· The International Reading Association IRA has named Weeping Under This Same Moon a Notable Book for Arts Reach Alliance - Valley Reads Selection for Weeping Under This Same Moon, by Jana Laiz is based on the true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering the course of their lives. Mei is an artist whose life has been ISBN Weeping Under This Same Moon|Jana Laiz, The Law-Dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the British Law: Defining and Interpreting the Terms Or Words of Art, and Subjects of Trade and Government, Volume 2|Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Anima 04|Natsumi Mukai, Mediation Quarterly, Vol. Number 2, Winter |Michael D. Lang/10(). Weeping Under This Same Moon, by Jana Laiz is the three time award winning novel, based on the true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering Author: Jana Laiz.
WEEPING UNDER THIS SAME MOON by Jana Laiz is a wonderfully moving story. The character of Hannah resonated with me, and I feel like there is a little bit of "Hannah" in everyone, or if not, there should be!! She not only stays true to herself and her convictions, she acts on them. Weeping Under This Same Moon — Laiz, Jana — Based on the true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering the course of their lives. Mei is an artist whose life has been disrupted by the Vietnam War. Her anguished parents send her away on a perilous escape during the exodus of thousands of Vietnamese refugees known as Boat People. "Weeping Under This Same Moon by Jana Laiz is a stunning achievement written with uncanny sympathy from the complementary perspectives of two teenage girls - one a Vietnamese refugee, the other a passionate yet unhappy American high school student - the book vividly portrays very different yet intersecting worlds. heartwarming, even inspiring book.
Jana Laiz’s young adult novel Weeping Under This Same Moon () is a fictionalized memoir based on Laiz’s own experiences working with Vietnamese refugee families as a teenager in the s. This book seems particularly relevant today because it contrasts the welcoming and integrative spirit which greeted incoming refugees back then with the fear-mongering and hostility which immigrants face now. The International Reading Association IRA has named Weeping Under This Same Moon a Notable Book for Arts Reach Alliance - Valley Reads Selection for Weeping Under This Same Moon, by Jana Laiz is based on the true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering the course of their lives. Mei is an artist whose life has been disrupted by the Vietnam War. Jana Laiz is the author of Weeping Under This Same Moon ( avg rating, ratings, 38 reviews, published ), A Free Woman On God's Earth ( avg.
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