Inside Out And Back Again By Thanhha Lai

How Was Ha’s Life Turned Inside Out Ha, a ten year old girl and her family have to flee their home in Saigon in the novel Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Ha’s story is very similar to that of other refugees around the world. Refugees are defined as “people who are residing outside their countries and cannot return due to a well-founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group”. Ha’s story is similar to other refugees because all refugees need to relocate and learn a new culture. Some refugees get teased at school, neighborhoods or even stores. One thing all refugees have in common is they are all people who had to flee their home and are having to learn to live in a new place due to destruction in their home land. Ha complains multiple times because she doesn't like having to English and is having a hard time learning the new language. In the
When all the other kids have answered, I am still translating the question in my head.” Ha’s family learns about the holiday Christmas “Early Christmas” (lai 230). Ha and her family are embarrassed because they didn't have anything to give to their cowboy or Ms. Washington because they did not know about the upcoming holiday. Other refugees have said “Children of War” (Brice 10) that they often feel upset or out of place during the holidays. Ha describes her walk home on multiple days where she often tells of how beautiful the flowers and gardens are compared to the bare dry gardens of Saigon. “Refugees: Who, Where, Why” (Gevert 2 ) it says “most refugees hope to return home” , which I think means that most refugees want to go back home, but know that they will most likely not be able to return so they resettle in a new area with new