Bamboo Among The Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans

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Bamboo Among the Oaks i Bamboo ii Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans Edited by mai neng moua Among minnesota historical society press the Oaks iii © 2002 by the Minnesota Historical Society. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, write to the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. www.mnhs.org/mhspress Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence for Printed Library materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. International Standard Book Number 0-87351-436-X (cloth) 0-87351-437-8 (paper) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bamboo among the oaks : contemporary writing by Hmong Americans / edited by Mai Neng Moua. p. cm. ISBN 0-87351-436-X (cloth ed. : alk. paper) ISBN 0-87351-437-8 (paper ed. : alk. paper) 1. American literature— Hmong American authors. 2. Hmong Americans— Literary collections. 3. American literature—20th century. 4. Hmong Americans. I. Moua, Mai Neng, 1974– PS508.H63 B36 2002 810.9’895942—dc21 2002004320 “Endstage” is excerpted from an essay that appeard in the Minnesota Center for Health Care Ethics’ publication Cross-cultural Case Narratives Involving Hmong Families and Health Care Professionals (Vanderbilt University Press, 2002). iv ...