In the fourth episode of Culture, Power, and the Pen, host Andy Liu speaks with Hmong American playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang about the role of theater in shaping identity, memory, and community. From childhood afternoons spent absorbing her parents’ stories to navigating questions of belonging in Colorado classrooms, Vang recalls how storytelling became both a source of wonder and resilience. She reflects on the influence of Hmong oral traditions and tonal inflections in her writing,...
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In the fourth episode of Culture, Power, and the Pen, host Andy Liu speaks with Hmong American playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang about the role of theater in shaping identity, memory, and community. From childhood afternoons spent absorbing her parents’ stories to navigating questions of belonging in Colorado classrooms, Vang recalls how storytelling became both a source of wonder and resilience. She reflects on the influence of Hmong oral traditions and tonal inflections in her writing,...
Nothing is Arbitrary: A Conversation with Katie Ka Vang
Culture, Power, and the Pen
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3 months ago
Nothing is Arbitrary: A Conversation with Katie Ka Vang
In the fourth episode of Culture, Power, and the Pen, host Andy Liu speaks with Hmong American playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang about the role of theater in shaping identity, memory, and community. From childhood afternoons spent absorbing her parents’ stories to navigating questions of belonging in Colorado classrooms, Vang recalls how storytelling became both a source of wonder and resilience. She reflects on the influence of Hmong oral traditions and tonal inflections in her writing,...
Culture, Power, and the Pen
In the fourth episode of Culture, Power, and the Pen, host Andy Liu speaks with Hmong American playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang about the role of theater in shaping identity, memory, and community. From childhood afternoons spent absorbing her parents’ stories to navigating questions of belonging in Colorado classrooms, Vang recalls how storytelling became both a source of wonder and resilience. She reflects on the influence of Hmong oral traditions and tonal inflections in her writing,...
