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Originally aired May 4, 2021. In the first half of the hour, Annie connects with Kao Kalia Yang to discuss Yang’s new children’s storybook Yang Warriors, along with the real-life refugee camp experience that inspired it, what it means to be a real-life hero, using questions to build meaningful person-to-person connections, cross-diaspora creativity, and talking about justice with your kids. After the break, Josh rolls out a Legacy Episode and the group revisits a conversation with James Rollins, author of the Sigma Force adventure novels. Write On! Radio – Kao Kalia Yang + ...
Add event to calendar Join author Kao Kalia Yang and illustrator Billy Thao for a virtual event for Yang Warriors with Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC on Friday, May 14 at 5:00 PM CT/6:00 PM ET. Yang will give a reading of the picture book, and Thao will share his process and inspiration in illustrating the author's story. An audience Q&A will follow the book discussion. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase from Busboys and Poets. Registration link to come. In this inspiring picture book, fierce and determined children confront the hardships of Ban Vinai refugee c...
One look at the whimsical cover illlustration for Kao Kalia Yang's Yang Warriors, and you're pretty sure what it's going to be about: a band of plucky little kids who accomplish something marvelous amidst hilarity and hijinks. Those illustrations by Billy Thao (in his debut) are just the right touch of leavening. As the story keeps you turning pages, you begin to see a darker side of the tale that Yang says "she carried inside of her for a long time."