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"As combat rages across the highlands of Vietnam and Laos, a child is born. Ia Moua enters the world at the bottom of the social order, both because she is part of the Hmong minority and because she is a daughter, not a son. When, at thirteen, she is promised in marriage to a man three times her age, it appears that Ia's future has been decided for her. But after brutal communist rule upends her life, this intrepid girl resolves to chart her own defiant path. With ceaseless ambition and an indestructible spirit, Ia builds a new existence for herself and, before long, for her children, first in the refugee camps of Thailand and then in the industrial heartland of California's San Joaquin Valley. At the root of her success is a simple act: growing Hmong rice, just as her ancestors did, and selling it to those who hunger for the Laos of their memories. While the booming business brings her newfound power, it also forces her to face her own past. In order to endure the present, Ia must confront all that she left behind, and somehow find a place in her heart for those who chose to leave her"--Provided by publisher.

"[Kao Kalia Yang presents a] memoir of her family's harrowing escape from war in Laos ... a troubling portrait of the consequences of U.S. interventions in Southeast Asia; and a firsthand account of the little-seen exodus of the Hmong people, first to refugee camps in Thailand and then, for many, to new homes in Minnesota"--Back cover.

When the great god Shao promises Tiger nine cubs each year, Bird comes up with a clever trick to prevent the land from being overrun by tigers.

Eight tales, map, brief history of Laos, introduction to each of the four cultural groups, and cultural notes about each tale.

When the great god Shao promises Tiger nine cubs each year, Bird comes up with a clever trick to prevent the land from being overrun by tigers.

Despite a cruel stepmother's schemes, Ntsuag Nos, a young Hmong girl, finds true love and happiness with the aid of her dead mother's spirit and a pair of special sandals.

Describes the secret aerial missions flown by American pilots over Laos during the Vietnam War.

A memoir in which Kao Kalia Yang, born in Thailand's Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, shares the story of her family's escape from Laos, their experiences in refugee camps, and their struggles adjusting to American life and learning after settling in St. Paul, Minnesota, when she was six years old.