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Reading With Your Kids PodcastLaughter & Love Knows No BordersIf you're looking for a heartwarming and inspiring conversation, you've come to the right place! In this episode of Reading with Your Kids, we had the pleasure of chatting with Frankie Thompkins, the new executive director of Clowns Without Borders USA, as well as authors Azizi Tuere and Kao Kalia Yang. Frankie shared the incredible mission of Clowns Without Borders - providing relief through the power of laughter in areas of crisis, both internationally and right here in the US. As she explained, clowning has this unique ability to transcend language barriers and bring joy to people experiencing...2025-01-2156 min
The Book Maven: A Literary RevueFamily tragedy, invisible groups, and naked wiccans with Luis Alberto UrreaLiterary critic and memoirist Bethanne Patrick sits down with author Luis Alberto Urrea to discuss writing family in fiction. Luis is a multi-genre talent, having published pieces in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. “The magic of words” is something he fully believes in, and what it means for him to have a platform is discussed. Our #FridayReads are plentiful this week, with Persuasion by Jane Austen, Fantastic Pacific Crucible by Ian W. Toll, Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson, Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs, The Bone Orchard Mythos Tenement by Jeff Lemire, Young Goodman Brown...2024-12-0628 min
Let's Go Do Fun StuffLet's Explore Minneapolis with Shannon Gibney
Local Author Shannon Gibney was introduced to me through another local author Kao Kalia Yang. We met at May Day Cafe in South Minneapolis, very very close to Powderhorn Park.
Thank you so much, Shannon for chatting with me. Thank you for sharing your work and heart. Thank you for being a part of our community.
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Shannon Gibney: https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/bookhounds-author-directory/shannon-gibney-local-author/
Adventures in Cardboard: https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/directory/adventures-in-cardboard/
Exploding Kittens: https://gamesbyjames.com/single.php?item=6440
Kao Kalia Yang: https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/bookhounds-author-directory/kao-kalia-yang/
MayDay Cafe: https://www...2024-11-1312 min
Minnesota News and Info TrackerDiscover Minnesota's Vibrant Literary and Sporting Landscapes: Fostering Cultural Depth and Community EngagementMinnesota, often known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, stands out not only for its picturesque landscapes and vibrant outdoor culture but also for its flourishing literary scene and robust educational sports programs. The state has continually fostered a strong community of authors, a passion for local sports, and an overall commitment to cultural and educational progress.The literary culture in Minnesota is notably enriched by events that bring authors and readers together. Authors like Kao Kalia Yang, a Hmong-American writer known for her poignant narratives that explore immigrant experiences and ancestral heritage, and David Housewright, a popular figure...2024-10-1802 min
Hmong Womxn ThrivingEpisode 15: Crafting a Legacy: Kao Kalia Yang on Literature, Culture, and CommunityIn this deeply inspiring episode of Hmong Womxn Thriving, we are honored to sit down with renowned author and artist Kao Kalia Yang. 🌟 As one of the first published Hmong authors in the United States, Kao Kalia has been a powerful voice for the Hmong community, sharing stories of identity, resilience, and hope. 📚✨
We delve into her remarkable journey as a writer, exploring the challenges she’s faced and the triumphs that have shaped her career. From her acclaimed works such as The Latehomecomer and The Song Poet, Kao Kalia shares the deep connections between he...2024-10-101h 07
Writing Your Resilience: Building Resilience, Embracing Trauma and Healing Through WritingEstrangement, Dementia, and the Fractured Memoir with Lara LillibridgeSend us a textIf you have a complicated relationship with someone, how do you write about them? Should you craft a linear memoir that reads more like a journey or write something that mirrors your experience? Join me and Lara Lillibridge, author of Girlish, Mama, Mama, Only Mama, and The Truth of Unringing Phones, as we explore the impact of estrangement on the memoir writing process, how to protect your heart as you write about painful experiences, the power of publishing your story, as well as the a-ha Lara had about which part of the writing...2024-09-2637 min
Your Favorite Stories, Now in Your Ears - Full AudiobookDiamond Explorer Audiobook by Kao Kalia YangListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 736808
Title: Diamond Explorer
Author: Kao Kalia Yang
Narrator: Colin Ryan, Gregory Yang, Kelli Garland, Pagnia Xiong
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4:57:11
Language: English
Release date: 09-17-24
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family
Summary:
From APALA-winning author and Guggenheim Fellow Kao Kalia Yang, a middle-grade debut about a Hmong American boy's struggle to find a place for himself in America and in the world of his ancestors.
Malcolm is the youngest child of Hmong refugees, and he was born over a decade after his youngest sibling, giving hi...2024-09-184h 57
Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book, Middle Grade and YA AuthorsE60: Telling Stories That Heal: The Diamond Explorer with Kao Kalia YangOn this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kao Kalia Yang about her debut middle grade novel: The Diamond Explorer.
