How Do I Begin? A Hmong American Literary Anthology

Name: How Do I Begin? A Hmong American Literary Anthology
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ISBN: 9781597141505

ISBN-10: 159714150X

ISBN-13: 9781597141505

Edition: 2011

Authors: The Hmong American Writers' Circle

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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…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Heyday
Publication date: 8/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946