Dia's story cloth / written by Dia Cha ; stitched by Chue and Nhia Thao Cha ; compendium by Joyce Herold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cha, Dia, 1962- author.

Contributor:

Cha, Chue, illustrator.

Cha, Nhia Thao, illustrator.

Herold, Joyce, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Embroidery, Hmong--Themes, motives.

Embroidery, Hmong.

Hmong Americans.

Hmong (Asian people).

Vietnam.

Cha, Dia, 1962-.

Cha, Dia.

Hmong (Asian people)--Juvenile literature.

Hmong Americans--Juvenile literature.

Embroidery, Hmong--Themes, motives--Juvenile literature.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Illustrated works.

Juvenile works.

Picture books.

Christian fiction.

Juvenile literature.

Physical Description:

22 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: Hmong people's journey of freedom

Place of Publication:

New York : Lee & Low Books ; Denver : Denver Museum of Natural History, [1996]

Summary:

For centuries, needlework has been part of Hmong culture. But it has only been since the war in Vietnam and Laos, which displaced many Hmong, that the new, narrative form of 'story cloths' has emerged, a bridge between past and present. Dia Cha and her family experienced this displacement. Born in Laos, Dia fled with her family to Thailand as a child, spending four years in a refugee camp before arriving in the U.S. Her story is shared by many Hmong Americans. As told through the story cloth stitched by her aunt and uncle, the Hmong people's search for freedom began long ago in China. Dia's Story Cloth explores many aspects of the Hmong experience from peace and war in Asia to new beginnings in America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Cha, Dia, 1962- Dia's story cloth.

ISBN:

9781880000632

1880000636

9781880000342

1880000342

OCLC:

33209624