Kao has been on the podcast before to talked about Caged, her powerful picture book illustrated by Khou Vue, and I still carry pieces of our conversation in my reader's heart.
Today, she’s here to talk about the inspiration behind her newest middle grade novel. We’ll explore why she writes, the themes that cut across all of her books, the power of books to get closer to who we are and...2024-09-1229 min
Wonder World Book Cafe'90. The Diamond Explorer Kao Kalia YangMalcolm is a first generation Hmong living in Minnesota longing for a sense of safety, a stronger sense of his identity, and a connection with his ancestors. This middle grade novel is storytelling at its finest.
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2024-09-0808 min
Constant WonderA Hmong Refugee Breaks her SilenceWhen she realized that her father had become a voice for the scattered Hmong people, Kao Kalia Yang—who'd refused to speak English for 20 years—found the courage to do the same.
Guest: Kao Kalia Yang, author of "Where Rivers Part," "The Song Poet," and "The Latehomecomer"2024-09-0444 min
Constant WonderDon't Miss Season 9 of Constant Wonder!We're busy working on stories to remind you how phenomenal our world is! Coming up next season: Amy Tan, author of six New York Times best-selling novels, takes us into her back yard to meet the wild birds whose vibrant individual lives populate the pages of her new non-fiction book. Hmong American writer Kao Kalia Yang shares her discovery that her humble factory-worker father had a voice of music and poetry that spoke for his people. Francis Collins, the scientist who led the Human Genome Project, describes miraculous discoveries in genetic research, including advances in the treatment of cystic fibrosis...2024-08-1403 minKidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book, Middle Grade and YA AuthorsE48: Freedom & Resilience: Caged with Kao Kalia Yang & Khou VueIn this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kao Kalia Yang and Khou Vue, the author and illustrator team behind Caged, a stunning, powerful picture book.
Listen as we talk about Caged, the cool connection both of their daughters have in contributing to their careers and how they get to meet for the first time live on KidLit Love. =)
You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here: https://www.alitlife.com/2024/08/02/freedom-resilience-caged-with-kao-kalia-yang-khou-vue/
Join me inside my Face...2024-08-0232 min
Reading With Your Kids PodcastFrom Refugee Camps to the Page: Exploring Identity, Trauma, and JoyIn this captivating episode of the Reading with Your Kids podcast, host Jed Doherty sits down with two remarkable guests who are using their unique talents to make a difference in the world. First, we hear from Kao Kalia Yang, a Hmong American author whose debut middle-grade novel, "The Diamond Explorer," takes readers on a journey of self-discovery and cultural identity. Kalia shares the powerful story of her family's harrowing escape from Laos during the Vietnam War, and how her father's resilience and love of storytelling inspired her own writing. She delves into the themes of her...2024-07-2357 minLet's Go Do Fun StuffKao Kalia Yang's Books for Kids and AdultsSo much to learn from local author Kao Kalia Yang2024-07-1815 min
Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri MillerMinnesota’s best writers on Big Books and Bold IdeasBig Book and Bold Ideas talks with authors from around the globe. But our favorite moments come when host Kerri Miller sits down with Minnesota writers to talk about story, craft and how calling this state home influences both. This week, we took a look back at some conversations with notable Minnesota authors, including Shannon Gibney, who just won her third Minnesota Book Award, Hmong writer Kao Kalia Yang and not-ashamed-to-be-a-mystery-writer William Kent Krueger. 2024-05-1052 min
Ed SoulCelebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with MN Author Kao Kalia YangMay is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In this episode we are joined by Minnesota author, speaker, and educator, Kao Kalia Yang to share about the power of art, literature, and connection in the classroom. Kalia’s poetic stories and insights help reveal the power of seeing oneself in our own learning journey and being open to the various ways of knowing and doing that exist in our communities. Browse resources and access full show notes at https://www.mn.sourcewell.org/education/podcast Learn more about upcoming trainings and events for educators at www...2024-05-0353 min
Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America190 | A conversation with the author of "Where River's Part" Kao Kalia Yang, an award-winning Hmong author, tells the emotional story of her family's immigration to the U.S, "A mesmerizing and hauntingly beautiful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety told from the perspective of the author’s incredible mother who survived, and helped her family escape, against all odds." Tweet us at @podcastcolors. Check out our partner program on international affairs Global with JJ Green on YouTube. Please subscribe. Email us at colors@the colorspodcast.com. 2024-04-2026 min
