Dia Cha is a notable
Laotian American author and academic who has written books for both children and adults.
Early life
She was born in the early 1960s in Southeast Asia.[1] After the
Vietnam War, her family immigrated to the United States of America.[1]
In 1975, Dia and the surviving members of her family, were forced to flee the advancing communist movement,
Pathet Lao in their takeover of her home country of
Laos. She soon found herself a refugee in
Thailand.[2]
In the 1990s, Dia wrote Dia's Story Cloth which is now considered to be one of the utmost popular books on
Hmong story clothes.[4][9] Along with Norma Livo, she co-wrote Folk Stories of the Hmong and Teaching with Folk Stories of the Hmong: An Activity Book. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in "Bamboo Among the Oaks" as well as the "Paj Ntaub Voice" Hmong literary journal.[citation needed]
Cha, Dia (March 1, 2004). Hmong American concepts of health, healing, and conventional medicine (1st ed.). Routledge.
ISBN0415944953.
Cha, Dia; Livo, Norma J. (May 15, 2000). Teaching with Folk Stories of the Hmong: An Activity Book (Learning Through Folklore Series) (Kindle ed.). Libraries Unlimited. pp. 1–109.
ASINB00ET8OVJK.
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abZia, Helen (1995). "Dia Cha". In Zia, Helen; Gall, Susan B.; Takei, George (eds.). Notable Asian Americans (illustrated ed.). Gale.
ISBN0810396238. GALE|K1620000016. Retrieved 31 July 2019 – via Gale In Context: Biography.