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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.

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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-
Hmong Americans > Biography.
Immigrants > United States > Biography.
Yang, Kao Kalia, > 1980- > Family.
Grandmothers > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees.
Refugees > Laos > Biography.
Refugees > Thailand > Biography.
Saint Paul (Minn.) > Biography.
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Table of 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
  • Goodbye to grandma
  • Walking back alone
  • Hmong in America.

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