The Book CaseKao Kalia Yang Captures Her Mother's StoryKao Kalia Yang is a Hmong writer who has written her family and country’s history through deeply personal prisms. She told the story of her family’s beginnings via her grandmother’s story in The Latehomecomer, shared the life of her father in The Song Poet and now writes her mother’s journey in Where Rivers Part. Told in the first person, Where Rivers Part is the beautiful and compelling story of Tswb, who fled Laos to Thailand, eventually fighting her way to Minnesota to give a better future to her children. It is an epic tale of mothers and da...2024-04-1840 minBig Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri MillerKao Kalia Yang channels her mother in the memoir ‘Where Rivers Part’When Kao Kalia Yang’s mother was a child growing up in Laos, she lived a comfortable life. Her father was a prosperous merchant. She was the only Hmong girl in the village to go to school. She felt valued. The war changed all that. Hunted by North Vietnamese soldiers, Yang’s maternal family had to flee into the jungle and live a desperate existence for years. Eventually, her mother met a boy also in hiding, and they married. She was 16. It was an extraordinary chapter in her mother’s remarkable life. Yet when Y...2024-03-2954 min
Spirit in ActionWe Belong To Each Other - from the Everyday Nonviolence PodcastThe team at FNVW and their Everyday Nonviolence Podcast guest-hosts today for Spirit In Action. Jarren Peterson Dean interviews acclaimed authors Stanley Kusunoki and Kao Kalia Yang discuss the power art has to speak t2024-03-2955 min
Everyday Nonviolence PodcastWe Belong to Each Other - Stories from Authors Stanley Kusunoki and Kao Kalia YangIn a wide-ranging discussion with host Jarren Peterson Dean, acclaimed authors Stanley Kusunoki and Kao Kalia Yang discuss the power art has to speak the truth and connect us to our shared humanity. They provide intimate examples of how their courageous storytelling has impacted their own and their audiences’ perspectives and lives.
Stanley Kusunoki, whose Japanese American parents were incarcerated in the U.S. internment camps during World War II, is the author of three collections of poetry; 180 Days, Reflections and Observations of a Teacher; Items in the News; and Shelter in Place—Poems in a Time of COVID...2024-03-2142 min
Latest Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenWhere Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life by Kao Kalia YangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Pamela Xiong, Kao Kalia Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans). Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the vi...2024-03-1903 min
Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenWhere Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life by Kao Kalia YangPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693925to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life
Author: Kao Kalia Yang
Narrator: Pamela Xiong, Kao Kalia Yang
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Release date: March 19, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans). Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the viole...2024-03-1912h 02
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookWhere Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life Audiobook by Kao Kalia YangListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 693925
Title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life
Author: Kao Kalia Yang
Narrator: Kao Kalia Yang, Pamela Xiong
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:02:49
Language: English
Release date: 03-19-24
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Women
Summary:
This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans).
Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the vi...2024-03-1912h 02
New Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsWhere Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life by Kao Kalia YangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Pamela Xiong, Kao Kalia Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans). Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the vi...2024-03-1903 min
Books and BobaMarch 2024 Book NewsOn our mid-month check in for March 2024, we recap the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as go over some exciting adaptation and festival news!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:The Perfections by Lulee MaRevolutions Are Made ofLove by SunYung Shin and Mélina Mangal; illust by Leslie BarlowNunu and the Sea by Isabella Kung A Home on the Page by Kao Kalia Yang;illust by Seo KimDeathly Fates by Tesia TsaiDragon Force: Infinity'sSecret by KatieTsang and Kevin Tsang Falling Star by Linda LiuI Guess I'll Go Eat Worms by Linda Li...2024-03-1635 min
ART CLASSBanjos and Beyoncé (w/Jake Blount & Kao Kalia Yang)Howdy, Classmates! It's time for another episode of your favorite podcast all about decolonizing the arts and arts education, Lincoln Center's ART CLASS! This week, we're talking all about Black folks' contributions to folk and country music, which we're told is very much in the zeitgeist thanks to the queen of everything, Mrs. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter. We'll be joined for a chat by musician, scholar, and all around lovely person, Jake Blount, who takes us through his journey to the heart of Black folk music both on and offstage (0:14:40). Later, we're joined by author and friend of the s...2024-03-121h 07
