The Latehomecomer : A Hmong Family Memoir (Paperback)

from suesbooks

At first I was not too pleased with the style of writing, but as I read more, I appreciated the author's basic style of presenting information. Some of the details of Hmong life were more than I was interested in, but I was pleased to be educated regarding their customs and history.

from Elleneer

I was glad to receive this audio book in the drawing. I taught ESL for 27 years. In the late 70's I had many Hmong students.Once I was invited to the observance of a baby Hmong boy's first month of life. The family and guests tied red ribbons around his chubby wrist and wrote down our hopes and w...

from Elleneer

I was glad to receive this audio book in the drawing. I taught ESL for 27 years. In the late 70's I had many Hmong students.Once I was invited to the observance of a baby Hmong boy's first month of life. The family and guests tied red ribbons around his chubby wrist and wrote down our hopes and w...

from dablackwood

I received this audio book as an ER selection. I found that the narrator's voice was a bit off-putting. It was soft and childlike, but in fact it is the author's actual voice so I decided I should try to relax and go with it. She does say in the book that she had difficulty speaking out loud in E...

from TimBazzett

Probably like most Americans (at least outside Minnesota's twin cities area, where the Hmong make up a sizeable minority), I have only a dim knowledge of the Hmong people, and don't know much more about the role they played in the Vietnam war, as valued U.S. allies against the Vietcong and North ...