Dia Cha is a notable Laotian American author and academic who has written books for both children and adults.
In 1983, she graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, in Denver, Colorado, ranking thirtieth in a class of 251 students.
[5] In December 1989, Dia received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado.
Her poetry and short stories have appeared in "Bamboo Among the Oaks" as well as the "Paj Ntaub Voice" Hmong literary journal.
[citation needed] Additionally, she was an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies at St.