KQED's The California ReportFresno's Rogue Festival Features Performance Of Latehomecomer, A Hmong Family MemoirThe Rogue Festival in Fresno’s Tower District showcases local talent through improv, comedy and storytelling. This year the festival will host nearly 200 performances over the course of two weekends. One of them is a performance of the novel Latehomecomer by Hmong American author Kao Kalia Yang.Guest: Jasmine Vang, Hmong American Actor The Sierra is glittering white. Over the last week, recent storms have added up to four feet of snow to the mountain range.Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED2024-02-2310 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastMary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Winter 2024 Recommended ReadsMary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Winter 2024.Mary’s Selections:
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
You Only Call When You're In Trouble by Stephen McCauley
Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
Splinters by Leslie Jamison
Bunyan and Henry by Mark Cecil
Say Hello To My Little Friend by Jennine Capo Crucet
A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
Pamela’s Selections:
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
True North by An...2023-12-151h 05
The Lerner PodcastSpring 2024 Book Buzz Editor's Preview | Picture Books from Carolrhoda Books and Millbrook PressJoin us to learn about our forthcoming picture books from Lerner Publishing Group!Best Believe Rhythmic verse presents three sisters who moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to be pioneering activists in their Bronx community, focusing on schools, libraries, and the arts. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728460444&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=linkThe Rock in My Throat In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a Hmong refugee child navigating life at home and school in America while carrying the wei...2023-12-1414 min
fiction/non/fictionAmerican Precariat: Zeke Caligiuri on the Incarcerated Writers Who Edited An Anthology on ClassWriter and editor Zeke Caligiuri joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss American Precariat: Parables of Exclusion, a new collection of essays on class he co-edited along with eleven other incarcerated writers. The volume’s contributors include Eula Biss, Kao Kalia Yang, Lacy M. Johnson, Valeria Luisielli, Kiese Laymon, and many others. Caligiuri, who worked on the book while in Minnesota correctional facilities and is now free, discusses the challenges of creativity and the literary life in prison settings, as well as how the book came to be. He also reflects on the idea that “the hist...2023-11-1646 min
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Beyond FriendsEp. 40 - The Song PoetThe Song Poet, a memoir written by Hmong author, Kao Kalia Yang, becomes the first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage. It’s a story about a Hmong father’s hope, art, and grief. In this episode, we talk about the stories in The Song Poet and how we relate to them. A few tears were shed as we thought about our parents and their journeys. What are your parents' stories?
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Hosts: Mai Xee Vang, Pang Xiong, Sunny Thao
Music produced by Pang Xiong
Lofi music by Lasfm
Follow...2023-04-3032 min
Books and BobaApril 2023 Book NewsOn this episode, we check out the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our April 2023 mid-month check-in, including going over some book to film adaptation news!New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:Maybe It's a Sign by E.L. ShenMeet Me on Mercer Street by Booki VivatSeeker of Truth: Kailash Satyarthi's Fight to End Child Labor by Srividhya Venkat; illust by Danica da Silva PereiraASAP by Axie OhThe Spy Coast by Tess GerritsenWith Twice the Love, Dessie Mei by Justina ChenA Rakhi for Rakesh by Nadia Salomon; illust by...2023-04-2139 min
The ScoreThe Song Poet (w/Kao Kalia Yang & Josephine Yang)Happy Wednesday, Scorekeepers! It's time for another episode of THE SCORE and have we got a show for you! Thursday, March 9 is the world premiere of The Song Poet, the first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage! Join us for an emotional and insightful conversation with Kao Kalia Yang, author of both the book The Song Poet as well as the opera's libretto, all about this incredible story's journey from the page to the stage. We're also joined local Hmong-American artist Josephine Yang, MN Opera's Community Engagement Consultant. We'll chat about the genesis of Kao Kalia's beautiful story, t...2023-03-081h 31
beyond ArtLessJocelyn HagenSend us a textTalk about the ultimate mashup! Talented composer and musician, Jocelyn Hagen, known for her amazing mashups (and much more) joins the ArtLess fellas for an intriguing discussion about Jocelyn's soon to premiere and SOLD OUT opera, The Song Poet. Described as "The first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage, St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang’s memoir The Song Poet comes to life in this world premiere. It tells the story of Yang’s family and her song poet father as war drives them from the mountains of Laos into a Thai refug...2023-02-2758 min
Kids Ask Authors podcastHow old were you when you started to write books? with Kao Kalia YangAuthors Kao Kalia Yang and Grade Lin answer the question How old were you when you started to write books? and kid reviewer Elaine reviews The Shared Room written by Kao Kalia Yang and illustrated by Xee Reiter , and kid reviewer Dorrie reviews The Most Beautiful Thing written by Kao Kalia Yang and illustrated by Khoa Le.2023-01-2307 min
