Farmer cultivates his Hmong roots in Fresno

Pang Chang — who fled Laos and settled in southwest Fresno, where he grows fruit — is a determined farmer who knows how to take advice. His father's: Grow trees for wealth. His friend's: Heed the science.In a different country and different language, Pang Chang's father told him that if he wanted to survive year-to-year, grow vegetables. But for long-term fortune? Plant trees.

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