Kao Kalia Yang

Weekend Picks: Kinky Boots; Kao Kalia Yang at Milkweed; Beatrix*JAR

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>From Kinky Boots in Anoka to Kao Kalia Yang reading at Milkweed, MinnPost is your guide to events happening this weekend in the Twin Cities. Full story: https://www.minnpost.com/weekend-picks/2024/07/weekend-picks-kinky-boots-kao-kalia-yang-at-milkweed-beatrixjar/

Kao Kalia Yang presents “Harnessing the Power of Our Stories: Writing Our Own Narratives”

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Renowned Hmong author, speaker and former UW-Eau Claire Professor Kao Kalia Yang returned to campus to read from her newly released books and discuss her writing process. Yang’s first book “The … Full story: https://www.spectatornews.com/arts-life/2024/04/kao-kalia-yang-presents-harnessing-the-power-of-our-stories-writing-our-own-narratives/

Memoir confirms Kao Kalia Yang as one of America’s sharpest nonfiction writers

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Review: ‘Where Rivers Part’ confirms Kao Kalia Yang as one of America’s sharpest nonfiction writers (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: … Full story: https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/03/27/review-memoir-confirms-kao-kalia-yang-as-one-of-americas-sharpest-nonfiction-writers/

In her new book, ‘The Rock in My Throat,’ Kao Kalia Yang shares her struggle with selective mutism

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The disorder, which usually effects young children, is experienced by a disproportionate number of English-language learners. Full story: https://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2024/03/in-her-new-book-the-rock-in-my-throat-kao-kalia-yang-shares-her-struggle-with-selective-mutism/

‘Where Rivers Part’ solidifies St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang as one of our very best

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“Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother” is about Tswb (pronounced “Chew”) Muas. Yang fans know her by another name. She was “Chue” in Yang’s “The Latehomecomer,” and excellent follow-up, “The Song … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/where-rivers-part-solidifies-st-paul-writer-kao-kalia-yang-as-one-of-our-very-best/600350066/

St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang launching two books in March

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Ivy Ave. “The Rock in My Throat” (Carolrhoda Books) is Yang’s real-life story capturing heartbreak and hope in her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school with … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/02/29/st-paul-writer-launching-two-books-in-march/

Author Kao Kalia Yang and Illustrator Jiemei Lin Share the Struggle of Finding One’s Voice in the Powerful Picture Book Memoir The Rock in My Throat

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This true story captures the heartbreak and hope of Kao Kalia Yang’s experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school with selective mutism. At first, no one notices that … Full story: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/author-kao-kalia-yang-illustrator-171000497.html

Kao Kalia Yang’s new book, “Where Rivers Part,” dives into her mom’s life story

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Kao Kalia Yang’s new book, “Where Rivers Part,” is coming out on March 19 and tells the story of her mother’s life. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/culture-community/kao-kalia-yang-new-book-where-rivers-part/

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Kao Kalia Yang is an award-winning writer from the Hmong American community. She writes books for both adults and children, and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her family. Yang is a Guggenheim … Full story: https://www.cntraveler.com/contributor/kao-kalia-yang

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