crystalreading 's review for:

The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang

4.0

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This book does an excellent job of showing one Hmong family as they survived the war, fled their country, and ultimately came to the mid-west. It was nice to hear this story through the voice of one who had experienced it. I have read several fictionalized children's books that presented typical Hmong refugee stories, but those books were not written by Hmong. I think they were realistic, but in this case I didn't wonder as much about authenticity.

The author is a great storyteller and it is wonderful to see someone that treasures their heritage and their elders so much.