Tangled Threads

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547533608
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis Tangled Threads by : Pegi Deitz Shea

Download or read book Tangled Threads written by Pegi Deitz Shea and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2003-09-22 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Hmong people living in overcrowded refugee camps in Thailand, America is a dream: the land of peace and plenty. In 1995, ten years after their arrival at the camp, thirteen-year-old Mai Yang and her grandmother are about to experience that dream. In America, they will be reunited with their only remaining relatives, Mai’s uncle and his family. They will discover the privileges of their new life: medical care, abundant food, and an apartment all their own. But Mai will also feel the pressures of life as a teenager. Her cousins, now known as Heather and Lisa, try to help Mai look less like a refugee, but following them means disobeying Grandma and Uncle. From showers and smoke alarms to shopping, dating, and her family’s new religion, Mai finds life in America complicated and confusing. Ultimately, she will have to reconcile the old ways with the new, and decide for herself the kind of woman she wants to be. This archetypal immigrant story introduces readers to the fascinating Hmong culture and offers a unique outsider’s perspective on our own.

Hey, Hmong Girl, Whassup?

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ISBN 13 : 9780972372152
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (721 download)

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Book Synopsis Hey, Hmong Girl, Whassup? by : Leah Rempel

Download or read book Hey, Hmong Girl, Whassup? written by Leah Rempel and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374533407
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (745 download)

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Book Synopsis The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by : Anne Fadiman

Download or read book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down written by Anne Fadiman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, this brilliantly reported and beautifully crafted book explores the clash between a medical center in California and a Laotian refugee family over their care of a child.

Staring Down the Tiger

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ISBN 13 : 9781681341507
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (415 download)

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Book Synopsis Staring Down the Tiger by : Pa Der Vang

Download or read book Staring Down the Tiger written by Pa Der Vang and published by . This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captivating stories of the courage, resilience, and everyday brilliance of Hmong American women

A Map Into the World

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Publisher : Carolrhoda Books (R)
ISBN 13 : 1541538366
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)

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Book Synopsis A Map Into the World by : Kao Kalia Yang

Download or read book A Map Into the World written by Kao Kalia Yang and published by Carolrhoda Books (R). This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Filled with wonder and sorrow and happiness." --Alison McGhee, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Someday A heartfelt story of a young girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world. As the seasons change, so too does a young Hmong girl's world. She moves into a new home with her family and encounters both birth and death. As this curious girl explores life inside her house and beyond, she collects bits of the natural world. But who are her treasures for? A moving picture book debut from acclaimed Hmong American author Kao Kalia Yang.

Memoirs of a Haunted Hmong Girl

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Book Synopsis Memoirs of a Haunted Hmong Girl by : Moon Vang

Download or read book Memoirs of a Haunted Hmong Girl written by Moon Vang and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A romance novel with a spooky Hmong ethnic spiritual spin inspired by Moon Vang's personal spiritual and religious life experience. -Goodread

The Latehomecomer

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Publisher : Coffee House Press
ISBN 13 : 1566892627
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis The Latehomecomer by : Kao Kalia Yang

Download or read book The Latehomecomer written by Kao Kalia Yang and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 has been primarily recorded by others. Driven to tell her family’s story after her grandmother’s death, The Latehomecomer is Kao Kalia Yang’s tribute to the remarkable woman whose spirit held them all together. It is also an eloquent, firsthand account of a people who have worked hard to make their voices heard. Beginning in the 1970s, as the Hmong were being massacred for their collaboration with the United States during the Vietnam War, Yang recounts the harrowing story of her family’s captivity, the daring rescue undertaken by her father and uncles, and their narrow escape into Thailand where Yang was born in the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. When she was six years old, Yang’s family immigrated to America, and she evocatively captures the challenges of adapting to a new place and a new language. Through her words, the dreams, wisdom, and traditions passed down from her grandmother and shared by an entire community have finally found a voice. Together with her sister, Kao Kalia Yang is the founder of a company dedicated to helping immigrants with writing, translating, and business services. A graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University, Yang has recently screened The Place Where We Were Born, a film documenting the experiences of Hmong American refugees. Visit her website at www.kaokaliayang.com.

