Title: Discuss: Your most PRIZED POSSESSIONS
Course: Using The Latehomecomer to Study Hmong Human Rights

In 2 paragraphs, answer the question below. Read and respond to at least two other student entries.

In a dangerous and harrowing escape, Yang's family swims across the Mekong River into Thailand as the Pathet Lao soldiers pursue them. Chue Moua is heartbroken that she has to bury her family photos beside the river before attempting the crossing. She carries two gifts from her mother: an embroidered story cloth and a heavy silver necklace that she loses in the rapids. Why are these objects so important to Chue Moua? If you were forced to leave your home, what would you carry with you?

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