Kasia's Faith JourneyEpisode # 7 The Journey - PatienceSend us a textIn this episode, I will share thoughts and quotes concerning one of my favorite and not-so-easy life lessons - patience - (cierpliwość).As Kao Kalia Yang stated:"Patience is the road to wisdom." —Kao Kalia Yang.As I recall events during the decades of my life, I would like to share one particular event that impacted years to come. It was the time when I came to America as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I didn't know the langua...2022-11-0114 min
Books and BobaOctober 2022 Book NewsOn this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our October 2022 mid-month check-in, including checking in on some bookstore drama and unionizing in the publishing world.New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:Homeseeking by Karissa ChenRed by Cherry ZongProdigy by Cyrena Lee; illust by Julia KuoThe Magic Lunch Box by Hanna Kim; illust by Emily PaikMy Mama Is a Work of Art by Hana AcabadoThe Healers of Harlem: The Lost History of the Black Women Medical Pioneers in America's First Desegregated City Hospital by Nina ChhitaThe...2022-10-2158 min
Stories from the Ashes Podcast017 Favorite Autumn Books & 9/11 Stories That Make Ambre CryFind a free literary database containing books we’ve discussed on the podcast here.Links on our website are often affiliate links- they don’t cost you any extra to use but they greatly help support the costs of running this site. Thank you- we truly appreciate it! Featured books in this episode:Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear by N. M. Bodecker, illustrated by Erik BlegvadTo Kill A Mockingbird by Harper LeeWuthering Heights by Emily BronteAnn Radcliffe as a recommended gothic author...2022-09-0554 min
AWM Author TalksEpisode 100: A Celebration Count Down!This is a special week…it is our 100th episode! To celebrate, we’re counting down our top ten most listened-to podcasts from the past three years and sharing highlights from each. From poets to journalists to novelists and more, we hope you enjoy entering the minds of these writers.Listen to the full episodes below:Alice McDermott, Joseph O'Neill & Daniel Mulhall: Irish-American Writers and WritingNicole Perlroth: This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms RaceSandra Cisneros & Fernando A. Flores: Tears of the TrufflepigViet Thanh Nguyen, Kao Kalia Yang & Vu Tran: The Disp...2022-07-0447 min
Labor of Love: A Podcast for BIPOC Adoptees Navigating ParenthoodKinship of LossShannon Gibney is a mother of three, prolific author, activist, educator, runner, and Buddhist transracial adoptee. In this episode, she blesses us with profound reflections. We dive straight into the “structures of feeling”, a place beyond words, where loss and other body wisdom lives, a kinship among adoptees and to loss itself. Shannon connects the losses of adoption to experiences of infant loss and miscarriage, to create a space for recognition and honoring of the, ultimately, impermanent nature of all things. She also gives a first sneak peak into her new book, Botched: A Speculative Memoir on Transracial Adoption, out...2022-04-2147 min
University of Minnesota PressLIVE: We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the WorldIn inspired and incisive writing the contributors to WE ARE MEANT TO RISE speak unvarnished truths not only to the original and pernicious racism threaded through the American experience but also to the deeply personal, bearing witness to one of the most unsettling years in the history of the United States. This episode features Carolyn Holbrook, David Mura, Douglas Kearney, Melissa Olson, Said Shaiye, and Kao Kalia Yang. It is a recording from a live event at Next Chapter Booksellers in St. Paul, MN, on November 29, 2021. Minor edits and adjustments have been made for sound quality; some volume adjustment...2022-01-051h 25
Better KnownJessica NordellJessica Nordell discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.
Jessica Nordell is a science and culture journalist whose writing has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the New Republic and many other publications. A former writer for public radio and producer for American Public Media, she graduated from Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The End of Bias: A Beginning is her first book.
Notes on a Foreign Country by Suzy Hansen https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-shattering-and-a-shame-on-suzy-hansens-notes-on-a-foreign-country/
Somewhere in the Unknown...2022-01-0229 min
Racial Reckoning: The Arc of JusticeNew Book "We Are Meant to Rise" Amplifies Diverse Local Literary VoicesWe Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World features numerous local writers bearing witness to the tragedies and changes of the previous year. --Tiffany Bui reports:A new book offers a view of 2020 through the lens of 31 different writers of color. We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World features numerous local writers bearing witness to the tragedies and changes of the previous year. Co-editors Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura showcase the diversity of st...2021-11-1902 min
East Side Freedom LibraryMai Der Vang for "Yellow Rain" with Kao Kalia YangSubText Books and East Side Freedom Library are pleased to present a virtual event to celebrate the release of "Yellow Rain" by Mai Der Vang (Graywolf Press) on Friday, October 1st at 7:00 PM. Mai Der Vang will be in conversation with Kao Kalia Yang.
