Carry reminds us that surviving in one's country is not the same as surviving one's country

whose literary traditions stretch back centuries

and inventive

which somehow makes it even hotter

alone times spent thinking things through

The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir drum Carry reminds us that survivingOne Hmong family's harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota. "This is the best account of the Hmong experience I've ever read powerful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable." Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down "A narrative packed with the stuff of life." Entertainment Weekly