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Modern jungles : a Hmong refugee's childhood story of survival / Pao Lor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lor, Pao, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hmong Americans--Wisconsin--Biography.
- Hmong Americans.
- Refugees--Thailand--Biography.
- Refugees.
- Refugees--Laos--Biography.
- Immigrants--Wisconsin--Green Bay--Social conditions.
- Immigrants.
- Hmong (Asian people)--Laos--Biography.
- Hmong (Asian people).
- Ethnic relations.
- Immigrants--Social conditions.
- Race relations.
- Lor, Pao, 1972---Childhood and youth.
- Lor, Pao.
- Wisconsin--Ethnic relations.
- Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin--Race relations.
- Green Bay (Wisc.)--Biography.
- Green Bay (Wisc.).
- Laos.
- Thailand.
- Wisconsin--Green Bay.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 160 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Madison, Wisconsin] : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "As a five-year-old boy, Pao Lor joined thousands of Hmong who fled for their lives through the jungles of Laos in the aftermath of war. After a difficult and perilous journey that neither of his parents survived, he reached the safety of Thailand, but the young refugee boy's challenges were only just beginning. Born in a small farming village, Pao was destined to be a Hmong clan leader, wedding negotiator, or shaman. But the course of his life changed dramatically in the 1970s, when the Hmong faced persecution for their role in helping US forces fighting communism in the region. After more than two years in Thai refugee camps, Pao and his surviving family members boarded the belly of an "iron eagle" bound for the United States, where he pictured a new life of comfort and happiness. Instead, Pao found himself navigating a frightening and unfamiliar world, adjusting to a string of new schools and living situations while struggling to fulfill the hopes his parents had once held for his future. Now in Modern Jungles, Pao Lor shares his inspiring coming-of-age tale about perseverance, grit, and hope. Included are discussion questions for use by book clubs, in classrooms, or around the dinner table"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I SPOOK HEAVEN
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- pt. II KITES IN A HURRICANE
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- pt. III PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- pt. IV GHOSTS OF THE PAST
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lor, Pao, Modern jungles
- ISBN:
- 9780870209598
- 0870209590
- OCLC:
- 1225190578
- Publisher Number:
- 99990999310
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