Across
- 3. Kao felt her heart was ___________ into two: Hmong and American.
- 5. Kao wrote a beautiful essay about love from this tragic story.
- 7. After eight years in the United States, the Yang family was able to buy their first ________.
- 9. Kao's house was full of __________, no matter how much they cleaned or painted over it.
- 11. The family lives in the state of _________.
- 14. To retell or summarize events
- 16. Something that is needed or essential.
- 18. This is when someone feels a loss of hope or confidence.
- 19. The act of sending people back to their birth countries.
Down
- 1. Kao and her family members were studying hard for the _________ test.
- 2. For Kao, her homeland has many memories of ________.
- 4. Hmong soldiers helped Americans fight in the __________ war.
- 6. Something that is small or insignificant.
- 7. Kao and her family were _________ refugees.
- 8. Kao lost ________ pounds due to her unknown illness.
- 10. ideas that have a great effect or impact on someone
- 12. The act of exhaling or breathing out.
- 13. Eventually, doctors diagnosed Kao with baby _________.
- 15. Grandma gifted Kao with an elephant __________ to help her get better.
- 17. This means to scold or correct someone.