Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang explains the fear ICE induces in communities, saying it prevents people from calling the police, appearing in court, or feeling safe even in their own homes.

Mai Der Vang is the author of Primordial (Graywolf Press, 2025), Yellow Rain (Graywolf Press, 2021), and Afterland (Graywolf Press, 2017). Her honors include the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the ...

Mai Vang held a lead in the race to be Salem City Council's next Ward 6 councilor, according to early ballot returns May 20.

Longtime local Mai Vang decided to take the leap into the local food scene after 15 years working in the healthcare industry – including as a registered nurse during the height of COVID-19. The ...

Mai Vang, Logan Lor and Deanna Garcia are vying for the vacant Ward 6 seat on the Salem City Council in the May 20 election. The election will determine who finishes the term of former Councilor ...

At museums in the Twin Cities, where Hmong families settled after a Vietnam proxy war in Laos, story cloths and other artifacts recount their history.

A book of poetry all about sao la? Yes, but also no. When introducing celebrated Hmong American poet Mai Der Vang’s latest poetry collection, Primordial, to peers here in Vietnam, the collection’s ...

Mai Vang pleaded guilty to theft by swindle in 2020 and already served her prison sentence. Now the prosecution and defense both want the plea withdrawn.

Mai Der Vang Mai Der Vang's new book of poems, Primordial, will be published by Graywolf in March 2025.

District 8 councilwoman Mai Vang is a Millennial and the first person of Hmong descent to serve on the Sacramento City Council.

Wednesday’s speaker was Mai Der Vang, a Hmong American poet, whose work is centered around the history and culture of her heritage. Vang’s story began as her parents fled Laos as refugees after the ...