Tag: performance
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UW-Green Bay helps others see immigration through a different lens
The films explore: a Syrian refugee camp an undocumented Latina pursuing the arts in California and the odyssey of a Hmong family who waits in a Thai refugee camp before eventual settlement in the U.S. The one-person theatrical performance tells the true … Read Full Article
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East Side Freedom Library connects community
On a recent day, the library was hopping with activity. Rachleff, one of its founders, chatted with members of a bakers’ union, who were just finishing up a meeting as a Hmong theater group was loading in props for the evening’s performance. “It is so … Read Full Article
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Women-led Community Artists Leadership Initiative brings arts funding to the 99 percent
Lee-Yang went on to become a successful writer and performance artist. Some of her standout projects include the plays “The Divorcee Diaries,” “Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman” and “Ten Reasons Why I’d Be a Bad Porn Star.” She’s produced … Read Full Article
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Sally Awards winners; Billy Collins likes Dylan as Nobel lit winner
The awards are given in five categories. The Arts Access Award went to May Lee-Yang, a playwright, poet, prose writer, performance artist and educator whose plays include “Hmong-Lao Friendship Play or Lao-Hmong Friendship Play” and “Confessions of a … Read Full Article
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Ordway Announces 24th Annual SALLY AWARD Winners
Arts Access Award – May Lee-Yang May Lee-Yang is a playwright, poet, prose writer and performance artist. Her plays include Hmong-Lao Friendship Play or Lao-Hmong Friendship Play, Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman and Ten Reasons Why I’d Be a Bad Porn Star … Read Full Article
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Sally Awards honor St. Paul musician, playwright and dance group
The honors are awarded in five categories: Arts access: St. Paul playwright, poet and performance artist May Lee-Yang’s plays, including “Hmong-Lao Friendship Play or Lao-Hmong Friendship Play” and “Ten Reasons Why I’d Be a Bad Porn Star,” have … Read Full Article
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Thanks, Obama, For Acknowledging Lao War Victims, But Stop Creating More War Victims
To circumvent the 1962 Geneva Conventions prohibiting foreign interference in the country and get around the woeful performance of the Laotian army, the CIA created its own clandestine army among the Hmong whom legendary CIA agent Edward Lansdale … Read Full Article
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Obama: Thanks for Acknowledging Lao War Victims but Stop Creating More War Victims
To circumvent the 1962 Geneva Conventions prohibiting foreign interference in the country and get around the woeful performance of the Laotian army, the CIA created its own clandestine army among the Hmong whom legendary CIA agent Edward Lansdale … Read Full Article
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The Artfull Palette fundraiser set for Aug. 27
Another featured performance will transcend cultures with an interpretative dance performance of the Chinese Hmong people performed by the ASU Hmong Society Dancers. The finale of the evening will feature The Mountain Laurels, an all-women band performing … Read Full Article
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Clint Eastwood’s Spirit Looms in Cleveland, as Angry White Men Stand Their Ground
Behind him stands his prized possession, the eponymous ’72 Gran Torino. His young Hmong neighbor has already tried once to steal it. Fool me twice, shame on me. His performance is truthful: Walt’s simmering anger, his sense of injustice and hair … Read Full Article
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Don’t sit at home: The Little Mekong Night Market is an essential St. Paul experience
You should totally go. Last year’s event was packed, and each year it gets a little more vibrant. This year’s stage performances will include Hmong Breakers Leadership Council (modern and traditional Hip Hop performance arts), Hmong musicians Ka Lia Yang … Read Full Article