KONG PHENG PHA
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From Aperture 244 "Cosmologies" Issue (2021) featuring the work of photographer Pao Houa Her
“Pao Houa Her’s Magic of Construction, Dislocation, and Illusion.” In My Grandfather Turned into a Tiger…and Other Illusions, by Pao Houa Her (New York: Aperture, 2024).
“How a Hmong Photographer Creates a Striking Narrative about Laos.” Aperture Magazine, no. 244 (March 31, 2022).
“How to Teach History After Sunisa Lee.” Leader-Telegram, August 6, 2021.
“Hmong Americans are not Simply ‘Caught Up’ in America’s Racial Conflicts. We are Actively Engaged in it.” Reappropriate, July 17, 2020.
“Doorknocking for Justice: Exploring Asian Dreams, Lives, and Issues Through Critical Conversations.” Asian American Organizing Project, June 13, 2017.
“Community Voices: A Call to Move From Identity Politics to Radical Local Engagement.” Twin Cities Daily Planet, November 14, 2016.
“The Midwest as a ‘Hmong Queer San Francisco.’” The Atlantic, June 15, 2016.
“On Police Abuse and Black Lives Matter: Talking Asian to Asian in North Minneapolis.” APIS4BlackLivesMN, February 9, 2016. (Co-authored with Eunha Jeong Wood)
“For Hmong Who Have Seen Too Many Black Lives Taken.” Midwest Solidarity Blog, September 2, 2015.
“Refugee Baby’s Memories.” Midwest Solidarity Blog, June 27, 2015.
“What Does Marriage Equality Mean for The Hmong American Community?” Hmong Today, September 26, 2013. Reprinted in Twin Cities Daily Planet.
