An Evening with Kao Kalia Yang
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Award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang will speak to the holding place of stories in her life and the ways in which they engage readers into the world and within themselves. She'll read from her newest picture book, Momma's Christmas Gift, her collection of refugee stories, Somewhere in the Unknown World, and close with The Rock in My Throat. There will be a Q&A after the talk, book sales, and a signing.
Books will be available for purchase at the event - however, quantities are limited, so please consider preordering for pickup at the event to guarantee your selection is available. Preorder your book(s) at this link: https://www.lykkebooks.com/list/preorder-kao-kalia-yang-event-mlc-2026-11-09
Presented at Martin Luther College. Sponsored by the Southwest Minnesota Reading Council in partnership with Lykke Books.
Kao Kalia Yang is an award-winning Hmong American teacher, speaker, and writer. Her work crosses genres and audiences. Her books centers Hmong children and families who live in our world, who dream, hurt, and hope in it. Yang’s writing and speaking are concerned with the plight of refugees from around our world, ideas of belonging, and the depths of the human experience. She holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Carleton College, seven Minnesota Book Awards, was the 2024 Star Tribune Artist of the Year, and is a Guggenheim Fellow. Kao Kalia Yang lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her family. Learn more at kaokaliayang.com.
Books will be available for purchase at the event - however, quantities are limited, so please consider preordering for pickup at the event to guarantee your selection is available. Preorder your book(s) at this link: https://www.lykkebooks.com/list/preorder-kao-kalia-yang-event-mlc-2026-11-09
Presented at Martin Luther College. Sponsored by the Southwest Minnesota Reading Council in partnership with Lykke Books.
Kao Kalia Yang is an award-winning Hmong American teacher, speaker, and writer. Her work crosses genres and audiences. Her books centers Hmong children and families who live in our world, who dream, hurt, and hope in it. Yang’s writing and speaking are concerned with the plight of refugees from around our world, ideas of belonging, and the depths of the human experience. She holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Carleton College, seven Minnesota Book Awards, was the 2024 Star Tribune Artist of the Year, and is a Guggenheim Fellow. Kao Kalia Yang lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her family. Learn more at kaokaliayang.com.
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Where is it happening?
Martin Luther College - Auditorium, 1995 Luther Ct, New Ulm, MN 56073, USA, United States
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Host or PublisherLykke Books
