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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.”

Former Des Moines Restaurateur Wins Senate Seat in Thailand

By Jay Wagner 2/25/08

Prasong Nurack, whose Thai restaurants in Des Moines and Iowa City were gathering places for politicians and presidential candidates for nearly 25 years, was appointed by a special commission last week to serve as a senator in his Southeast Asia homeland.

“It is a great honor, and we have much work to do,” said Nurack, who [...]

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