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Latehomecomer : A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang (2017, Trade Paperback)

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"Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir" by Kao Kalia Yang is a trade paperback book published by Coffee House Press in 2017. The memoir explores the author's journey as a Hmong family member, delving into themes of cultural heritage, parenting, and immigration. Illustrated in English, this memoir spans across genres of family and relationships, biography and autobiography, history, and social science. With a focus on women, the book provides a personal account of the author's experiences, making it a valuable addition to the literature on ethnic studies and Asian American studies.

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PublisherCoffee House Press

ISBN-101566894786

ISBN-139781566894784

eBay Product ID (ePID)229403371

Product Key Features

Book TitleLatehomecomer : a Hmong Family Memoir

Number of Pages312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicWomen, Cultural Heritage, Parenting / Grandparenting, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, Military / Vietnam War, General

IllustratorYes

GenreFamily & Relationships, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorKAO Kalia Yang

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-049403

ReviewsPraise for The Latehomecomer Winner of the 2009 Minnesota Book Award Winner of a Readers Choice Award Winner of the 2008 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award An NEA Big Read selection "This is the best account of the Hmong experience I've ever read--powerful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable." --Anne Fadiman "Packed with the stuff of life." -- Entertainment Weekly "Yang tells her family's story with grace; she narrates their struggles, beautifully weaving in Hmong folklore and culture." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A natural storyteller. Yang chronicles her family's journey and draws the reader into the Hmong culture." -- Library Journal , starred review "[Yang] tells her family's story with outstanding beauty and lyricism." -- St. Paul Pioneer Press "Yang intimately chronicles the immigrant experience from the Hmong perspective, providing a long-overdue contribution to the history and literature of ethnic America." -- Booklist "This memoir is the first of its kind to correctly chronicle the lives of [the] Hmong." -- International Examiner "An ode to the thousands of Hmong families in our metro. . . . This is among the most important Minnesota books." -- Metro Magazine "Splendorous. . . . [Yang] forces the reader to question memory, power, and authority in America." -- Feminist Review "Yang's love and devotion to her family and the Hmong people shines on every page. . . . A necessary read about the human experience." -- Hmong Times " The Latehomecomer is a wonderful journey into the very personal experiences of its author, and it is also a story about so many of us. Reading this book is about experiencing the Hmong American transformation." --Mee Moua, MN State Senator "Across jungles, refugee camps, and oceans, The Latehomecomer is a journey to the center of everything: one's fast-held understanding of home." --Cris Beam "Yang has fashioned a bittersweet and engrossing epic that is mythic in its beauty, tenderness, and power." --Honor Moore "An impressive debut by a writer with an enchanting voice, The Latehomecomer reveals all that is worth knowing about endurance, the power of a family's love, and hope in the face of desperation." --Patricia O'Toole

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SynopsisOne Hmong family's harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota. Yang's award-winning memoir of her family's harrowing escape from war in Laos is a love letter to her grandmother, a troubling portrait of the consequences of US intervention in Southeast Asia, and a glimpse into the little-seen exodus of the Hmong people, first to refugee camps in Thailand and then, for many, to new homes in Minnesota., An NEA Big Read Selection "This is the best account of the Hmong experience I've ever read--powerful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable."--Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down "A narrative packed with the stuff of life." -- Entertainment Weekly Kao Kalia Yang is the author of The Song Poet and The Latehomecomer , which was a finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award and the Asian American Literary Award, and received the 2009 Minnesota Book Award., One Hmong family's harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota.

LC Classification NumberE184.H55Y36 2017