About: In this staggering work of documentary, poetry, and collage, Mai Der Vang reopens a wrongdoing that deserves a new reckoning. As the United States abandoned them at the end of its war in Vietnam, many Hmong refugees recounted stories of a mysterious substance that fell from planes during their escape from Laos starting...2021-10-3056 min
Storytime with the 3 Little DsThe Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia YangEmbracing your cultural narrative, servant hearted, humility, honoring elders, contentment, gratitude, poverty, Hmong immigrant family2021-07-2911 minfiction/non/fictionMaking It New: Michael Kleber-Diggs and Kao Kalia Yang on How Minnesota's Famed Literary Scene is Reacting to Racial Injustice at HomePoet Michael Kleber-Diggs and memoirist Kao Kalia Yang join co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss Minnesota’s complex history with immigrants, as well as how the Twin Cities’ literary scene is responding in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. First, Kleber-Diggs reads from his forthcoming debut poetry collection, Worldly Things, and talks about being a Black poet in Minnesota. Then, Yang reflects on her experience entering the literary community as a Hmong refugee, and reads from her new book, Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir. To hear the full episo...2021-05-061h 26
East Side Freedom Library"Yang Warriors" with Kao Kalia Yang and Billy Thao, 4/16/21Kao Kalia Yang and Billy Thao host a virtual event with the East Side Freedom Library on Friday, April 16, for a discussion of their new book, "Yang Warriors."
In this inspiring picture book, fierce and determined children confront the hardships of Ban Vinai refugee camp, where Kao Kalia Yang lived as a child.
For more information and to view the video: https://youtu.be/ay7CSG-NZVQ2021-04-1756 min
Writer Mother MonsterWriter Mother Monster: Special Episode, Writing Motherhood & Miscarriage with Shannon Gibney & Kao Kalia YangCW: Miscarriage(March 31, 2021) This special episode is devoted to an issue so many women struggle with, and so few people discuss. Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang, co-editors of What God Is Honored Here: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color, talk about why it’s important to give voice to this common pain.Writer Mother Monster is a conversation series devoted to dismantling the myth of "having it all" and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and advice as we make space for creative endeavors.Support th...2021-04-031h 16
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‘Nomadland’: How to Watch Grances McDormand and Chloé Zhao’s New Film on H...2021-03-0246 min
East Side Freedom LibraryBook Talk: Kao Kalia Yang and Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir, January 7, 2021The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to our monthly “History Revealed” program, featuring Kao Kalia Yang.
As the country’s doors were closing and nativism was on the rise, Kao Kalia Yang—herself a refugee from Laos—set out to tell the stories of the refugees to whom University Avenue is now home. Here are people who have summoned the energy and determination to make a new life even as they carry an extraordinary burden of hardship, loss, and emotional damage. In Yang’s exquisite, poetic, and necessary telling, the voices of refugees...2021-01-261h 05
Meant For YouAfter the Last Border with Jessica GoudeauWe often hear that volunteering can lead you to places that will change your life. For Jessica Goudeau, volunteering led to starting a nonprofit that provided supplemental income for Burmese refugee artisans for seven years and then to writing After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America, which was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice book. Jessica has a PHD n literature from the University of Texas and has spent over 10 years working with refugees in Austin. In our conversation, we discuss how Jessica’s friendships with “Mu Naw” and “Hasna” , inspired her...2020-11-2838 min
Your Library on the Go With Free AudiobookSomewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir Audiobook by Kao Kalia YangListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 382676
Title: Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir
Author: Kao Kalia Yang
Narrator: Kao Kalia Yang, Kurt Kwan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:27:08
Language: English
Release date: 11-10-20
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science
Summary:
From an exceptional storyteller, Somewhere in the Unknown World is a collection of powerful stories of refugees who have found new lives in Minnesotas Twin Cities, told by the award-winning author of The Latehomecomer and The Song Poet.
All over this country, there are refugees. But beyond the headlines...2020-11-117h 27
The Live DropAuthor and former refugee, Kao Kalia Yang Reveals the Life, Loss, and Hmong Legacy of the Secret War in LaosLive Drop guest Kao Kalia Yang is a celebrated Hmong-American writer. She holds degrees from Carleton College and Columbia University. Yang is the author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir winner of the 2009 Minnesota Book Awards in Creative Nonfiction/Memoir and Readers’ Choice, a finalist for the PEN USA Award in Creative Nonfiction, and the Asian Literary Award in Nonfiction. Her second book, The Song Poet won the 2016 Minnesota Book Award in Creative Nonfiction Memoir, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Chautauqua Prize, a PEN USA...2020-10-1347 min
Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing MidwestAmerica Has Its Own Ghosts: Kao Kalia YangKao Kalia Yang is an author, public speaker, and teacher. She was born in the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand and settled with her family in St. Paul, Minnesota, when she was six years old. After graduating from Carleton College, she moved to New York to complete an M.F.A. at Columbia University. She moved back to the Twin Cities to launch her writing career and has been based there ever since. Kalia has taught in K-12 schools in a variety of communities, as well as at many colleges and universities. She is the author o...2020-10-0751 min
