Books by Kao Kalia Yang (3)
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The Latehomecomer : A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang EN
ThailandDescription:
One Hmong family's harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota.
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The Song Poet : A Memoir of My Father by Kao Kalia Yang EN
Description:
In the Hmong tradition, the song poet recounts the story of his people, their history and tragedies, joys and losses; extemporizing or drawing on folk tales, he keeps the past alive, invokes the spirits and the homeland, and records courtships, births, weddings, and wishes. Kao Kalia Yang retells the life of her father Bee Yang, the song poet, a Hmong refugee in Minnesota, driven from the mountains of Laos by America's Secret War. Bee lost his father as a young boy and keenly felt his orphanhood. He would wander from one neighbor to the next, collecting the things they said to each other, whis... continue
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Where Rivers Part : A Story of My Mother's Life by Kao Kalia Yang EN
Description:
"In the 1960s when Kalia's mother, Chue, was born, the US was actively recruiting Hmong Laotians to assist with CIA efforts in Laos's Secret War. By the time Chue was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were perceived as traitorous for their involvement. Notably, from 1964-1973, Laos became victim to the heaviest bombardment by the United States against communist Pathet Lao, becoming the most heavily bombed country in history. Fearing vengeful soldiers looking to take their lives, Chue and her family quickly fl... continue