I frequently receive requests from students for a list of some of the major interviews I’ve done in the past to help them with their research projects. Here are some places to start that significantly reflect the last 10 years of my conversations on the matter.
- Hmong Times, “Bryan Thao Worra Named Director of Outreach And Inclusion In Senate District 59 For The DFL http://www.hmongtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=190&ArticleID=5891&TM=43760.26, Amy Douen, November, 2017.
- Mithila Review, “Secret Wars and Distant Stars,” http://mithilareview.com/worra_09_17/ by Brandy Liên Worrall, Issue 9, 2017.
- Hard N.O.C. Life, “Bryan Thao Worra on Lao Science Fiction (from CTRL+ALT)” https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2017/01/26/bryan-thao-worra-on-lao-science-fiction-from-ctrlalt/ by Keith Chow, January 26th, 2017.
- Angry Asian Man, “Angry Reader of the Week: Bryan Thao Worra,” http://blog.angryasianman.com/2016/11/angry-reader-of-week-bryan-thao-worra.html by Phil Yu, November 25th, 2016.
- LA Weekly, “Obama’s Visit To Laos A Watershed Moment for the Lao Community.” http://www.laweekly.com/news/obamas-visit-to-laos-a-watershed-moment-for-las-lao-community-7382189 Jason McGahan, September 15th, 2016.
- WORT, “Crossing Borders: Hearing Other Voices in Poetry,” https://www.wortfm.org/crossing-bridges-discovering-asian-american-poetry/ by Jonathan Zarov, April 29th, 2016.
- EPBeuamont.Com, “ Poetry Review: A Supernatural Song of Ourselves (Bryan ThaoWorra’s Demonstra)” https://epbeaumont.com/2015/08/19/poetry-review-a-supernatural-song-of-ourselves-bryan-thao-worras-demonstra/ by EP Beaumont, August 19th, 2015.
- SPECULATE SF! “Roundtable Discussion with Nancy Hightower and Bryan Thao Worra,” http://www.speculatesf.com/2015/03/31/episode-128-of-speculate-roundtable-discussion-with-nancy-hightower-and-bryan-thao-worra/ by Gregory A Wilson and Bradley P. Beaulieu, March 31st, 2015.
- Ukiah Daily Journal, “Chatting With Bryan Thao Worra,” http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/article/zz/20141031/NEWS/141039201, by Adam Randall, October 31st, 2014.
- Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, “APA Author Interview: Bryan Thao Worra, Twin Cities, MN,” http://www.apalaweb.org/apa-author-interview-bryan-thao-worra-twin-cities-minn/ by Jaena Rae, July 6th, 2014.
- Martian Migraine Press, “Bending, Curving, Humming Cosmic: Bryan Thao Worra’s Sublime DEMONSTRA,” https://martianmigrainepress.com/bending-curving-humming-cosmic-Bryan-Thao-Worras-sublime-DEMONSTRA by Scott R. Jones, February 5th, 2014.
- NorSanavongsay.Com, “A Lao American Eye: An Interview with Poet Bryan Thao Worra” http://nor.sanavongsay.com/blog/a-lao-american-eye-an-interview-with-poet-bryan-thao-worra/ by Nor Sanavongsay, November 15th, 2013.
- Twin Cities Daily Planet, “On poetry and sci-fi: Lao American writer Bryan Thao Worra at San Diego’s Comic-Con”, https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/poetry-and-sci-fi-lao-american-writer-bryan-thao-worra-san-diegos-com/ by Chanida Phaengdara Potter, July 23rd, 2013
- Lantern Review, “A Conversation with Bryan Thao Worra,” http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2013/01/16/a-conversation-with-bryan-thao-worra/ by Wendy Chin-Tanner, January 16th, 2013.
- Innsmouth Free Press, “Interview: Bryan Thao Worra on DEMONSTRA,” http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/blog/interview-bryan-thao-worra-on-demonstra/ by Nathaniel Katz, 2013.
- Rebecca L. Brown, “Someone Else’s Writing: Bryan Thao Worra,” https://rebeccalbrownupdates.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/someone-elses-writing-bryan-thao-worra/ by Rebecca L. Brown, November 13th, 2012.
- Horror Writers Association, “An Interview with Bryan Thao Worra,” https://thaoworra.blogspot.com/2012/10/interviewed-by-ron-breznay-for-horror.html, by Ron Breznay, September, 2012.
- Strange Horizons, “Going Beyond the Other Side of The Eye,” http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/going-beyond-the-other-side-of-the-eye-an-interview-with-bryan-thao-worra/ by Yuk Lau, June 25th, 2012.
- Wendy’s Muse, “ Introducing Community Activist/Poet/Playwright Bryan Thao Worra“ https://wendysmuse.blogspot.com/2012/04/introducing-community.html by Wendy Brown-Baez, April 7th, 2012.
- Hmong Times, “Interview With Bryan Thao Worra,” http://www.hmongtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=190&ArticleID=2639&TM=54164 by Fartun Akbar, July 14th, 2010.
- National Endowment for the Arts, “Bryan Thao Worra,” https://www.arts.gov/writers-corner/bio/bryan-thao-worra 2009.
- MNArtists.Org, “Hard Rhymes,” http://www.mnartists.org/article/hard-rhymes, Britt Amodt, November 12th, 2009.
- Asian Week, “Making It To The Other Side: An Interview With Bryan Thao Worra,” http://bit.ly/2zG3tev by Sumeia Williams, January 3rd, 2009.
- Altra Magazine, “The Accidental Writer.” http://bit.ly/2hpJE2I by Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, 2009.
- Twin Cities Daily Planet, “Lao-American poet Bryan Thao Worra makes the ordinary extraordinary in the MCBA’s Winter Book “ http://locusmag.com/2012/05/asian-american-sf-poetry/, Alison Morse, December 12th, 2008.
- Tales of the Unanticipated, “An Interview With Speculative Fiction Poet Bryan Thao Worra,” http://www.totu-ink.com/sample/I29P66Interview.pdf by Catherine Lundoff, Autumn/Winter, 2008. (Link is to partial excerpt)
- 215 Magazine, “An Interview with Bryan Thao Worra,” https://web.archive.org/web/20090107031107/http://215mag.com/features_detail.cfm/feature/182/ by Catzie Vilayphonh, October, 2008.
- Lao Roots Magazine, “An Interview With Bryan Thao Worra,” April Phommthavong, 2008. No online archived edition available.
- Voice of America, “Lao American Uses Poetry To Express His Views on Life.” https://lao.voanews.com/a/a-52-2007-09-13-voa2-90684779/1186343.html by Vannasone Keodara, August 9th, 2007.
- Saline Reporter, “Bryan Thao Worra Publishes His First Full-Length Book of Poetry,” http://bit.ly/2js1Ddq by Jesse Patterson, June, 2017.
- Hmong Times, “Bryan Thao Worra,” http://www.hmongtimes.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=788&SectionID=31&SubSectionID=&S=1 by Amy Doeun, May 1st, 2007.
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