Limited Edition Zine: Hotdish

Yia Vang
Author Bios
is the Chef and Founder of Union Hmong Kitchen. Originally born and raised in a Thai refugee
camp until his family resettled in central Wisconsin, he went on to cook at Nighthawks,
Borough, and Gavin Kaysen’s Spoon & Stable. His new restaurant, Vinai, will open Spring ‘21 in
celebration of his parents’ legacy and family’s story.
Yia is the host of Relish on Twin Cities PBS and has been featured on National Geographic and
CNN’s United Shades of America. Among other accolades, he was the cover story of the May
2020 issue of Bon Appétit magazine. Yia was also named MPLS.St.Paul Magazine's “Chef of the
Year 2019" and was recently voted “Best Chef 2020” in City Pages Best Of issue.
Waabigonikwe Raven
is a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles
band of Ojibwe and belongs to the Crane
Clan. Trained in the culinary world, she
has cooked in several well-known
kitchens, including Alma and The Sioux
Chef. However, she recently put her
dreams of owning a restaurant on hold
after the recent racial justice uprising in
her hometown of Minneapolis.
Waabigonikwe realized that the fight for
clean water and upholding treaties must
come before her personal goals and is
heavily involved in the Stop Line 3 fight.
Cassie Rogers
is a Filipino-American advocate for sustainability and food justice. She graduated in 2020 from
Macalester College, finishing a double major in Environmental Studies and Education with a
concentration in Food, Agriculture, and Society. She has worked food production at several
urban farms including R&R Cultivation and Frogtown Farm, and as a cook at The Sioux Chef.
Cassie served as a Greener Pastures intern and curated this zine as part of her senior
environmental practicum.