Ka Vang

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ka Vang
Occupation	Playwright
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1975(1975-01-01)
Age	49
Birthplace	Long Tieng
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ka Vang Biography

Ka Vang is one of the most popular and richest Playwright who was born on January 1, 1975 in Long Tieng, United States. Ka Vang (born 1975) is a Hmong American writer in the United States. Vang was born at an CIA military base in Long Cheng, Laos, after the conclusion of the Vietnam War, and immigrated to America in the year 1980. A novelist, poet or playwright, as well as an ex- journalist Vang spent a lot of time in her professional time to the art of capturing Hmong tales of folklore on paper. Vang is the recipient of the Archibald Bush Artist Fellowship and many other leadership and artistic awards. She is the author of the book for children, Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon and which was a finalist in the 23rd annual Midwest Book Awards in 2012.

The play she wrote”From Shadows To Light was staged at the Theater Mu at the autumn of 2004 at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis. In From Shadows to Light integrated contemporary international women’s issues and traditional art forms of Asia including Indonesian Shadow puppetry.

Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon was jointly published by the Minnesota Humanities Center and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans to address the lack of children’s books that speak to the experience of being an Asian Pacific Islander child or youth in the United States. The book supports the development of English literacy skills while recognizing cultural heritage and creating opportunities for children and families to learn about Asian Pacific Islander cultural heritage. Her short stories and essays have been featured in six anthologies including, “Riding Shotgun: Women Write about their Mothers,” published by Borealis Books, and “Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories” published by Lethe Press, which was a national best-seller in the United Kingdom, and the ground-breaking Asian American anthology, “Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home In The World,” published by Penguin Books. In 2009, Ka Vang was featured in the book, “Hmong History Makers,” published by Holt DcDougal for her work collecting and preserving Hmong folklore from the Hmong people across the globe from Australia to Germany. Her work is taught in classrooms and has appeared nationally in magazines and newspapers.

Her one-act show DISCONNECT was staged in the playwrights’ Centre and then at Theater Mu during the 2001 New Eyes Festival. DISCONNECT continues to be staged across the nation, as well as in New York City, particularly following its appearance within the Hmong American literary anthology, Bamboo Among The Oaks in 2002.

Ka Vang Net Worth

Ka Vang is one of the richest Playwright from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ka Vang 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vang started playing with playwriting in the early 2000s, beginning in 2001 and 2002 as a Many Voices Fellow at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis.

Another production, Dead Calling, was staged by Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis in 2001. Dead Calling was one of the first Hmong mystery plays. The production is set on the streets of St. Paul and was loved by audiences for its candid portrayal of inter-racial marriages within the Hmong community.

In 2008, Vang’s writings were published in two bestselling anthologies. The essay titled, Butterfly Cycles, was published in “Riding Shotgun:Women Write about their Mothers,” by Borealis Press in April and the short story, Meet Mr. Krenshaw, was published in “Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories” with Lethe Press in May.

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Ka Ranked on the list of most popular Playwright. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ka Vang celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.