"We've always had queer Hmong artists as a part of SOY"

This week on the MinneAsianStories Podcast: Season 2, we continue our celebration of Pride Month with our look at Shades of Yellow (SOY), the first Hmong LGBTQ+ organization. Our host Julia Gay chats with Xay Yang, Queer Justice Director and Mental Health Therapist at Transforming Generations and former SOY participant and volunteer.

Xay shares her fondest memories from her time working with SOY. From the Hmong Pride flag designed by Ka Oskar Ly to a painting of a Hmong man wearing a rainbow patterned traditional Hmong hat, Xay reflects on how art was an integral tool for SOY's organizing and a creative pathway for redefining the intersections of queer and Asian identities.

S U N A H's Song:

(3) S U N A H - Unique - YouTube

Links to Transforming Generations' website and events:

• Website: www.transforminggenerations.org
• Drag Tale Times (July 9 and Aug 13)
  • June's DTT: Drag Tale Times ft. Jasmine D. Cassadine | Facebook
• Pride Events: Facebook
• Zaj Sawv Leadership Retreat - August 19-21, 2022, more info to come later

Other organizations with Hmong LGBTQ+ programming across the US:

Home - Freedom, Inc. (freedom-inc.org)

Hmong American Women’s Association – HAWA’s mission is to advocate for social justice within the Hmong and Southeast Asian community through collective and inclusive action. (hawamke.org)

Hmoob | La Crosse | Cia Siab, Inc. (ciasiabinc.org)

Hmong Queer Suab | Facebook