Talk:Kou Yang

Details of death

It would be speculation to write this into the article with only the sources I could find, but I got the tone from some of his death announcements that Dr. Yang died partially due to COVID-19. A note for future editors that maybe find a source with more specific information.

• "7 questions with 'Hmong Voices Series' advisor Kao-Ly Yang". The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State. May 4, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2025.: "How did the pandemic, with all events being virtual this year, affect the Hmong Voices Series? [...] We have also unfortunately lost some of our prominent speakers in our presenters’ pool. We are deeply saddened by the loss of Pos Moua and Dr. Kou Yang, Emeritus Professor at CSU-Stanislaus. The latter was our first guest speaker in 2017."
• In Loving Memory Of Dr. Kou Yang (February 7, 2021). "Statement Issued on Behalf of the Family of Dr. Kou Yang". Facebook. Retrieved April 12, 2025.: "As many of you may have heard, my beloved father, Dr. Kou Yang, passed away on February 6th, 2021 due to COVID-19."

Pingnova (talk) 23:37, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Feedback from New Page Review process

I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Nice work

North8000 (talk) 20:00, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Name variants

I noticed in the comments of this news program reporting Dr. Yang's death that some mentions of his name were also spelled Khu and Khus. And of course Yaj for his last name. As per convention in the Hmong language he's also called Yang Kou and Yaj Khu(s). I don't have a formal source to add these spelling variants to the article, but it's worth mentioning his name may be spelled differently in other sources, particularly Hmong sources. Pingnova (talk) 04:40, 18 June 2025 (UTC)