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The latehomecomer a Hmong family memoir

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.

Main Author: Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis : [New York] : Coffee House Press ; Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, 2008.
Subjects:
Yang, Kao Kalia, > 1980-
Yang, Kao Kalia, > 1980- > Family.
Hmong Americans > Biography.
Immigrants > United States > Biography.
Grandmothers > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees.
Refugees > Laos > Biography.
Refugees > Thailand > Biography.
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.
Physical Description: 277 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781566892087 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1566892082 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Born in a Thai refugee camp in 1980, Kao Kalia Yang immigrated to Minnesota when she was six. Together with her sister, she founded Words Wanted, a company dedicated to helping immigrants with writing, translating, and business services. A graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University, Yang has also recently completed a short film on the Hmong American refugee experience.

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