Soreath Hok
ReporterSoreath Hok is a multimedia journalist with over 16 years of experience in radio, television and digital production. She is a 2022 National Edward R. Murrow Award winner. At KVPR she covers local government, politics and other local news.
A Cambodian-American, Soreath began her journalism career in Fresno, graduating from Fresno State with a B.A. in English and minor in Mass Communication & Journalism. Her first media job at KFSR, the campus radio station, helped to launch her career in broadcast news. She worked as a producer at two Fresno stations, KMPH FOX 26 and KSEE 24, before moving to KCRA 3 in Sacramento.
After more than 10 years behind-the-scenes as a producer, Soreath explored other creative outlets outside of news in advertising, marketing and social media. Most recently, she started a social media marketing company in Sacramento, before deciding to move back to Fresno to help with her family’s business. Now, she’s happy to be back in her hometown, returning to the medium that started it all for her.
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While Madera County searches for healthcare solutions, the recent hospital and clinic closures highlight a bigger financial crisis for hospitals. -
As the Madera Community Hospital bankruptcy filing is expected to be completed, the closure of three clinics and a hospital in a single month in the county have left many questions.
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Both counties were already experiencing a surge of patients with respiratory illnesses. But after the Madera hospital shut down, one county was left wondering what happens now and the other tending to more patients than it could handle.
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A Fresno mobile home park which saw some of the city’s worst living conditions after years of neglect is now under new ownership. But residents still have questions about their future at the park.
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Four city warming centers will be open through January 31, regardless of the temperature. Hours were also adjusted from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.
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Fresno City Council members walked out during their meeting after Councilmember Garry Bredefeld spoke out against a drag event that took place in early December.
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In court, Esparza read a statement acknowledging details of an April 22 conversation with former City Attorney Doug Sloan.
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Although Fresno has one of the largest Cambodian populations in California, it doesn’t yet have a dedicated mental health program to help survivors of that country’s 1970s genocide deal with the lasting trauma. But the city’s vibrant Khmer community has found its own unique way to heal.
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We’ve been telling you the story of one family of Cambodian refugees in Fresno who survived the trauma of the Khmer Rouge genocide. Here, we dig deeper into their past to show how they’ve rebuilt their lives decades after resettling in the U.S.
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For those who survived the trauma of the Khmer Rouge genocide, mental health treatment remains a dire need. We take a look at one program in Oakland that’s succeeding in reaching Cambodians at risk in this refugee community.
