Author visit
Ms Yang will talk about her story on Thursday, March 17 at 7 pm at the Library. Born in Thailand’s Ban Vinai Refugeee Camp in 1980, Kao Kalia Yang immigrated to St. Paul with her family in 1987. A graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University, Yang, together with her sister, is the founder of Words Wanted, an agency dedicated to helping immigrants with writing, translating and business services. “The Latehomecomer” is her first book. For more information about the author, check her web site: http://www.kaokaliayang.com/
Rapids Reads
The Late Homecomer by Kao Kalia Yang, is the book chosen for Rapids Reads – a community-wide reading effort. It won the Minnesota Book Award for creative non-fiction in 2009. It is the story of one family’s journey from war-torn Laos, into and out of refugee camps in Thailand, and eventually to Minnesota.
Read a Copy
Many book clubs in town have already discussed the book or are planning to do so soon. Multiple copies are available at the Library for check-out. Pick up a copy to discuss with your book club or to read just for yourself.
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