Vang Pao
In the 1980s and 1990s any Hmong moved to California due to Vang Pao being located in Southern California and the desire to farm in the Central Valley of California, with Hmong arriving from many states including Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. The influx began after Vang Pao had founded the first Lao Family Community in California. Many Hmong who arrived in California decided not to farm due to a lack of capital, English skills, and overall education; the lack of English meant they were unable to develop the required marketing and technological skills to succeed in farming in the United States.