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The hungry season : a journey of war, love, and survival  Cover Image Book Book

The hungry season : a journey of war, love, and survival / Lisa M. Hamilton.

Hamilton, Lisa M., (author.).

Summary:

This unforgettable portrait of resistance, from Laos to California, follows one woman, with wounds inflicted by war and family alike, as she builds a new existence for her and her children by growing Hmong rice, just as her ancestors did, and selling it to those who hunger for the Laos of their memories.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780316415897
  • ISBN: 0316415898
  • Physical Description: vii, 355 pages : maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-355).
Formatted Contents Note:
Daughter -- Mother -- Sister -- Wife.
Subject: Moua, Ia.
Hmong American women > United States > Biography.
Women refugees > United States > Biography.
Women immigrants > United States > Biography.
Farm life > California > Fresno > Biography.
Immigrants > Laos > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Biography.

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  • 3 / 4 copies available at PINES

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Dougherty County Public Library:
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B MOUA HAMILTON LISA
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Flint River Regional Library System:
      Fayette County Public Library
305.895 MOUA
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Flint River Regional Library System:
      Griffin-Spalding County Library
921 MOUA
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Flint River Regional Library System:
      Peachtree City Library
921 MOUA
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