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,...
Voice for the Voiceless: A Conversation with Tenzin Tsundue
Culture, Power, and the Pen
40 minutes
4 months ago
Voice for the Voiceless: A Conversation with Tenzin Tsundue
In the second episode of Culture, Power, and the Pen, host Andy Liu speaks with Tibetan poet, writer, and activist Tenzin Tsundue about what it means to grow up in exile, caught between a lost homeland and a future that remains uncertain. From childhood tales of snowy mountains and yaks to the monsoon-soaked streets of Dharamshala, Tsundue shares how poetry became both his refuge and his form of resistance. Together, they discuss the legacy of colonial boarding schools, the fight to preserve ...
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,...
