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Meet a Laotian Refugee in Fresno Who Won a National Heritage Fellowship

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Blues guitarist BB King had one. So did the creator of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Every year up to nine artists in the United States receive a National Heritage Fellowship. There's no higher award honoring traditional and folk arts in America. Rarely are the artists as famous as the king of the blues, but they are masters of their work, connecting people to a sense of place. We get the story of one of this year's recipients, from a Laotian refugee community in Fresno.

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