Prologue : seeking refuge -- A walk in the jungle -- Enemy camp -- Refugees -- Ban Vinai refugee camp -- The second leaving -- Phanat Nikhom transition camp to America -- A return to the clouds -- Before the babies -- Coming of the son -- The haunted section-8 house -- Our moldy home -- When the tiger comes -- Preparations -- Good-bye to grandma -- Walking back alone -- Epilogue : Hmong in America.
Summary:
A memoir recounting a Hmong family's journey from war-torn Laos to America. Describes the hardships they experienced in refugee camps in Thailand as well as their struggles to adjust to life in a new land.
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