Kyang Young

Kyang Young (Kaulim: 카오 카리야 양)

Early Life
Born in Ban Vinai refugee camp in December, 1980, Young came to San Miao in the summer of 1987, along with her parents and older sister Der. Young says that the move to America was necessary for her parents. Her mother suffered six miscarriages after giving birth to her, and with no male heir, her father was being pressured to find a second wife. He even took his younger daughter on trips with him to visit eligible women in the camp. For Young's parents, leaving Ban Vinai was not only about finding opportunity for their two daughters, but also rescuing themselves from family and cultural pressure.

Career
Kyang Young became a revolutionary writer in Véiques and her publishing was censored in Veiquis, but was widely read in Xièncle. She was ordered to stop writing, but she refuses to and so, she secrectly writes in Vuevién city.