I Am a Hmong Girl

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book I Am a Hmong Girl written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Song Poet

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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1627794956
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)

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Book Synopsis The Song Poet by : Kao Kalia Yang

Download or read book The Song Poet written by Kao Kalia Yang and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Latehomecomer, a powerful memoir of her father, a Hmong song poet who sacrificed his gift for his children's future in America 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. Following her award-winning book The Latehomecomer, Kao Kalia Yang now retells the life of her father Bee Yang, the song poet, a Hmong refugee in Minnesota, driven from the mountains of Laos by American'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, whispering the words to himself at night until, one day, a song was born. Bee sings the life of his people through the war-torn jungle and a Thai refugee camp. But the songs fall away in the cold, bitter world of a Minneapolis housing project and on the factory floor until, with the death of Bee's mother, the songs leave him for good. But before they do, Bee, with his poetry, has polished a life of poverty for his children, burnished their grim reality so that they might shine. Written with the exquisite beauty for which Kao Kalia Yang is renowned, The Song Poet is a love story -- of a daughter for her father, a father for his children, a people for their land, their traditions, and all that they have lost.

Jouanah

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Publisher : Shen's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781885008411
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis Jouanah by : Jewell Reinhart Coburn

Download or read book Jouanah written by Jewell Reinhart Coburn and published by Shen's Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a cruel stepmother's schemes, Jouanah, a young Hmong girl, finds true love and happiness with the aid of her dead mother's spirit and a pair of special sandals.

The Good Hmong Girl Eats Raw Laab

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Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0873518810
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (735 download)

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Book Synopsis The Good Hmong Girl Eats Raw Laab by : Ka Vang

Download or read book The Good Hmong Girl Eats Raw Laab written by Ka Vang and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2012 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hmong in Minnesota

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Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780873515986
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (159 download)

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Book Synopsis Hmong in Minnesota by : Chia Youyee Vang

Download or read book Hmong in Minnesota written by Chia Youyee Vang and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2008 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minnesota has always been a land of immigrants. Successive waves have each made their own way, found their place, and made it their home. The Hmong are one of the most recent immigrant groups, and their remarkable and moving story is told in Hmong in Minnesota. Chia Youyee Vang reveals the colorful, intricate history of Hmong Minnesotans, many of whom were forced to flee their homeland of Laos when the communists seized power during the Vietnam War. Having assisted U.S. troops in the "Secret War," Hmong soldiers and civilians were eligible to settle in the United States. Vang offers a unique window into the lives of the Minnesota Hmong through the stories of individuals who represent the experiences of many. One voice is that of Mao Heu Thao, one of the first refugees to come to Minnesota, sponsored by Catholic Charities in 1976. She tells of the unexpectedly cold weather, the strange food, and the kindness of her hosts. By introducing readers to the immigrants themselves, Hmong in Minnesota conveys a population's struggle to adjust to new environments, build communities, maintain cultural practices, and make its mark on government policies and programs. Chia Youyee Vang was born in Laos and as a child escaped with her family to the United States. An assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she specializes in the study of Hmong community-building efforts.

The Most Beautiful Thing

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Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1728404800
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (284 download)

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Book Synopsis The Most Beautiful Thing by : Kao Kalia Yang

Download or read book The Most Beautiful Thing written by Kao Kalia Yang and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look. Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money. Weaving together Kalia's story with that of her beloved grandmother, the book moves from the jungles of Laos to the family's early years in the United States. When Kalia becomes unhappy about having to do without and decides she wants braces to improve her smile, it is her grandmother—a woman who has just one tooth in her mouth—who helps her see that true beauty is found with those we love most. Stunning illustrations from Vietnamese illustrator Khoa Le bring this intergenerational tale to life. "A deep and moving reflection on enduring hardship and generational love. . . . Poignant storytelling with stunning visuals."—starred, Kirkus Reviews "A sincere narrative that centers on the power of family love."—starred, School Library Journal Minnesota Book Award Finalist, ALA Notable Children's Book, New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, NPR Best Book of the Year

