Joe Nathan / 2020 Columns & Other Publications / Afghanzada Achekzai, Hawra Alnabi, Kao Kalia Yang, Majra MuCic’ Gibbons, Siah Borzie, Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir / 1 Comment
The column below originally appeared in several APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during November, 2020. Great new book produces pride and empathy Think about a time when you felt most proud of the U.S. What produced that emotion? Was it a book, play, new law, election or invention? (Several people I questioned mentioned […]
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Here are some of the resources that families can use to help youngsters during the “stay at home” period of Coronavirus. The list below is illustrative, not exhaustive. It includes both government websites, and examples of on-line games that promote learning, and other forms of active learning. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “Talking with Children […]
Joe Nathan / 2019 Columns, Uncategorized / A Map into the World, Center for Disease Control, Hmong American, infant death, Kao Kalia Yang, Minnesota Department of Health, miscarriage, Northern Lights Book Award, Seo Kim, Shannon Gibney, What God is Honored Here? Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss By and For Native Women and Women of Color / 2 Comments
This column originally appeared in several APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during October and November, 2019. Two great family books ‘build bridges of hope and healing’ Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang, one of the most modest people I’ve ever met, has had quite a month. In less than 30 days, she’s launched two […]
Joe Nathan / 2016 columns, Columns (J. Nathan) / books, Hmong, immigration, Kao Kalia Yang, racism / 0 Comments
Originally published by ECM Newspapers, hometownsource.com October 6, 2016 Great new book by Kao Kalia Yang about her father by Joe Nathan I wish every daughter adored and admired her father as much as Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang. Her new book, “The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father,” is, in brief, one of […]