Bao Phi
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- Minnesotan writer captures father's love in new picture book
MPR's Marianne Combs interviews poet Bao Phi and illustrator Thi Bui about their children's book, A Different Pond, a 2018 Caldecott Honor Book. The book depicts a father and son going on early morning fishing trips to a pond in Minneapolis, and a father's story about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.
- Bao Phi bares his soul in "Thousand Star Hotel"
MPR's Marianne Combs interviews poet and spoken word artist Bao Phi about his new book of poetry, Thousand Star Hotel, in which he reflects on his youth living in Minneapolis and discusses the legacy of trauma. This segment also includes excerpts from the book read by Phi.
- For the poet Bao Phi, a violent past is never far away
MPR’s Marianne Combs profiles Vietnamese American spoken word artist Bao Phi, who talks of the how racial trauma affects both his poetry and life. Phi also discusses his collection, Thousand Star Hotel.
- A collaboration is formed in "A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota"
MPR’s Tom Weber has a group conversation with writers Sun Yung Shin, Venessa Fuentes, and Bao Phi. The three are contributors to a Minnesota Historical Society anthology, titled A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. The book contains 16 Minnesota writers providing a range of perspectives on what it is like to live as a person of color in Minnesota.
- Ed Bok Lee and Bao Phi: Two poets exploring, not explaining
MPR’s Euan Kerr profiles Korean poet Ed Bok Lee and Vietnamese American spoken word artist Bao Phi. The poets respective works explore the Asian American experience - with a very Minnesota perspective.
- Word of Mouth: State of the Arts - Poetry / Arts scene rundown
On this Word of Mouth episode, a look at the current environment of poetry. Contains a State of the Arts report with interviews and readings, including Louis Alemayehu reading his poem, Crazy Eyes, No Boundaries.
- March and MLK rally in St. Paul focuses on progress in race relations
The theme at 2001 Martin Luther King Day rally and march in St. Paul was progress in race relations. But many of the speakers gave their view of the distance to go before equity and justice are achieved.
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