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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Fangoria covers Lao horror filmmaker Mattie Do's "Dearest Sister"
Fangoria just covered the exclusive first photos from Mattie Do's new Lao horror film "Dearest Sister" It's not for the faint of heart, but if you've been following along the growth of the Lao horror film industry this is an excellent treat for those of us who've been waiting for her next outing since "Chanthaly"!
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New work to appear in the Asian American Literary Review, Fall 2015
I just turned in several new works including "Laotian Cartographies, Part I (Phantoms)" for the Asian American Literary Review special issue (Fall, 2015) which will be highlighting 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War and other conflicts in Southeast Asia, particularly through the lens of cartography and ghosts. That's a good way to end the month. A big thanks to Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis and Mariam B. Lam for putting up with me and my zany, zany schedule. I'm really excited about the pieces and will let you all know when it's up. Somewhat unrelated but then again not, a new poem of mine has been accepted for inclusion in an upcoming anthology addressing the King In Yellow this year. More details forthcoming.
Radio Free Asia on the National Lao American Symposium and Writers Summit
Radio Free Asia did a recap of Our Shared Journey, the national Lao American symposium and writers summit we convened this month. Thanks again for all of your support, everyone!
The Symposium and Summit were convened at the University of Minnesota's Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center as part of a partnership with the University of Minnesota's Immigration History and Research Center as well as with the National Lao American Writers Summit.
We had representatives from over 13 states in attendance as well as international luminaries such as Souvankham Thammavongsa, recipient of the 2014 Trillium Prize from Canada, and Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong, one of the founders of the SatJaDham Lao Literary Project now celebrating its 20th year. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Lao Diaspora, although many of our journeys to the US began before even then. I'll post more pictures from the gathering soon.
The Symposium and Summit were convened at the University of Minnesota's Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center as part of a partnership with the University of Minnesota's Immigration History and Research Center as well as with the National Lao American Writers Summit.
We had representatives from over 13 states in attendance as well as international luminaries such as Souvankham Thammavongsa, recipient of the 2014 Trillium Prize from Canada, and Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong, one of the founders of the SatJaDham Lao Literary Project now celebrating its 20th year. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Lao Diaspora, although many of our journeys to the US began before even then. I'll post more pictures from the gathering soon.
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