 ", "Bamboo Among The Oaks" is the first anthology to feature exclusively Hmong American writers, edited by their peers.Many of the writers included in the anthology have since gone on to continue creative and literary writing at more professional levels, and many continue to give public readings and performances of their work.The introduction features a history of the Hmong and outlines the history of contemporary Hmong literature and art, including the "Paj Ntaub Voice" Hmoob Literary Journal and the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and the relationship of Hmong writing to Asian-American literature of the 20th century.