Vlai LyDiscovering What it Means to be Hmong AmericanIn honor and dedication to my Grandmother, See Vang, (May 2nd, 1921 — July 13th 2021)3 min read·Sep 26, 2021----
Vlai LyinmaivmaiKhi Tes: The Strings That Bind Us All TogetherThere is an idea that there is no real concept of “self” within the Hmong culture — that we live our lives as a collective whole. And when…4 min read·May 31, 2019----
Vlai LyinmaivmaiKuv Twb Tuag Lawm. I’m Already Dead.The only sense of clarity was found at the end of empty liquor bottles and beer cans that pushed his memories away. But even their…8 min read·Apr 12, 2019----
Vlai LyinmaivmaiFind Yourself Through DanceTo dance is to free ourselves from the trauma of everyday life.4 min read·Mar 14, 2019----
Vlai LyXijiang Woman Cleaning the VillageWe have to figure out early on what kind of stories we want to tell, and whose stories we want to tell. I often draw parallels between my…2 min read·Jan 26, 2019----
Vlai LyinmaivmaiJanuary Prompt: Resolutions, Metamorphosis“Near the end of its growth cycle, the caterpillar consumes many times its own weight in a single day. Then, the caterpillar finds a…2 min read·Jan 2, 2019----
Vlai LyBecoming a Better Version of Ourselves-Thoughtful decision making during difficult times.5 min read·Dec 19, 2018----
Vlai LyinmaivmaiA Mother’s Work: My Mother’s Life at 50Our first home was a tiny duplex right on the outskirts of Six Corners, one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Springfield…6 min read·Dec 17, 2018----
Vlai LyinmaivmaiThe Possibilities of Who We Will BecomeBut here I was, holding a beautiful anthology of work written by my own people whose words revealed to me the possibilities of who I can…3 min read·Nov 16, 2018----