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TOU SAIKO LEE
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Tou SaiKo Lee believes in building an Influential Movement within our communities through the Arts. He is a spoken word artist, mentor and hip hop activist, currently residing in Minnesota. He was part of a dynamic hip hop duo called Delicious Venom and lead MC for a socially conscious funk, hip hop band called PosNoSys: Post Nomadic Syndrome. He originated and organized a monthly all ages open mic event called I.C.E. Innovative Community Elevation for 5 years. On special occasions, he teams up with his grandmother Youa Chang who does the traditional Hmong art of kwv txiaj (Hmong Poetry Chanting) to form the group "Fresh Traditions." He has a passion for working with and mentoring youth at schools and community centers across the country. His speaks about the issues he address in his music that include, human rights violations, diversity in America, Racism in the Media, Gang Violence and Arts for Social Change. He is also the co-founder of "The H Project" an Arts for Social Change effort of a national music compilation CD to raise awareness about the Human Rights Violations of Hmong people in the jungles of Laos. He was recently featured on an online video documentary in the New York Times called "Hmong Hip Hop Heritage."
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May 22, 2008 [Thursday 8:00pm]: PosNoSys @ The Triple Rock Social Club - 8:00pm

Thursday, May 22, 2008 FIERY WORDS AND FIERCE MUSICPost Nomadic Syndrome aka PosNoSysOskar Ly: vocalsShawn Mouacheupao: drumsTieng Hang: bassTou SaiKo Lee: emceeChuefeng Xiong: GuitarwithLa Rumeur &a...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 20:52:00 GMT

NEWS: Tou Saiko covered by New York Times

NEW YORK TIMES: About Tou Saiko Lee http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=98e4f65ac6173 1f427458e46c455712f851f8d84
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 18:53:00 GMT

NEWS: Center for Hmong Arts and Talents addresses a Conservative talkshows attack on Tou Saiko

You want to hear Conservatives get SERVED! This Monday 5/ 12 8:30pm Central Time They want to put a Stop to Hip Hop?Wasting Tax payers' money on Arts in Schools?Hip Hop is Harmful for Schoo...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 17:22:00 GMT

NEWS: Conservative radio, KTLK talk show broadcast that attacks Tou Saiko

Conservative radio, KTLK talk show broadcast that attacks Tou Saiko, Hip Hop, Learning about Hmong Culture and more on 5/2 Click on these links& website: http://www.ktlkfm.com/cc-common/podcast/si...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 17:20:00 GMT