Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tangled threads Tangled threads Pegi Deitz Shea After ten years in a refugee camp in Thailand, thirteen-year-old Mai Yang travels to Providence, Rhode Island, where her Americanized cousins introduce her to pizza, shopping, and beer, while her gra… OL16550643W
Head kick Head kick Patrick Jones "Nong Vang dreams one day he'll become a MMA superstar, but his real life turns into a nightmare when his bully big brother returns to town. This young Hmong ultimate fighter can trash talk, but insi… OL17904258W
The bride price The bride price Mai Neng Moua "A principled decision brings unexpected consequences for a Hmong American woman struggling to reconcile the two cultures--and to be a good daughter while breaking the rules. When Mai Neng Moua decid… OL20058389W
Gathering fireflies Gathering fireflies Mai Chao Duddeck "Dreams are like fireflies... Kashia is 13 years old and only hears bits and pieces of his Hmong heritage. His curiosity and quest for knowledge are awakened when he interviews his grandparents, Mai … OL26198779W
Across the Mekong River Across the Mekong River Elaine Russell In a California courtroom, seventeen-year-old Nou Lee reels with what she is about to do. What she must do to survive. She reflects on the splintered path that led to this moment, beginning twelve ye… OL27306992W
Pushed to shore Pushed to shore Kate Gadbow "In an essay written for his ESL class, a young student describes his flight from Vietnam at the age of twelve, in a fishing boat with three friends. They were beaten by Thai pirates, fell faint wit… OL5953433W
Latehomecomer Latehomecomer Kao Kalia Yang 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 wri… OL9849489W