Interviews

Asian American History 101 Podcast: A Conversation with V.T. Bidania

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Kidlit Love Podcast: Big Emotions & Beautiful Themes: A Year Without Home

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Reading With Your Kids Podcast: From Laos to the U.S.: Telling the Hmong Refugee Story in Verse

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Publishers Weekly: Four Questions for V.T. Bidania

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YA Books Central: Author Chat with V.T. Bidania

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Out South Florida Reading Rainbow: Homesickness & Pockets of Joy

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SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox: Fast Five Interview: V.T. Bidania

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SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox Book Review: A Year Without Home

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St. Paul Pioneer Press: Readers and Writers: Bidania's latest shows a new side of Hmong experience

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Cracking the Cover: V.T. Bidania's A Year Without Home is Strong Novel in Verse

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The Baby Bookworm: New Year, New Reads: 20 Fantastic Children's Books Releasing in January

 

Star Tribune: This Novelist's Family Fled Laos​​​

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CAPSTONE Asian American and Pacific Islander Month: What Astrid and Apollo Mean to me and Why Representation Matters

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Kare 11 News: Read Brave Connecting Generations with Diverse Stories Told by Local Authors

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Minnesota Monthly: V.T. Bidania's Hmong-Focused Kids' Books Make Diversity the Subtext​

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Minnesota Monthly: Why Hmong New Year Celebrations Stay True by Staying Home

 

Kare 11 News: New Children's Book Series Aims to Reflect Hmong Experiences

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We Need Diverse Books Blog: Suni Lee's Olympic Win is More Than That for Hmong People

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We Need Diverse Books Blog: Q&A with V.T. Bidania, Astrid and Apollo 

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MG Book Village Blog: Interview with V.T. Bidania​​​