false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255676015m/2541323.jpg 2541323 1 <p>In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to America. But lacking a written language of their own, the Hmong experience has been primarily recorded by others. Driven to tell her family's story after her grandmother's death, <i>The Latehomecomer</i> is Kao Kalia Yang's tribute to the remarkable woman whose spirit held them all together. It is also an eloquent, firsthand account of a people who have worked hard to make their voices heard.</p><p>Beginning in the 1970s, as the Hmong were being massacred for their collaboration with the United States during the Vietnam War, Yang recounts the harrowing story of her family's captivity, the daring rescue undertaken by her father and uncles, and their narrow escape into Thailand where Yang was born in the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp.</p><p>When she was six years old, Yang's family immigrated to America, and she evocatively captures the challenges of adapting to a new place and a new language. Through her words, the dreams, wisdom, and traditions passed down from her grandmother and shared by an entire community have finally found a voice.</p><p>Together with her sister, <b>Kao Kalia Yang</b> is the founder of a company dedicated to helping immigrants with writing, translating, and business services. A graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University, Yang has recently screened <i>The Place Where We Were Born</i>, a film documenting the experiences of Hmong American refugees. Visit her website at www.kaokaliayang.com.</p> 2548852 1 4 2008 The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir total:245|5:103|4:100|3:36|2:5|1:1| 245 1034 500 100 4 1 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 10:53:48 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 06 08:26:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 19 09:01:18 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 13 15:00:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 07:25:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 07:42:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 19 07:31:03 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 07:44:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:48:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:55:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 13:23:34 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:34:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 17:30:20 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 17:53:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:35:20 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:50:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 17:54:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 16:01:24 -0800 2009
Yang struggled as a child with ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 10:42:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 21:06:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 30 05:30:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 17:13:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:00:31 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:07:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 09 00:59:28 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 01:12:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 08:37:36 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 08:54:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 08:41:33 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 08:43:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 09:05:06 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 13:36:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 05 06:22:13 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:30:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 05:55:06 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 06:01:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 20:16:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 16:52:11 -0700 2009 The Latehomecomer was in reference to Ms. Yang's grandmother and certainly that was true, but I wonder if Ms. Yang also meant it in reference to the Hmong people as a whole?

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