The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir children ragtag chase across the American

ragtag chase across the American Southwest

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In its portrayal of the changing fur trade on the great lake

and through the Mexican territory his parents left behind

Niizh Eshkanag endures abuse from the school staff and is punished for speaking his native language

The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir children ragtag chase across the AmericanOne Hmong family's harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota. "This is the best account of the Hmong experience I've ever read powerful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable." Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down "A narrative packed with the stuff of life." Entertainment Weekly