The Rock in My Throat governance resonates and awakens an awareness

resonates and awakens an awareness that is at once exciting and empowering

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation

Together they pay homage to the people

It's cold where they live

Soop combines the social anxieties of Indigenous life with spellbinding flights and frights of speculative fiction

The Rock in My Throat governance resonates and awakens an awarenessAt first, no one noticed when I stopped talking at school. In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school. Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer speaks at school. Kalia feels as though a rock has become lodged in her throat, and it grows heavier each day. Although the narrative is somber, it