Immigration is a hot political topic. Maybe that is a bit odd. Unless I am incorrect - which does happen from time to time - there are very few of us with our family roots here in America. Thus, many of us are some number generation immigrant.
Leaving thought for a moment. I would suggest that many of us are not complete natives of this place. Our grandparents or great-grandparents came to some place, our family moved around and then landed here. Or another possibility is off to college we went, met the thrill of our heart and moved to the someplace of one of them. Then there is the migration for work. Bottom line we are not natives so that makes us immigrants.
The Latehomecome is about a.specific immigration of many Hmong families to the United States and the Minnesota. What is it like to be different? To be in a place that is not familiar? What is it like to be teased because we look, talk, act different? All of that is explored in the book. But the answer of how to react is left to your reflections.
Great book. Great summer read. She is going go talk about writing and h book Aug 4 - see earlier post.
Get reading time moves on and the opportunities wait.
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We are not natives, thus we are immigrants. I'd never heard it put like that. Great posting. Really appreciate your thoughts AND the diverse summer reading list.
Ben's choosing to read 3 Cups of Tea, but our neighbor is finishing up Latehomecome soon so that, hopefully, he and I both get a chance to read it. Latehomecome seems to be a more personal memoir than The Spirit Catches You.
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