Tag: non-fiction
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The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
Reading The Latehomecomer while driving through the mountains of Laos brought the Hmong experience of war, displacement and migration vividly to life. But it was Kao Kalia Yang’s tender relationship with her grandmother that touched me most.
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First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
Reading First They Killed My Father while travelling through Cambodia brought a history I already knew into confronting focus. Loung Ung’s childhood perspective, the landscapes around us, and our later visit to S-21 made this an especially powerful read.