The Hmong (+Friends) Super Show

Name: The Hmong (+Friends) Super Show
Start: 2025-04-19T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Schedule

Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts | Saint Paul, MN

Women used to share wisdom and gossip in the kitchen. Now they're gonna do it on the stage. Join us for an evening of live standup, storytelling, sketches, and short films that celebrate what living in the U.S. for 50 years can do to Southeast Asians–and one Korean. This evening of no-holds bar comedy will include solo performances by FAWK founders May Lee-Yang, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, and Naomi Ko along with Bee Vang-Moua, Eve Vang, Yingya Vang, and featuring guests Lin Sun who has been called the Cambodian Roseanne Barr and Ntxawm Kam, the Baddest B out of Wisconsin.
Ages: Recommended 18+ (but we won't stop you if you want to empower your teen by coming to see badass Asian women on the stage.)

About FAWK:
Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK) was founded in 2014 by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, May Lee-Yang, and Naomi Ko to combat the invisibility and dehumanization of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) women using humor and comedy. Too often, we’re asked to censor ourselves so we don’t make our communities “look bad” or reflect problematic stereotypes of the hyper-sexualized Asian woman or the submissive, oppressed one. FAWK is an uncensored space where APIDA women can tell their truths without compromise. For us, “comedy” can exist as standup, sketches, storytelling, music, poetry, and videos and is powerful because it makes talking about controversial issues more accessible and engaging.

For more information on FAWK, go to www.fawkollective.com or email [email protected].
For a direct link to tickets, go to https://ordway.org/events/fawk-hmong-friends-super-show/

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This project was also made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.