Ka Vang

Contributing Columnist

Opinion

Ka Vang is a writer, playwright and children’s book author. She is the vice president of equity, inclusion, diversity and access for Meet Minneapolis, the tourism, convention and visitors’ bureau for the city of Minneapolis. She has also worked in higher education, as a journalist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and as a senior leader for Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. A Hmong American, she was born on a CIA military base in Laos at the end of the Vietnam War and immigrated to the U.S. in 1980. She grew up in the Frogtown neighborhood in St. Paul and now lives in Prescott, Wis. She can be reached at kvangmpr@gmail.com or www.linkedin.com/in/ka-vang-edia-leader/.

Ka Vang is a writer, playwright and children’s book author. She is the vice president of equity, inclusion, diversity and access for Meet Minneapolis, the tourism, convention and visitors’ bureau for the city of Minneapolis. She has also worked in higher education, as a journalist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and as a senior leader for Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. A Hmong American, she was born on a CIA military base in Laos at the end of the Vietnam War and immigrated to the U.S. in 1980. She grew up in the Frogtown neighborhood in St. Paul and now lives in Prescott, Wis. She can be reached at kvangmpr@gmail.com or www.linkedin.com/in/ka-vang-edia-leader/.

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Vang: There’s no place like Minnesota

The recent auction of Dorothy’s ruby slippers made me think about the search for home, and how so many of us from around the world have found it here.

December 28, 2024

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Vang: Luigi Mangione is no hero

He’s not an underdog or one of us. He’s a man of privilege who thought he could get away with it.

December 12, 2024

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Vang: Courting rituals, a stuffed chicken and egg rolls (and eye rolls) at Hmong New Year

I bring my children to this annual festival every year to try to preserve their Hmong heritage, despite their resistance. This year, I brought my non-Hmong in-laws for the first time, too.

December 3, 2024

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Vang: How to be a good advocate for Native Americans this holiday season and beyond

“Learning about Native people from Native people” — from a contemporary standpoint and through their lens — “is the best way to learn.”

November 26, 2024