Ka Vang

  • Ka Vang
    𖬖𖬲 𖬖𖬰𖬜
BornKa Vang
(1975-01-01) January 1, 1975 (age 49)
Long Cheng, Laos
OccupationWriter, poet, playwright, storyteller, social justice activist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityHmong
Period1975–present
Notable worksShoua and the Northern Lights
Notable awardsShoua and the Northern Lights Dragon, 23rd Annual Midwest Book Awards Finalists, Midwest Independent Publishers Association

Ka Vang (RPA: Kab Vaj, Pahawh: 𖬖𖬲 𖬖𖬰𖬜; born 1975) is a Hmong-American writer[1] in the United States. Vang was born on a CIA military base, Long Cheng, Laos, at the end of the Vietnam War, and immigrated to the United States in 1980. A fiction writer, poet, playwright,[2] and former journalist,[3] Vang has devoted much of her professional life to capturing Hmong folktales[4] on paper. She is a recipient of the Archibald Bush Artist Fellowship and several other artistic and leadership awards. She is the author of the children's book, Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon, a finalist for the 23rd Annual Midwest Book Awards in 2012.

  1. ^ Lee, Gary Y.; Tapp, Nicholas (2010-09-16). Culture and customs of the Hmong. ABC-CLIO. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-0-313-34526-5. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ^ Vang, C (2008). Hmong in minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 66. ISBN 978-0873515986.
  3. ^ Boyd, Cynthia (26 March 2013). "Ka Vang's folk tale connects Hmong children with their culture". MINNPOST. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ^ Hmong history makers. Austin: Holt McDougal. 2008. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-547-24324-5.