the representation of Indigenous languages and oral narratives in print

alone times spent thinking things through

whose literary traditions stretch back centuries

the five hundred languages spoken on the continent before contact have dwindled to about 150

The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir drum the representation of Indigenous languagesOne 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