ISBN 9781597141505 | 159714150X Textbooks - "How Do I Begin A Hmong American Literary Anthology Hmong American Writers Circle" by The Hmong American Writers Circle Moua Pos L edt Hmong American Writers Circle edt Hmong American Writers Circle edt Yang Andre edt Cody Anthony edt Der Vang Mai edt

Authors: The Hmong American Writer's Circle - Moua - Pos L. (edt); Hmong American Writer's Circle (…
ISBN 10: 159714150X
ISBN 13: 9781597141505
Release: August 1, 2011
Format: Paperback (224 pages)
List Price: $16.95
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Tags: Literature & Fiction, World Literature, Asian,

Book Description:
Hmong history and culture can be found in the form of oral stories, oral poetry, textile art, and music but there is no written account of Hmong life, by a Hmong hand, passed down through the centuries. As an undergraduate, Burlee Vang experienced this void when he received valuable advice from his English professor: 'Write about your people.That story has not been told. If you don't, who will?'How Do I Begin? is the struggle to preserve on paper the Hmong American experience. In this anthology, readers will find elaborate soul-calling ceremonies, a woman questioning the seeming tyranny of her parents and future in-laws, the temptation of gangs and drugs, and the shame and embarrassment of being different in a culture that obsessively values homogeneity. Some pieces revisit the ghosts of war. Others lament the loss of a country. Many offer glimpses into intergenerational tensions exacerbated by the differences in Hmong and American culture.How Do I Begin? signifies a turning point for the Hmong community, a group of people who have persevered through war, persecution, and exile. Transcending ethnic and geographic boundaries, it poignantly speaks of survival instead of defeat.

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