Tag: Vang
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Where to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Minnesota
May marks the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. There are several events across the state celebrating the heritage and history of Minnesota’s AAPI citizens. Chef Yia Vang … Read Full Article
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First look: Yia Vang’s Mee-Ka serves up favorites from Hmong American kitchens in Minneapolis
Yia Vang is everywhere. From filming television shows and debuting food at Target Field to operating Union Hmong Kitchen’s stand in Minneapolis’ Graze food hall and fielding questions about his highly … Read Full Article
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Get a First Look at AGAIN at Theater Mu
Don’t miss this world premiere Hmong American musical by local Minnesota artist Katie Ka Vang and Melissa Li! In Again, Hmong memoirist and cancer survivor Mai See meets a young filmmaker named Quest, … Read Full Article
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New “Mee-Ka” pop up restaurant blends Hmong and American food cultures
Chef Yia Vang and his team have revamped their menu and space at 901 W. Lake St. in Uptown to launch a new pop up concept “Mee-Ka” geared toward the merging of Hmong and American dishes. Read Full Article
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Hickory Family Pharmacy becomes first Hmong-owned pharmacy in the area
Hickory Family Pharmacy has new owners, a change that makes the Hickory business the first Hmong-owned pharmacy in the area, said Chang Yang, the husband of new owner May Vang. Yang said he believes … Read Full Article
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Café Cerés pastry chef among 2023 James Beard Award nominees
Earlier this year, four other Twin Cities chefs were shortlisted for the Best Chef: Midwest award: Ann Ahmed of Khâluna, Christina Nguyen of Hai Hai, Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel and Yia Vang of Union … Read Full Article
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Shawn McKenzie of Café Cerés is Minnesota’s sole James Beard Award nominee this year
Those semifinalists were: Ann Ahmed from Khaluna Christina Nguyen from Hai Hai Karyn Tomlinson from Myriel Yia Vang from Union Hmong Kitchen. The 2023 nominees for Best Chef: Midwest are: Sanaa … Read Full Article
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In Katie Ka Vang’s musical, ‘Again,’ friends navigate moving forward through cancer diagnoses
A performance artist and playwright, Vang has a Master of Fine Arts from Brown University and has been celebrated for her writings that draw on personal experience as well as work grounded in the … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Friendships Association: A pillar in Milwaukee’s Hmong community for 40+ years
Hmong American Friendship Association’s Amoun Vang Sayaovong has seen first- hand the impact the organization has had. Learn about HAFA’s origin, mission, programming and community impact. Read Full Article
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Chef Yia Vang Takes on the Smash Burger With His New Pop-Up, Mee-Ka
There’s an intriguing cheeseburger on the menu of chef Yia Vang’s new pop-up, Mee-Ka. At first glance, it looks like a typical smash burger, its two thin patties blanketed with American cheese. But a … Read Full Article
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‘A hugely personal story’: Theater Mu debuts musical exploring cancer
It runs March 29 through April 16 at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. Vang is Hmong and from St. Paul, and said the musical is, to her knowledge, “the first professional musical production by a … Read Full Article
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March Restaurant Roundup: THC dinner party and Animales Barbeque Co. returns
Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Twin Cities. Support local journalism by becoming a member. Yia Vang’s restaurant portfolio will expand again on … Read Full Article
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Melody Her of AGAIN at Theater Mu
Local Hmong American playwright and theater artist Katie Ka Vang returns to Theater Mu for the world premiere of her and Melissa Li’s musical, Again. Weaving together unlikely friendships, complex … Read Full Article
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Katie Ka Vang is in remission and opening the musical ‘Again’
Katie Ka Vang will celebrate a couple of big deals next weekend — the March 31 opening of her musical “Again” and seven months in remission from Stage 4 non- Hodgkin lymphoma. The two are related. The … Read Full Article
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Yia Vang’s newest Lake Street pop-up will celebrate Hmong-American comfort food
Chef Yia Vang’s commissary kitchen on W. Lake Street is shaping up to be one of the most exciting new restaurants of 2023 so far, with a rotating list of pop-ups taking over the dining room. Now that … Read Full Article
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TIME TO EAT: Eat O’Clock Pop-Up Brings Fresh Asian Food to Forage
What time is it? Why it’s Eat O’Clock of course! Husband and wife duo, Anee Vang and Leng Thao, are bringing authentic and delicious Hmong eats to Forage (403 S Barstow St, Eau Claire) in downtown Eau … Read Full Article