GWSS, AMST, and CCST alum Kao Kalia Yang ’03 was featured in the Carleton News for her class of 2024 commencement address. Yang is a Hmong writer who holds the distinction of authoring both the first Hmong American memoir published with national distribution about the history of Hmong people and the first Hmong story adapted to opera. An honorary doctoral degree was conferred to her during the ceremony, and she gave an inspiring and heartfelt address about the power and history of her family, herself, and the Hmong people.