Somewhere in the Unknown World

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Publisher : Metropolitan Books
ISBN 13 : 1250296862
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Somewhere in the Unknown World written by Kao Kalia Yang and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “an exceptional storyteller,” Somewhere in the Unknown World is a collection of powerful stories of refugees who have found new lives in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, told by the award-winning author of The Latehomecomer and The Song Poet. All over this country, there are refugees. But beyond the headlines, few know who they are, how they live, or what they have lost. Although Minnesota is not known for its diversity, the state has welcomed more refugees per capita than any other, from Syria to Bosnia, Thailand to Liberia. Now, with nativism on the rise, Kao Kalia Yang—herself a Hmong refugee—has gathered stories of the stateless who today call the Twin Cities home. Here are people who found the strength and courage to rebuild after leaving all they hold dear. Awo and her mother, who escaped from Somalia, reunite with her father on the phone every Saturday, across the span of continents and decades. Tommy, born in Minneapolis to refugees from Cambodia, cannot escape the war that his parents carry inside. As Afghani flees the reach of the Taliban, he seeks at every stop what he calls a certificate of his humanity. Mr. Truong brings pho from Vietnam to Frogtown in St. Paul, reviving a crumbling block as well as his own family. In Yang’s exquisite, necessary telling, these fourteen stories for refugee journeys restore history and humanity to America's strangers and redeem its long tradition of welcome.

How Do I Begin?

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Publisher : Heyday Books
ISBN 13 : 9781597141505
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (415 download)

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Book Synopsis How Do I Begin? by : Andre Yang

Download or read book How Do I Begin? written by Andre Yang and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hmong history and culture can be found in the form of oral stories, oral poetry, textile art, and music but there is no written account of Hmong life, by a Hmong hand, passed down through the centuries. As an undergraduate, Burlee Vang experienced this void when he received valuable advice from his English professor: "Write about your people. That story has not been told. If you don't, who will?" How Do I Begin? is the struggle to preserve on paper the Hmong American experience. In this anthology, readers will find elaborate soul-calling ceremonies, a woman questioning the seeming tyranny of her parents and future in-laws, the temptation of gangs and drugs, and the shame and embarrassment of being different in a culture that obsessively values homogeneity. Some pieces revisit the ghosts of war. Others lament the loss of a country. Many offer glimpses into intergenerational tensions exacerbated by the differences in Hmong and American culture.

Pahua and the Soul Stealer

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Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1368068472
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Pahua and the Soul Stealer written by Lori M. Lee and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Lori M. Lee's middle grade debut about a lonely Hmong girl who discovers she's a powerful shaman warrior in this fantasy inspired by Southeast Asian mythology. "I love the adventures Pahua has in this book. I also love the sense of humor, the clever plotting, and the fantastic cast of characters. But most of all I love Pahua: her courage, her kindness, and her love for family."--Rick Riordan Pahua Moua has a bit of a reputation for being a weirdo. A lonely eleven-year-old Hmong girl with the unique ability to see spirits, she spends her summer days babysitting her little brother and playing with her best friend, a cat spirit no one else can see. One day Pahua accidentally untethers an angry spirit from the haunted bridge in her neighborhood--whoops. When her brother suddenly falls sick and can't be awoken, Pahua fears that the bridge spirit has stolen his soul. She returns to the scene of the crime with her aunt's old shaman tools, hoping to confront the spirit and demand her brother's return. Instead, she summons a demon. Thankfully, a warrior shaman with a bit of an attitude problem shows up at the last minute and saves her butt. With the help of this guide, Pahua will have to find her way through the spirit worlds and rescue her brother's soul before it's too late. Little does she know she'll have her own discoveries to make along the way. . . . With its unforgettable characters, unique nature-based magic system, breathtaking twists and reveals, and climactic boss battle, this story based on Hmong oral tradition offers everything a fantasy lover could want. Complete your middle grade fantasy collection with these best-selling fan favorites: Rick Riordan Presents Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi Rick Riordan Presents Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee Rick Riordan Presents The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan

I Am Hmong

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ISBN 13 : 9780983978404
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (784 download)

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Book Synopsis I Am Hmong by : Pang Xiong

Download or read book I Am Hmong written by Pang Xiong and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This simple book introduces readers to the many looks of the Hmong people, while building early reading concepts. The repetition and simplicity of this book allow early readers to succeed. Children can practice directionality and 1-1 correspondence while gaining confidence with their reading. Hmong students will also be able to validate their cultures and build personal connections with the pictures.