About the Exhibition
October 4th - 19th, 2025
This exhibit showcases the work of artist and writer Txhee Belinda Xiong, alongside pieces from the 2024 anthology she curated. Through drawings created over the course of her healing journey from sexual assault, Xiong reflects on art as a tool for processing, understanding, and reclaiming selfhood. By centering the voices of survivors within Hmong and Asian communities and particularly Hmong women, the exhibit challenges the silence that often surrounds gender-based violence. In doing so, it creates space for these stories to be seen, heard, and honored.
This project was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Txhee Belinda Xiong
filmmaker | writer | community advocate
Txhee Belinda Xiong is a Hmong-American filmmaker, writer, and community advocate based in the Twin Cities. She earned her B.A. in English, Creative Writing, with a minor in Women in the Arts from St. Catherine University. Her work centers Hmong, Asian, and BIPOC voices, exploring mental health, generational trauma, and feminist narratives.
She is a 2025 StorySeeds Fellow through Mamá Papaya and will be presenting her short film script Chinese Vampire in the Fall. Txhee is a member of the APIA MN Film Collective and has worked on multiple independent film sets. In addition to filmmaking, she has also self-published an anthology, I Believe You: An Asian American Women’s Anthology About Gender-Based Violence and runs the “#kuvthiab #metoo” project, using proceeds to curate care packages for survivors.
Kevin Yang
Hmong American spoken word artist and performer for the opening reception
Kevin Yang is a Hmong American spoken word artist from the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Kevin works at Twin Cities PBS and has performed at shows and competitions around the country. Kevin’s work has been published on platforms such as Button Poetry and in the anthology, We Are Meant to Rise. In addition to poetry, Kevin loves filmmaking, video games, and playing with his dogs.
Sonia Warmuth
Educator, counselor, & community builder. Emcee for the opening reception
Sonia Warmuth is an educator, counselor, and community builder. A daughter of first-generation immigrant parents, she has spent her career creating spaces where young people — especially girls and women of color — can find belonging, voice, and empowerment. After years as a high school counselor, she now leads Women of Color affinity groups at the middle school level, fostering community, advocacy skills, and positive mental health outcomes. She is honored to join Xia Gallery & Café in conversation with Txhee, supporting the sharing of stories that spark healing and connection.
