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Spend an evening with one of America's most celebrated refugee voices, as we celebrate 45 years of The Center welcoming newcomers to the Mohawk Valley.Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 5:30pm · Munson, 310 Genesee Street, Utica, NY
About the Evening
5:30pm - Doors Open
6:00pm - Kao Kalia Yang Talk & Audience Q&A
7:30pm-9:00pm - Book Signing, Cash Bar, Hors d'oeuvres
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Kao Kalia Yang was born in the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand after her Hmong family fled war in Laos, and arrived in Minnesota at age six. Her memoir The Latehomecomer was the first Hmong-authored book to reach national distribution. Her later works include The Song Poet, Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir, and Where Rivers Part, recognized by the National Book Critics Circle and the Chautauqua Prize, among others.
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Munson, BCHydroEV, 310 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13502-4764, United States
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