Kao Kalia Yang

Dec 4, 2024 | arcamax.com | Kao Kalia Yang |Tommy Tomlinson |Ben Macintyre |Katherine Rundell

Where Rivers PartBy Kao Kalia YangThe St. Paul writer had an astonishingly productive year, publishing four books aimed at various age groups. My favorite was her memoir of her mother, a companion to “The Song Poet” (about her father) that goes back to her mother’s youth to trace her astonishing story of survival — through multiple miscarriages, life in a refugee camp, marital woes, unsafe living conditions and more.

Apr 9, 2024 | slj.com | Kao Kalia Yang |Kathy Ishizuka

In the picture book The Rock in My Throat, I invite readers into the world of young Kalia. It is the story of a lonely child yearning for friendship and finding hope in the natural world. Through the incredible illustrations of Jiemei Lin, the America of my youth is resurrected. I was a newcomer, a refugee child born in a refugee camp, who was experiencing this country, its culture, and its language for the first time.

Apr 1, 2024 | orlandosentinel.com | Kao Kalia Yang

Kevin Canfield | Star Tribune (TNS)Kao Kalia Yang has been called the foremost chronicler of Hmong life in the United States, and though this isn’t wrong, it’s the kind of tempered acclaim with which immigrant authors are especially familiar. Let’s retire the qualified praise. Her immensely powerful new book confirms Yang as one of America’s sharpest nonfiction writers. “Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother” is about Tswb (pronounced “Chew”) Muas. Yang fans know her by another name.

Mar 30, 2024 | timesdaily.com | Kevin Canfield |Kao Kalia Yang

Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's LifeBy: Kao Kalia Yang. Publisher: Atria, 310 pages, $28.99. -----Kao Kalia Yang has been called the foremost chronicler of Hmong life in the United States, and though this isn't wrong, it's the kind of tempered acclaim with which immigrant authors are especially familiar. Let's retire the qualified praise. Her immensely powerful new book confirms Yang as one of America's sharpest nonfiction writers.

Mar 23, 2024 | texarkanagazette.com | Kao Kalia Yang |Kevin Canfield

Kao Kalia Yang has been called the foremost chronicler of Hmong life in the United States, and though this isn't wrong, it's the kind of tempered acclaim with which immigrant authors are especially familiar. Let's retire the qualified praise. Her immensely powerful new book confirms Yang as one of America's sharpest nonfiction writers. "Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother" is about Tswb (pronounced "Chew") Muas. Yang fans know her by another name.