Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, April 20 at 10:30 AM to discuss this year's NEA Big Read selection. This year's selection is The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang. Yang is a Hmong-American author, and this memoir tells the story of her family's journey from Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand and of their immigration to the United States. Yang's book teaches the reader about the Hmong culture while also showing the reader what prisoner and refugee camps are like. She also shows how the immigration process works.
Want to read more by Kao Kalia Yang? Below you will find a list of her other works along with a brief description of each.
The Song Poet - This is Yang's memoir of her father. Bee Yang lost his father when he was very young. He grew up in a war-torn Laos where he met Kao's mother. This is a story of love for a father, a people, and all that has been lost along the way.
A Map Into the World - In this picture book, the reader meets a young Hmong-American girl. You will watch her spend time with her family in their new home while also searching for a way to share the beauty of the world around her with her neighbor.
What God is Honored Here? - This is a compilation of writings on miscarriage and infant loss by and for native women and women of color. The majority of the essays are non-fiction with a couple of fiction pieces as well.
The Shared Room - In this picture book, the reader watches a family move forward after the loss of a child.
The Most Beautiful Thing - Drawing from her life experiences, this picture book of Yan's follows a young girl growing up in a family filled with love but lacking money.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
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