Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-
Minneapolis : Coffee House Press [New York] : Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, 2008.
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Notes:

• Seeking refuge — A walk in the jungle — Enemy camp — Refugees — Ban Vinai refugee camp — The second leaving — Phanat Nikhom transition camp to America — A return to the clouds — Before the babies — Coming of the son — The haunted section-8 house — Our moldy house — When the tiger comes — Preparations — Good-bye to grandma — Walking back alone — Hmong in America.
• 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.
• Minnesota Book Award, Memoir and Creative Nonfiction Winner, 2009
• CONCORDIA: CSP Hmong Center copies autographed by author
• Concordia University: Hmong Center Collection
• Hamline Bush Library: Diversity Initiatives Office collection.

Subjects:

• Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-
• Hmong Americans — Biography.
• Immigrants — United States — Biography.
• Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- — Family.
• Grandmothers — Biography.
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Refugees.
• Refugees — Laos — Biography.
• Refugees — Thailand — Biography.
• Saint Paul (Minn.) — Biography.
• Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- fast (OCoLC)fst01689820
• Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664
• Families. fast (OCoLC)fst01728849
• Grandmothers. fast (OCoLC)fst00946353
• Hmong Americans. fast (OCoLC)fst00958463
• Immigrants. fast (OCoLC)fst00967712
• Refugees. fast (OCoLC)fst01092797
• Laos. fast (OCoLC)fst01210322
• Minnesota — Saint Paul. fast (OCoLC)fst01212130
• Thailand. fast (OCoLC)fst01205310
• United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
• 1961 – 1975 fast
• Biography. fast (OCoLC)fst01423686

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