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Remains of a family by Elizabeth Sheppard

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Remains of a family by Elizabeth Sheppard

Published in 1995, Remains of a family tells of a fictional Laotian family’s escape to Thailand and their subsequent arrival in New Zealand as refugees.

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Reference: Elizabeth Sheppard, Remains of a family. Auckland: Vintage, 1995.

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Man Hau Liev and Rosa Chhun, Laotians – Immigration: escaping the Killing Fields, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/1077/remains-of-a-family-by-elizabeth-sheppard (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Man Hau Liev and Rosa Chhun, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.