The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang

The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir

Kao Kalia Yang

9 hours, 30 minutes first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Description

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...

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emotional 87%
reflective 74%
informative 64%
hopeful 51%
sad 45%
inspiring 32%
challenging 25%
dark 9%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%
funny 3%

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slow 35%
fast 6%

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