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VANCOUVER, Wash. - Washington State University Vancouver welcomes Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai to the stage Wednesday, November 4 at 6 p.m. in the Administration building, room 110. Tsai is a spoken-word artist who fights for cultural pride and survival through her work. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available at parking meters or in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3.
Tsai is a Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based, Chinese-Taiwanese-American, spoken-word artist. As a teenager, she developed a passion for spoken word at the birthplace of the international poetry slam movement-the Uptown Poetry Slam in Chicago. Over the last 10 years she has become one of the country's leading innovators of spoken-word poetry.
Tsai is a highly sought-after performer on the college circuit for her inciting, intimate and entertaining poetry. She has been featured in more than 350 shows worldwide and has shared stages with Mos Def, KRS-One, Sonia Sanchez, Erykah Badu and many more. Tsai was recently listed as one of Angry Asian Man.com's "30 Most Influential Asian Americans Under 30." In 2008, Idealist in NYC named Kelly as one of their "New York 40" of the top New Yorkers who make a positive impact in the five boroughs.
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