Kao Kalia Yang thinks about what it means to be Hmong.To her, the Hmong identity is wrapped up in being a refugee—she explains that American soldiers recruited the Hmong people during the Vietnam War, and over a third of the Hmong died. 35 'The Mekong River saw the deaths of more Hmong people than any other river.' - Personification Pg. 43 'Like little birds, many of them just swallowed the food.'

In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey... read more

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