Book Delight with Chrissie Wright04. BONUS - Book Talk with Cori DoerrfeldIn this episode book talk bonus episode, Cori shares three recent kidlit releases she loves:THE SHARED ROOM by Kao Kalia Yang and Xee ReiterDANBI LEADS THE SCHOOL PARADE by Anna KimARE YOU EATING CANDY WITHOUT ME? by Draga Jenny Malesevic and Charlotte BruijnYou can learn more about Cori's work on her website at coridoerrfeld.com. You can connect with her on Instagram @coridoerrfeld and on Twitter @CoriDoerrfeld.You can support independent bookstores by purchasing Cori's books through bookshop.org:Link to all books written or illustrated by Cori on bookshop.orgTHE RABBIT...2020-09-2407 min
Words by WinterThe Great In Between, with Li-Young LeeSend us a textToday's episode is about a listener named Janet, whose mother is at one end of life, whose new grandson is on the other, and where is she? Held in the the vast in-between of loss and love. Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through.Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Artwork by Mark Garry. Today’s poem, “The Hammock,” by Li-Young Lee, is used with the...2020-08-1812 min
Grief Out LoudThe Shared Room - Kao Kalia Yang Children’s books transport us – sometimes to places of imagination and sometimes to places rooted in place and culture. A children's book can also be doorway to emotional understanding around complex topics. Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer and grieving mother who recently published The Shared Room, a brave and tender book for children (and adults) about a family grieving the death of their daughter. The Shared Room is at once a book about memories, sorrow, joy, and the ways grief is carried individually and collectively. Listen to Kao Kalia Yang & Shannon Gibney, co-editors of What God is...2020-08-1331 minGrief Out LoudThe Shared Room - Kao Kalia Yang Children’s books transport us – sometimes to places of imagination and sometimes to places rooted in place and culture. A children's book can also be doorway to emotional understanding around complex topics. Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer and grieving mother who recently published The Shared Room, a brave and tender book for children (and adults) about a family grieving the death of their daughter. The Shared Room is at once a book about memories, sorrow, joy, and the ways grief is carried individually and collectively. Listen to Kao Kalia Yang & Shannon Gibney, co-editors of What God is...2020-08-1331 min
University of Minnesota Press"There's a life that the page gives": Writings on Miscarriage and Infant LossMiscarriage and infant loss are experiences that disproportionately affect Indigenous women and women of color. WHAT GOD IS HONORED HERE? is the first book of its kind, a literary collection of voices of these women coming together to speak about the traumas and tragedies of womanhood. "We are talking about equity. We are talking about racism. We are talking about all of the things that we’ve been needing to talk about. This work is only still beginning," says co-editor Kao Kalia Yang, who is joined here by co-editor Shannon Gibney and writers Michelle Borok, Soniah Kamal, Jami Nakamura Li...2020-08-131h 03AWM Author TalksEpisode 2: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Kao Kalia Yang & Vu TranThis week we are pleased to present writers Viet Thanh Nguyen, Kao Kalia Yang, and Vu Tran who’ll discuss their contributions to the anthology The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives. This conversation was originally recorded at the American Writers Museum.We hope you enjoy entering the mind of a writer. Listen to more episodes here.2020-06-0847 min
Grief Out LoudWhat God Is Honored Here? Shannon Gibney & Kao Kalia YangKao Kalia Yang and Shannon Gibney are writers, friends, and grieving mothers. Shannon's daughter, Sianneh, died at forty-one and a half weeks. Kalia's son, Baby Jules, died at nineteen weeks. In the days, weeks, and months after these losses, Shannon and Kalia went searching for the words of others experiencing similar grief. What they found was limited and written primarily by white women. The absence of narratives about loss written by Indigenous women and women of color just amplified their sense of isolation. So, they decided to create what they most needed to read and hear. Their new book...2019-10-2541 minGrief Out LoudWhat God Is Honored Here? Shannon Gibney & Kao Kalia YangKao Kalia Yang and Shannon Gibney are writers, friends, and grieving mothers. Shannon's daughter, Sianneh, died at forty-one and a half weeks. Kalia's son, Baby Jules, died at nineteen weeks. In the days, weeks, and months after these losses, Shannon and Kalia went searching for the words of others experiencing similar grief. What they found was limited and written primarily by white women. The absence of narratives about loss written by Indigenous women and women of color just amplified their sense of isolation. So, they decided to create what they most needed to read and hear. Their new book...2019-10-2541 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseHealthcare Myths, Python Hunting, Hmong StoriesArthur Garson, MD, Texas Medical Center, on healthcare myths. Tom Rahill, Founder of Swamp Apes, on hunting invasive Florida pythons. Mark Skylar-Scott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on 3D printed blood vessels. Author Kao Kalia Yang, “The Latehomecomer,” on Hmong Stories. Kapil Mandrekar, State University of New York College, on saving fish species. Rachel Wadham of Worlds Awaiting on self-efficacy and literacy.2019-10-101h 40
Top of Mind with Julie RoseHealthcare Myths, Swamp Apes, Printing Blood VesselsLots of Our Assumptions about America’s Healthcare System Are WrongGuest: Arthur Garson, MD, Director, Health Policy Institute, Texas Medical Center, Co-Author of “Exposing the 20 Medical Myths: Why Everything You Know About Health Care is Wrong and How to Make it Right.”Twenty-five cents out of every dollar Americans spend on healthcare is wasted, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That wasted money isn’t making us any healthier. It’s not improving the quality of the care we receive. It’s just down the drain. How can the richest...2019-10-101h 40
KPFA - Womens MagazineCelebrating Woman filmmaker Wenonah Wilms, writer Kao Kalia Yang and feminist poet Kate Lynn HibbardMonday November 26th on KPFA’s Women’s Magazine:
Women’s Magazine’s producer Sharon Sabotta talks to Wenonah Wilms, winner of the Austin Film Fest Script competition who gives us a preview of her award-winning script Horse Head Girls and about and about her process of bringing the voices and narratives of her Native American roots to the screen.
