I Begin My Life All Over : The Hmong and the American Immigrant Experience.
Lillian Faderman with Ghia Xiong.
Language: English
Published by Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 1998
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First Edition; First Printing indicated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows a faint indentation from top to bottom near the rear hinge and the mildest rubbing overall; the price has not been clipped. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 262pp. Hardback with DJ. This is an astonishing book. The author, working with a Hmong colleague, collected many moving oral histories. She then wove them together into an astonishing tour-de-force.This book provides a voice to Hmong people, telling their stories in their own words. At the same time, Faderman places the Hmong experience in the larger context of the experience of leaving one's home to come to the United States as an immigrant. Using the particular experiences of her Hmong informants, as well as her own history growing up as the child of an immgrant, she sheds light on the general topic of what it means to be an immigrant in this country. For most US residents, there is immigration somewhere in our histories; this book speaks to how our families were profoundly affected by the dislocation and courage of these immgrants, whether they are ourselves, our parents, or lurking in the more distant past. I can't imagine a better book on this topic. First Edition; First Printing indicated. …
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- Title
- I Begin My Life All Over : The Hmong and the American Immigrant Experience.
- Author
- Lillian Faderman with Ghia Xiong.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press, Boston, MA
- Publication year
- 1998
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0807072346
- ISBN 13
- 9780807072349
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Ethnic Studies
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Review
-Publishers Weekly "Lillian Faderman and Ghia Xiong have compiled this collection of oral histories with care and sensitivity. Readers who share their communities with Hmong refugees could learn much about their neighbors--and perhaps about themselves as well--from the varied and compelling viewpoints it presents."--Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
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