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An initiative in St. Paul is connecting and celebrating two of its largest minority populations, Hmong and Black. Aptly named “FRONDO,” the initiative is bringing together the Frogtown neighborhood which has a large Hmong population and the historically Black Rondo neighborhood in a way that's never been done before.May Lee-Yang and Nicole M. Smith are the organizers behind the project. Lee-Yang is a performer and educator and Smith is the founder and CEO of Neuvo Soul productions. They joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about FRONDO.
An initiative in St. Paul is connecting and celebrating two of its largest minority populations, Hmong and Black. Aptly named “FRONDO,” the initiative is bringing together the Frogtown neighborhood which has a large Hmong population and the historically Black Rondo neighborhood in a way that's never been done before.May Lee-Yang and Nicole M. Smith are the organizers behind the project. Lee-Yang is a performer and educator and Smith is the founder and CEO of Neuvo Soul productions. They joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about FRONDO.
Ten years ago a trio of writers and performers came together to form the Funny Asian Women Kollective, or FAWK. They have each embarked on theater and film projects since then, but their comedy work continues. And their Extra Quality Super Show is coming up next week at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. Two of the co-founders of FAWK, May Lee-Yang and Saymoukda Vongsay join MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about their work together and the upcoming program.
On today's episode, Scott Okamoto from the Chapel Probation podcast co-hosts with Nate for a special Asian-American-themed episode. Nate and Scott are joined by Naomi Ko and May Lee-Yang, two of the co-founders of the Funny Asian Woman Kollective (FAWK). Naomi and May share about their work in comedy, their experiences as Asian-American women, and participate in a roundtable conversation with Nate and Scott about their shared and distinct experiences as Asian Americans.Funny Asian Woman Kollective:Website | fawkollective.comInstagram | @fawkollectiveMay:Website | lazyhmongwoman.comTwitter | @mayleeyangNaomi:Website | konaomi.comInstagram | @konaomieNate's appearance on the Asians in Baseball podcast: Asians In Baseball: Episode 19: From the DS to the CS---Follow us on Twitter at @fullmutuality, on Facebook at fb.com/fullmutuality, and on Instagram at @fullmutuality. Join the conversation in our Discord server at dauntless.fm/discord-server. Visit fullmutuality.com for more ways to connect with us.Full Mutuality is a Dauntless Media Collective podcast. Visit dauntless.fm for more content. Join as a partner on Patreon for exclusive content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May Lee-Yang - Twin Cities writer, theater artist, and educator is interviewed about her life since the the COVID-19 pandemic began. May talks about writing during stay at home and trying to finish graduate school by distance learning. May also considers how the Hmong community in Minnesota is experiencing this crisis.
May Lee-Yang - Twin Cities writer, theater artist, and educator is interviewed about her life since the the COVID-19 pandemic began. May talks about writing during stay at home and trying to finish graduate school by distance learning. May also considers how the Hmong community in Minnesota is experiencing this crisis.
Korean adoptee and New York City-based actor Brian McCormick talks about playing the lead in "A Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity," a play by Hmong-American playwright May Lee-Yang, that recently had a sold-out run in the Twin Cities. Now in his 30s, McCormick's story includes a circuitous route to acting despite a path in front him all along, how being a transracial adoptee influences how he approaches roles and casting calls, and his take on the current movement towards more Asian-American representation in Hollywood. There's late-night run-ins with Prince and he reveals how he and his high school friends first learned about dating and women.
May Lee-Yang is an award-winning playwright and performance artist. She is most well-known for her play, Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman, which has been toured nationally and was translated into a Hmong-language production. She often teaches theater and creative writing through COMPAS, Mu Performing Arts, the St. Paul Public Library, and Letters to Our Grandchildren, a theater project with Hmong elders. May would live by the opinion of others which led her to believe she had to be someone else in order for others to accept her. Sick and tired of living life for others, she knew if she wanted to live life on her terms, it was upto her to decide and take action. Tune into her episode as she shares her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of May's episode, May's website, resources, gifts and so much more.
Writer and performer May Lee-Yang (@mayleeyang) joins us to talk about her love of Korean dramas, digital perms, and hot Asian men! Plus we learn how to clap back, and our friend Molly(@mmollyaanne)calls in to share her gripe of the week: celebrity deaths.
It's our first ever Halloween episode (and by Halloween episode, I mean it's our first episode ever on Halloween week)! This week we're joined by Minnesota based poet/writer/performers May Lee-Yang and Saymoukda "Mooks" Vongsay who are performing their 2-women show (http://www.hmonglaofriendshipplay.com/) this weekend in St. Paul! Join us as we talk about communicating with ghosts, Asians on TV, bad Halloween costumes, and our immigrant stories. Happy Halloween! As always, send us your listener questions at podcast@kollaboration.org This week’s Intro/outro music is provided by our friend, Producer, Rapper, & DJ Kero One. Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: May Lee-Yang @mayleeyang lazyhmongwoman.com Saymoukda "Mooks" Vongsay @refugenius saymoukdatherefugenius.com Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh
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