Mai Ya's Long Journey

ISBN13:

9780870203657

ISBN10:

0870203657

Format: Paperback

Copyright: 2005-08-31

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

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Mai Ya's Long Journey foolows Mai Ya Xiong, a young Hmong woman, from her childhood in Thailand's Ban Vinai Refugee Camp to her current home in Wisconsin. Mai Ya's parents fled Laos during the Vietnam War. Before the family left Thailand, Mai Ya had never been outside Ban Vinai. But the story does not end there. As Mai Ya grows up, she faces many challenges balancing her Hmong heritage and her adopted American culture. Book jacket.

Sheila Cohen has taught English as a Second Language in the Madison Metropolitan School District for twenty years. She is a freelance writer and has served on the Board of Directors of United Refugee Services. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Meet Mai Ya	p. xi
Mai Ya's Parents Grow Up in Troubled Laos	p. 1
The Xiong Family's Life in Thailand	p. 12
Mai Ya and Her Family Come to Wisconsin	p. 18
Mai Ya Grows Up in Two Worlds	p. 22
Hmong Traditional Beliefs	p. 39
Mai Ya Continues Her Journey in Two Worlds	p. 46
Afterword	p. 58
Appendix	p. 60
Hmong Time Line	p. 62
Mai Ya's Time Line	p. 64
Glossary	p. 66
Reading Group Guide and Activities	p. 70
To Learn More about the Hmong	p. 72
Acknowledgments	p. 74
Author's Note	p. 76
Index	p. 77
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