Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 30, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CST
November 30th, 2011 at 7:30 pm.
Location
Kao Kalia Yang's lecture will take place in the Riverview Ballroom in the University Center on the University of Wisconsin River Falls campus.
Fees/Admission
All Events through the Wyman Performing Arts and Lecture Series 2011-2012 are open and free to the public.
Contact Information
Office of Student Life, 715-425-4444
Description
Kao Kalia Yang immigrated to the United States when she was six years old after spending her first years in a Thai refugee camp. Now, the award winning author of The Latehomecomer, Kao Kalia Yang mixed Hmong folklore and stories to create this stirring novel about her family’s story of immigration to America. Join her as she reads from her award-winning novel and discusses her family’s remarkable journey from the jungles of Thailand to the cold winters in St. Paul, Minnesota.
For more information or accommodations, please contact the Office of Student Life at 715-425-4444.
