- Jasmine Vang
“What’s a Ha-mong?” Jasmine Vang is teaching Hmong class and finds herself questioning what it means to be Hmong American. This solo play investigates her dual identities through her personal experience as a Hmong teacher. As she shuffles through her lesson plans, you will peek into her history and peer into her broken identity. Join her journey as she fights her way through a disarray of identities, trying to find her truest self within them.
Hmong Class 101 premiered at the Fresno Rogue Festival with a 2023 Sold Out Award.
Excellent performance. A beautifully well crafted piece that is both educational and entertaining. What we all hope for in a one person show.
Funny and informative and delivered by an engaging performer. An interesting glimpse into a culture that we don’t have a lot of connections with locally.
This was a fun show. I learned things I didn’t know, but also still found so much of it to be relatable. The performer embodies a number of characters with voice and physicality and there’s no confusion about who is who. I loved the use of language throughout.
This performer really seemed to be having so much fun during the show, which is always a delight.
Wonderful journey, she took us through the current and historic, the personal experience and family expectation, all with humor, insight, vulnerability and a clever cast of life characters, all in a one person performance. X stars out of X, very happy to have seen it
This is a thoughtful exploration of the place of identity and culture, as a vibrant and adaptive reality. The dilemma parallel experiences Canadian experiences with claiming and understanding Indigenous identity in a fluid context of discovery, rediscovery and embracing the evolving future. Jasmine is charming, authentic and funny. A great choice for your fringe list.
I saw her show at the Ottawa Fringe Festival a month ago and loved it. She blends comedy and serious topics with smooth transitions. Everything is spelled out (like the Hmong letters on the board) for people from different walks of life to understand. This show hit me deeply and got me feeling emotional multiple times because of how relatable most of her experiences felt. It’s a beautiful show worth attending if you’re interested in topics like identity, family, immigration and cultures clashing. Jasmine is also one of the sweetest people I’ve met at Fringe, and I truly believe that she deserves all the praise she’s received for her show so far!
A reminder how resilient cultures and families ties endure tragic moments.
Well-written and well-performed. Addresses questions that many of us can relate to about what it means to belong. I not only enjoyed the show but also learned something about Hmong culture and history.