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Kao Kalia Yang and Her Hmong Family Memoir

By Adam Burke 4/30/08

Born in a Thailand refugee camp in 1980, Kao Kalia Yang is one of almost 190,000 Hmong people living in the U.S.

The Minnesota author was in Iowa City on Monday to read from her new book, “The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir.”

Author Michael Pollan: “Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants”

By Adam Burke 1/15/08

Michael Pollan, whose best-selling book, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, recently reached the top of The New York Times’ best-seller list, drew an overflow crowd of nearly 400 people in Iowa City on Sunday afternoon. He was in town to read from his latest food-related book. 

Pollan was also feted at a so-called [...]

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