Somewhere in the unknown world : a collective refugee memoir / Kao Kalia Yang.

"A themed collection of stories of refugees from around the world who have converged on Minneapolis, collected and told by the award-winning author of The Latehomecomer and The Song Poet"-- Although Minnesota is not famous for its diversity, the state has welcomed more refugees per capita than any o...

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Main Author: Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xvi, 249 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Part I: Other people's children. From Irina to Irene -- Strongest love story -- Adjustments to the plan -- Up close, it is different -- Part II: Certificates of humanity. When the rebels attacked -- Leaving with no good-byes -- Leaving with no good-byes -- Certificate of humanity -- Part III: Please remember. Officially unconfirmed -- Natalis: same old tire world -- Sisters on the other side of the river -- Part IV. Edge of the Horizon. A burial and a birth -- Revival -- Never going home again -- For my children -- Logistics of refugee resettlement -- Perspectives from refugee resettlement agencies. 
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520 |a Although Minnesota is not famous for its diversity, the state has welcomed more refugees per capita than any other. Yang-- herself a Hmong refugee-- has gathered stories of the stateless who today call the Twin Cities home. In their retelling, these stories of refugee journeys restore history and humanity to America's strangers and redeem its long tradition of welcome. -- adapted from front flap 
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