Vocabulary
A virus that may cause people who get sick to develop paralysis in parts of their body
What is polio?
"I held my arms across my queasy belly" (6).
What is a simple sentence?
Where was Kao Yalia Yang born?
What is Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, Thailand?
The currency of Thailand
What is Baht?
"His name translated into 'little'" (1)
What is a simple sentence
Where did Yang's family migrate to?
What is Minnesota?
A vegetable native to Southeast Asia that is renowned for its hollow and crunchy stem; it is also known as water spinach
What is morning glory?
"By the time I woke up the next morning, Dawb was gone" (5).
What is a complex sentence?
What are Kao Yalia Yang's careers?
1) Teacher
2) Public speaker
3) Writer
A shirt-like garment worn in Southeast Asia
What is a Thai sarong?
"Before the adults and most of the children in the compound were up" (2).
What is a dependent clause
How did Kao Yalia Yang find her passion for writing?
1) Language barrier
2) Difficulty assimilating to American culture
What is a Thai greeting?
What is pressing your hands together in a prayer-like fashion
"Perhaps one of her arms or legs had been cut off?" (6).
What is a interrogative sentence
What award was Kao Yalia Yang nominated for in 2017?
What is the National Book Critics Circle award?