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Kao Kalia Yang, author of multiple non-fiction books and forthcoming children’s books reveals her process of bringing Hmong American experiences to life on the page.
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Feminist Poet KateL...2018-11-2647 min
Interesting People Reading PoetryWriter Kao Kalia Yang Reads Mai Der VangIn this episode, Kao Kalia Yang reads “To the Placenta of Return” by Mai Der Vang and discusses the sacrifices mothers made to protect their families during America’s Secret War in Laos. Over the course of two award-winning memoirs, Yang has charted the physical, political, emotional, and spiritual terrain of the Hmong journey to the United States in the aftermath of that war. Her books include The Latehomecomer and The Song Poet.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5erz1o9olZA3ekw8baxZO2
“To the Placenta of Return” by Mai Der Vang appears in the collection...2017-10-0208 min
The Pratfalls podcastChris Fischbach | The Pratfalls podcast“Literature is not the same thing as publishing. We’re in the literature business and publishing is one thing that we do.” Chris Fischbach talks about taking over leadership of an organization, the health of print and the challenge of getting someone to actually purchase a specific book. He also excitedly talks about the work of Kao Kalia Yang and the latest work from Valeria Luiselli. Twenty-two years ago, Chris Fischbach got an internship at Coffee House Press in Minneapolis. In 2011 he became publisher. Chris has served as co-chair of the Minneapolis Arts Commission and as assi...2017-03-2154 min
Club BookClub Book Episode 51 Kao Kalia YangKao Kalia Yang is a Hmong-American memoirist and teacher, and a leading voice for one of Minnesota’s fastest growing ethnic groups. Her moving 2008 memoir, The Latehomecomer, chronicles the story of her own family – and hundreds like them – who made the harrowing trek from their native Laos, to refugee camps in Thailand, and ultimately to the United States in the wake of the Vietnam War. The Latehomecomer won Yang the 2009 Minnesota Book Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, as well as that year’s MNBA Reader’s Choice Award – the first-ever title to win two awards. The National Endowment for the Arts rec...2017-03-0151 min
EDTalksMNEDTalks - A Hmong View of Education + Globally Competent TeachingOur April 2015 EDTalks featured Kao Kalia Yang, a teacher, public speaker, writer and author of the award-winning book "The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. She spoke about her experiences as a Hmong student in public schools. Dana Mortenson, co-founder of World Savvy believes deeply in the transformative power of global education. Dana discussed the importance of globally competent teaching. Our emcee for the evening was Tane Danger.2017-01-0639 min
Art Works PodcastKao Kalia YangA personal story that speaks to the moment.
2016-06-2728 minKPFA - APEX ExpressAPEX Express – February 28, 2013On this week’s installment:
Hmong American writer, Kao Kalia Yang
In the Summer of 2012, WNYC’s widely popular show, Radiolab, sought the Hmong perspective on chemical warfare during the Vietnam War, dubbed Yellow Rain. Producers from that show interviewed Kao Kalia Yang, award winning author of The Latehomecomer, and Eng Yang, documentarian of the Hmong experience post Vietnam War for Thailand. What would ensue in the interview has been widely discussed, and mostly criticized by Radiolab fans.
Kao Kalia Yang recently spoke at the annual Listen to the Silence conference at Stanfor...2013-02-2835 min
Listen to the Best Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureThe Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia YangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Kao Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 3.42 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the 70s and 80s, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to the United States—all in search of a new place to call home. Decades later, their experiences remain largely unknown. Kao Kalia Ya...2011-05-1003 min
Listen to Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsThe Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia YangPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Kao Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 3.42 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the 70s and 80s, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to the United States—all in search of a new place to call home. Decades later, their experiences remain largely unknown. Kao Kalia Yang wa...2011-05-1003 min