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How Do I Begin? A Hmong American Literary Anthology

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Author: The Hmong American Writers' Circle

ISBN: 9781597141505

Publisher: Heyday Books

Year: 2011

Format: Paper

Condition: New

This anthology focuses on the Hmong community, specifically its connection to the Central Valley's land and people. It captures the history of experience that the community brings to the area and will create a synergy of voices that reflect the culture and identity of the region.


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How Do I Begin? signifies a turning point for the Hmong community, a group of people who have persevered through war, persecution, and exile. Transcending all boundaries, it poignantly speaks of survival instead of defeat.

"Seventeen Hmong come-of-age writers meet you head-on with their hearts on fire, their eyes electric, their voices thundering: bullet-riddled histories, miraculous border breakouts, adopted fractured citizenships, landscapes in spirit flight, language in between languages, and impossible healings of a community, and perhaps one of the finest collections of creative writing in decades. Every piece is tender yet raw-powerful: that is, it is human-real. You are in the house with 'fried palm sugar' and 'blood pudding,' in that thing we all want to be in, a people's life, without lies or hyperbole." - Juan Felipe Herrera, Tomas Rivera Endowed Chair, University of California, Riverside
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