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After ten years in a refugee camp in Thailand, thirteen-year-old Mai Yang, also known as Mai, travels to Providence, Rhode Island, where her Americanized cousins introduce her to pizza, shopping, and beer, while her grandmother and new friends keep her connected to her Hmong heritage. As Mai navigates the challenges of adolescence in America, she learns to embrace her cultural identity and find strength in her grandmother's teachings. The novel explores themes of cultural identity, family bonds, and the importance of traditions in the face of modernization.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Pegi Deitz Shea
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