Playwright Jessica Huang has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the 4 Seasons Residency. In collaboration with National New Play Network (NNPN), four organizations will collaborate in supporting Huang over the course of a year.
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The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has announced the recipients of the 27th annual Sally Awards. Saymoukda Vongsay, a Minnesota-based Lao-American writer who shares the experiences of refugees in plays, books and poetry. Her plays have been presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and locally by Theater Mu and Theater Unbound.
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Gia Vang, a former TV journalist in Kansas City, Phoenix and Fresno, will become part of the NBC affiliate's "Sunrise Team" starting July 8. She is believed to be the first Hmong-American anchor in the Twin Cities market.
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