The Happy Life (Short Story Collection), St. Paul, MN
The Happy Life is a collection of short stories that center Hmong women protagonists who are outsiders within their own community across the span of 1955 to 2018.
“I want to humanize characters who have lived their lives as invisible, ignored, or sidelined and, in turn, build empathy for their real-life counterparts.
May Lee-Yang is a multi-genre writer, performance artist, and educator. Her theater-based works include The Korean Drama Addict’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity, Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman, and Ten Reasons Why I’d Be a Bad Porn Star, which use comedy and pop culture to interrogate race, gender, and identity. Her poetry collection, How I Lost My Name (Sundress Press) will be published in 2025 and wrestles with displacement. She has received grants and fellowships from Hedgebrook, Kundiman, The Playwright Center McKnight Fellowship, the Jerome Foundation, and The Loft Literary Center.
Visit May Lee’s website: www.lazyhmongwoman.com
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