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The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
Author(s): Kao Kalia Yang (Author)
- Publisher: Coffee House Press
- Publication Date: 1 April 2008
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 1566892082
- ISBN-13: 9781566892087
Book Description
Presents the journey from refuge camp to America and the hardships and joys of a family’s struggle to adapt in a strange culture while holding onto traditions that are passed down from her beloved grandmother.
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About the Author
Born in a Thai refugee camp in 1980, Kao Kalia Yang immigrated to Minnesota when she was six. Together with her sister, she founded Words Wanted, a company dedicated to helping immigrants with writing, translating, and business services. A graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University, Yang has also recently completed a short film on the Hmong American refugee experience.
