The book I read was Hey, Hmong Girl, Wassup by Leah Rempel.
This is the first and only journal I have read by the author and I'm not sure
if she has any other books. This journal follows a Hmong girl, Choua Vang on
how she manage with her family's strict old-world traditions, and her friends
and classmates, how she feel about her older sister and brother being in a
gang, and how she got help from her english teacher, Ms. Martinez. The theme of
the book is, “life is never going to be perfect, but it's what you make of it.”
How will Choua survive this life where she knows she will not always get what
she wanted.
Choua wanted to be like americans, who can marry anyone and
do what they want. She wanted to be independent and to do that she lied to her
parents to be able to do what she wants. She helped her family but also
destroyed them. She wanted to be a good role model for her younger siblings and
not like her older siblings but can she really do that? We get to see how Choua
gets emotional and mad about her life and culture. The evolution is pretty
interesting to see of how her life changes from beginning to the end.
I really suggest this book to everyone. I really like it
because I feel like it was somehow related to me like how I sometimes feel like
I wanted to be like americans too. I would suggest this book to anyone who
likes reading books that are dairy/ dialogue written or realistically told.
After reading this journal it made me want to know what have happen to Choua
when she stopped writing this diary. If you are looking for a book with social,
cultural, and acculturation issues, then I really recommend this book, Hey,
Hmong Girl, Wassup?
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