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How Do I Begin?: A Hmong American Literary Anthology (Hmong American Writers' Circle)
Heyday
ISBN13:
9781597141505
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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 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.
- | Author: The Hmong American Writers' Circle
- | Publisher: Heyday
- | Publication Date: August 01, 2011
- | Number of Pages: 224 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 159714150X
- | ISBN-13: 9781597141505
- Author:
- The Hmong American Writers' Circle
- Publisher:
- Heyday
- Publication Date:
- August 01, 2011
- Number of pages:
- 224 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 159714150X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781597141505