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The story of the Hmong people is fascinating. Having each other's back is a significant

aspect of every family. The Hmong people, especially the Yang family, always have such a

strong sense of community in this war where people have other's back. The belongingness and

family attachment are summarized and shown in the quote that I found the most important.

"Even as food became scarcer in our village, the number of people around our table grew"

(Yang 73). it made me view the Hmong people as a community with a feeling of collectivism

who care about the group's wellbeing over their own. As I continued to read, I realized the

creativity owned by Yang as he incorporates emotions to make the scene lively. I laid my

interest on the story of Chue and Bee, which goes in line with the theme discussed in my

earlier sentence. Despite opposition received from their parents on their marriage, they

successfully made life even through the most challenging events of the war. By including

history while concurrently preserving a narrative viewpoint, Yang achieves a pleasing

symmetry in events.

Another emotional story is that of Shong. The amount of sacrifice and value Shong

places on his family is impressive. The act of stopping fleeing from the enemy just for his son

to live despite being aware of the consequences requires a man of different mettle. He faced

traumatic experiences that disconnected him from his family even though the family found

new life in the communist village. The fourth track of the narrative was written in a different

style. The reader makes a clear understanding of the amount of love and profound relationship

between Yang's parents. I was surprised by Yang's mother's miscarriages, and I had no idea

how much Yang's mother had suffered until I read her story. The growth of their life in a new

country is also attractive as it shows the readers how difficult it is to adjust.

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Reference

Yang, Kao Kalia. The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father. Picador, 2017.