National Development (HND) applauds the recent appointment of Paul Lo as Superior Court Judge of Merced County (CA). Governor Brown announced the appointment on December 27, 2013, making Mr. Lo the first Hmong American judge in the United States. Paul has served on the HND board since 2003, and was Board President from 2005 to 2009. A longtime supporter of HND’s national efforts, as well as his local community, Paul will continue to serve the community well in this new role.



“We are honored to see Paul become the first Hmong American judge in the country. It is testament to his hard work, dedication and commitment to serving the community,” said Bao Vang, HND President/CEO.



Paul received his Juris-Doctorate from UCLA School of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1994. He has practiced law for the last twenty years in the Central Valley and is the owner of the Law Offices of Paul C. Lo in Merced. Paul is a former elected member of the Merced City School District Board of Trustees, a member of the UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees, a member of the Merced Mercy Hospital Community Board of Trustees, and is the founder and former president of the Southeast Asian-American Professionals Association (SEA-APA).





About Hmong National Development

Hmong National Development, Inc. (HND) is a national, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization whose mission is to empower the Hmong community to achieve prosperity and equality through education, research, policy advocacy and leadership development. Founded in 1993, HND is the leading national policy advocacy organization for the Hmong American community. For the past 21 years, HND has provided local Hmong non-profits and communities with capacity building and technical assistance, advocated for legislation which impacts our communities, cultivated leadership in youth through internship programs and youth empowerment models, and most notably are recognized for our Hmong National Development Conference.

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Contact: Bruce Thao

651-495-1517

brucet@hndinc.org