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		<title>Bao Phi joins APA Writers at National Portrait Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (April 6, 2012) — An unprecedented convergence of Asian American literature and visual art will present seven writers reading and discussing their work, commissioned in response to ‘Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter,’ the first major exhibit of Asian American visual artists at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium. Writers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Release Party for Celebrating Voices Anthology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Paul, Minn. — On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together and Writer/Performance Artist May Lee-Yang invite you to join in the release party for Hmong Women Write Now: An Anthology of Creative Writing and Artwork by Hmong Women and Girls. Earlier this year, the two partners, in collaboration with Hmong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minh-Giang Nguyen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By BRYAN THAO WORRA AAP staff writer Minh-Giang (Anna) Nguyen is in her third year of teaching as a 5th grade educator in Alum Rock Unified School District in East San Jose. While working in San Jose, she has also organized with VietUnity, a progressive Vietnamese grassroots collective based in the greater Bay Area. Additionally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edward del Rosario</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edward del Rosario By BRYAN THAO WORRA AAP staff writer EDWARD del ROSARIO has been widely exhibited to great critical acclaim. A graduate of the painting department of the University of Kansas with an advanced degree from The Rhode Island School of Design, del Rosario is a figurative artist with a distinctive technique and style. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barbara Jane Reyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Jane Reyes is the author of Diwata (Photo by Oscar Bermeo). By BRYAN THAO WORRA AAP staff writer Barbara Jane Reyes is the author of Diwata (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2010), recently noted as a finalist for the California Book Award. She was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is the author of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pushing the Pen: An interview with Beau Sia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beau Sia (Photo courtesy of Eyad Zahra) By Saymoukda Vongsay AAP staff writer Beau Sia, author of A Night Without Armor II: the Revenge, is a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, alumni of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and an actor who has appeared in the films, “Slam, SlamNation”, “The Manchurian Candidate”, “Hitch”, and “Rachel Getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ravi Shankar: Asian American Poet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ravi Shankar is an Asian American poet. By BRYAN THAO WORRA AAP staff writer Ravi Shankar is an Asian American poet. He was raised in Manassas, VA. Shankar is the poet-in-residence at Central Connecticut State University and the founding editor of the online journal of the arts, Drunken Boat. His first book, Instrumentality, was published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pushing the Pen: An interview with Jenny Yang</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jenny Yang By SAYMOUKDA VONGSAY Saymoukda Vongsay presents “Pushing the Pen” a series of interviews that highlight Asian American artists and individuals who advocate for Asian American art. This week Vongsay interviews Jenny Yang, a Los Angeles-based standup comedian, writer, and host and producer of the podcast, CreativeLifePod.com. When Yang is not talking about being Chinese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renaissance Festival has ‘Gone to the Pets’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHAKOPEE, Minn., (Aug. 17, 2011) – The second weekend of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival is quickly approaching and with it comes the dogs. The 5th Annual Pet Fest will be held in the special events field and invites pet owners and their furry companions to browse through booths featuring over 40 pet vendors. Stops include learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pushing the Pen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Interview with Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre, a two-time National Poetry Slam champion. By SAYMOUKDA VONGSAY Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, who will be presenting the workshop, “Spoken Word 101,” at the inaugural Hmong Women Write Now! Retreat held September 9–11, 2011 at Villa Maria in Frontenac, Minn. For [...]]]></description>
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