- Social life and customs, Hmong Americans, Families, Family
In the Hmong tradition, the song poet recounts the story of his people, their history and tragedies, joys and losses; extemporizing or drawing on folk tales, he keeps the past alive, invokes the spirits and the homeland, and records courtships, births, weddings, and wishes.
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- Author
- Kao Kalia Yang
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 271
- Publisher
- Picador, Metropolitan Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781250131881
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