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Genre/Form: | Autobiography MEMOIR Autobiographies Biographies Biography |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- Latehomecomer. Minneapolis : Coffee House Press ; [New York] : Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, 2008 (OCoLC)608510514 Online version: Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- Latehomecomer. Minneapolis : Coffee House Press ; [New York] : Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, 2008 (OCoLC)631273640 |
Named Person: | Kao Kalia Yang; Kao Kalia Yang; Kao Kalia Yang; Kao Kalia Yang; Kao Kalia Yang |
Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Kao Kalia Yang |
ISBN: | 9781566892087 1566892082 |
OCLC Number: | 182529285 |
Awards: | Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Honor, 2008 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, 2008. Minnesota Book Award, Memoir and Creative Nonfiction Winner, 2009. |
Description: | 277 pages : illustrations ; 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 -- Goodbye to grandma -- Walking back alone -- Hmong in America. |
Other Titles: | Late homecomer |
Responsibility: | Kao Kalia Yang. |
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Excellent memoir, inspiring
A powerful memoir by a young Hmong woman who was born in Laos but raised in Thailand and Minnesota. The power of the content is matched fully by the lyricism of the prose. The first part, which ends with the family's departure from Thailand, is significantly...
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A powerful memoir by a young Hmong woman who was born in Laos but raised in Thailand and Minnesota. The power of the content is matched fully by the lyricism of the prose. The first part, which ends with the family's departure from Thailand, is significantly better than the American section, which is still good.
In a lecture at Winona State University, Yang mentioned that after the book came out, many men were captivated by it emotionally, and she received several marriage offers. Considering the text, that is not surprising.
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- Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
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- Families.
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- Immigrants.
- Refugees.
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