The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
by Kao Kalia Yang
In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2008
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
- Refugees--Thailand--Biography
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Family
- Saint Paul (Minn.)
- Laos
- Grandmothers
- Refugees
- Immigrants
- Thailand
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Refugees--Laos--Biography
- Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980---Family
- Yang, Kao Kalia
- Hmong Americans
- United States
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Refugees
- Saint Paul (Minn.)--Biography
- Immigrants--United States--Biography
- Grandmothers--Biography
- Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-
- Hmong Americans--Biography
- Lists With This Book
- Living Through Big Changes
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kao Kalia Yang about The Latehomecomer
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Meet-the-Author Recording in Hmong (White) with Kao Kalia Yang about The Latehomecomer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kao Kalia Yang
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 14
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kao Kalia Yang
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Meet-the-Author Recording in Hmong (White) with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Interview with Kao Kalia Yang
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from Coffee House Press
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Discussion Guide from Friends of the Saint Paul Library
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Lesson Plan from Minnesota Literacy Council
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Reader Resources from National Endowment for the Arts Big Read
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kao Kalia Yang
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from John O'Brien's Vimeo Account
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009
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