Bamboo Among the Oaks - by Mai Neng Moua (Paperback)

About the Book

A groundbreaking anthology that chronicles the emerging literary voice of a contemporary American immigrant community.

Book Synopsis

A groundbreaking anthology that chronicles the emerging literary voice of a contemporary American immigrant community.

Review Quotes

"This is a landmark book. The voices of these young Hmong writers are vivid, sharp, funny, bitter, heterogeneous, and long awaited. I turned each page with excitement." Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down "Bamboo Among the Oaks is a groundbreaking anthology. In discovering a language to convey the complexities of the Hmong experience both in Laos and in America, these writers provide a vivid portrait of a culture and community in flux. This is an important collection not just for those interested in Ethnic or Asian American studies, but for anyone who wants to know how the new immigrant Americans are transforming not only themselves and their culture but America itself." David Mura, author of The Colors of Desire: Poems and Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei,