Origin Stories

Kazua Melissa Vang is a Hmong-American multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, photographer, and cultural producer based in Minnesota. Her work is deeply rooted in personal narrative, cultural memory, a…

Kristine Sorensen is one of the founding artists of In Progress.  She serves both as the executive director for the organization and is a teaching artist that mentors youth and adults throughout the …

Dhoua Vue is a young talented storyteller who is dedicated to creating short films about her life and real life situations that affect young people. Dhoua was born into In Progress and is 3rd generat…

Mickies Kiros is a passionate creative writer and storyteller who is dedicated to capturing his unique perspective on the world through words. Always seeking inspiration in his surroundings, he is ac…

Morgen Arguelles shares her story as a developing artist, the making of her film 4600 Children, and her work as a curator for In Progress's Studio 110 in Crookston Minnesota. 

Masyn Arguelles has been an active In Progress artists since they were the age of 11.  Masyn is a photographer and writer and presents in this interview how she first recognized her talent as a write…

McKinna Amiot participated in our summer Storytellers Project at Studio 110 in Crookston.  She has a deep love of nature and photography.   

Kao Choua got her start with In Progress around 2007.  She became a documentary filmmaker and founder of the Qhia Dab Neeg Flim Festival while working for In Progress.  She now lives in northern Cali…