The latehomecomer : a Hmong family memoir
Title
:
The latehomecomer : a Hmong family memoir
Author
:
Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-
ISBN
:
9781566892087
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2008.
Physical Description
:
277 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
:
Seeking refuge -- A walk in the jungle -- Enemy camp -- Refugees -- Ban Vinai refugee camp -- The second leaving -- Phanat Nikhom transition camp to America -- A return to the clouds -- Before the babies -- Coming of the son -- The haunted section-8 house -- Our moldy house -- When the tiger comes -- Preparations -- Good-bye to Grandma -- Walking back alone -- Hmong in America.
Reading Level
:
890 L Lexile
Personal Subject
:
Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-
Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980--Family.
Subject Term
:
Hmong Americans -- Biography.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Grandmothers -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees.
Refugees -- Laos -- Biography.
Refugees -- Thailand -- Biography.
Geographic Term
:
Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Biography.
Summary
:
Presents the journey from refuge camp to America and the hardships and joys of a family's struggle to adapt in a strange culture while holding onto traditions that are passed down from her beloved grandmother.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Bayport Public Library | 921 YANG | Nonfiction Collection |
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | 921 YANG | Nonfiction Collection |
| Stillwater Public Library | 921 YANG | Checked Out |