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Somewhere in the Unknown World is a themed collection of stories of refugees from around the world who have converged on Minneapolis, collected and told by the award-winning author of The Latehomecomer and The Song Poet.

In the 70s and 80s, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to the United States, all in search of a new place to call home. Decades later, their experiences remain largely unknown. Kao Kalia Yang was driven to tell her own family's story after her grandmother’s death. The Latehomecomer is a tribute to that grandmother, a remarkable woman whose spirit held her family together.

Bee lost his father as a young boy and keenly felt his orphanhood. He would wander from one neighbor to the next, collecting the things they said to each other, whispering the words to himself at night until one day a song was born. Bee sings the life of his people through the war-torn jungle and a Thai refugee camp. But the songs fall away in the cold, bitter world of a Minneapolis housing project and on the factory floor until, with the death of Bee's mother, the songs leave him for good.

Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the violence of America’s Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were labeled as traitors. Fearing for their lives, Tswb and her family left everything they knew behind and fled their village for the jungle.

Malcolm is the youngest child of Hmong refugees, and he was born over a decade after his youngest sibling, giving him a unique perspective on his complicated immigrant family. In the first part of the story, we meet Malcolm as an elementary school kid through the eyes of the adults in his life—his parents and siblings but also the white teachers at his Minnesota schools. As middle school begins, we encounter Malcolm in his own words, and suddenly we see that this "quiet, slow Hmong boy" is anything but.

When Robert, a young boy, is kidnapped by pirates, he is shipwrecked on an island where everyone is six inches tall! Will he ever see his mom again?

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Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money. Weaving together Kalia's story with that of her beloved grandmother, the book moves from the jungles of Laos to the family's early years in the United States. When Kalia becomes unhappy about having to do without and decides she wants braces to improve her smile, it is her grandmother - a woman who has just one tooth in her mouth - who helps her see that true beauty is found with those we love most.

Some say that walking away from the car crash that killed her dad is a miracle, but seventeen-year-old Matthew Watts knows that the forces of Good aren’t the only ones at work. The devil, Lucifer himself, can mark a soul about to pass on, sending it back to the land of the living to carry out his evil will.

This completely-updated 2nd edition of the book offers an inspirational and practical guide for solopreneurs looking to grow their business in a heart-centered way. With 16 new chapters, this book helps readers create genuine and lasting connections with one's clients and prospects. Praised by readers for its easy flow and actionable advice, this book is a touchstone for anyone looking to improve their business. Praise from readers of the 1st Edition: I feel so alive after finishing this book! I highly recommend it to not just solopreneurs, entrepreneurs but even to freelancers who don't ...

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George Kao has been running a successful solopreneur business for 10 years, doing every part of his business - while working with balance, joy, and fulfillment. In this audiobook, you will learn the most important lessons and tools he's discovered in his decade of implementing joyful productivity into his life and coaching hundreds of clients to do the same. It's not about hustle. It's about joyful productivity, which brings focus and creativity in a way that is personally balanced and sustainable.

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This practical, easy-to-digest guide provides you with crucial tools to enable you to break into product management. Based on thousands of conversations with established product managers and aspiring product managers, this mythbusting resource arms you with valuable knowledge. We walk you through the lives of multiple kinds of product managers, set up your foundation for success, and break down the most popular questions that come up in the product management interview process.

In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school. Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer speaks at school.

As a product manager, have you ever wished that you could dive into the minds of other product managers to learn from their firsthand experiences? If so, you're not alone. Product management is a relatively new profession, and that means it's hard to find battle-tested frameworks for excelling on the job. Look no further. This guide is meant to provide you with exactly that - tips, tricks, and best practices that come from firsthand experience. We walk you through 20 problem areas for product managers.

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A heartfelt story of a young girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world. As the seasons change, so too does a young Hmong girl's world. She moves into a new home with her family and encounters both birth and death. As this curious girl explores life inside her house and beyond, she collects bits of the natural world. But who are her treasures for?

Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences of the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. The Thai camp holds many thousands of Hmong families who fled in the aftermath of the little-known Secret War in Laos that was waged during America's Vietnam War. For Kalia and her cousins, life isn't always easy, but they still find ways to play, racing with chickens and riding a beloved pet dog.

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