A woman in a black button-down shirt stands in the foreground against a background of autumn trees and fallen leaves.

Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees

Individual

2026 International Day of Peace / Walk in Their Words TShirt

Couple

LXCL:10 Tickets Issued

Organization

We invite you to sponsor an evening with one of America&#39;s most celebrated refugee voices, as we celebrate 45 years of The Center welcoming newcomers to the Mohawk Valley.&nbsp; About the Evening <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.kaokaliayang.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Kao Kalia Yang</a> was born in Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand after her Hmong family fled war in Laos, and arrived in Minnesota at age six. Her memoir The Latehomecomer was the first Hmong-authored book to reach national distribution. Her later works include The Song Poet, Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir, and Where Rivers Part, recognized by the National Book Critics Circle and the Chautauqua Prize, among others. The evening includes a talk, audience Q&amp;A, and a book signing.&nbsp; In 45 years, beginning as the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, The Center has resettled 18,000 refugees from 37 countries in our region. Your sponsorship brings this conversation to Utica and supports the language, employment, and community services that help newcomers thrive.

We invite you to sponsor an evening with one of America's most celebrated refugee voices, as we celebrate 45 years of The Center welcoming newcomers to the Mohawk Valley.  About the Evening <a href="https://www.kaokaliayang.com/" target="_blank">Kao Kalia Yang</a> was born in Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand after her Hmong family fled war in Laos, and arrived in Minnesota at age six. Her memoir The Latehomecomer was the first Hmong-authored book to reach national distribution. Her later works include The Song Poet, Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir, and Where Rivers Part, recognized by the National Book Critics Circle and the Chautauqua Prize, among others. The evening includes a talk, audience Q&amp;A, and a book signing.  In 45 years, beginning as the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, The Center has resettled 18,000 refugees from 37 countries in our region. Your sponsorship brings this conversation to Utica and supports the language, employment, and community services that help newcomers thrive.

Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees

45th Anniversary Celebration: An Evening with Kao Kalia Yang

310 Genesee St

Individual

$25

Couple

$40

Organization

$225

Add a donation