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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Refugees > United States.
Immigrants > United States.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Immigrants.
Refugees.
United States.
Physical Description:xvi, 249 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.