The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang

The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir

Kao Kalia Yang

277 pages 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 82%
reflective 74%
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challenging 22%
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relaxing 5%
tense 5%
funny 2%

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fast 5%

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