by Kim Benjamin | Apr 1, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 7 By Kerry Xiong Peng A moment in time, Peng was driving from school. Farming was the worst thing on his mind. He hated the thought of farming. It actually made him sick. Sometimes, he even needed to lay down when he thought...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 8, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 6 By Kerry Xiong Gaojia, Cuaj Leeg’s Daughter “Hi! Tuaj los (You’ve come)?” greeted auntie Chong, her mom’s older sister. Gaojia just nodded. She didn’t like to try her skill at responding in Hmong because, well, her Hmong sucked,...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 14, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 5 By Kerry Xiong Funeral drums rumbled at the front of the crowd. Children and adults sat cross-legged on the ground, each holding an unlit incense stick, all bowing their heads as the Txiv Qeej bowed his qeej and raised a leg in...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 14, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Nuj Yob: The Hmong Jungle Book Hmong Educational Resources Publisher This rich fairy tale, traditionally shared through oral, Hmong storytelling, is finally published by the Hmong Educational Resources Publisher, written and described by Dr. Kou Yang, with...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 9, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 4 By Kerry Xiong Hmong Village, is it a village? Or a ghost town? Ntsuab has always seen it as the latter. Everywhere she looked, there was loss. Such a loss it was – the sweaty boiled chicken and the now-slimy pork ear laab...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 16, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 3 By Kerry Xiong White flakes floated down slowly like falling feathers. Winter was here at last. A blanket of white fluff was all that could be seen where Yim Leej’s backyard garden of cilantro, green onions, and lemon grass used...
