Publisher's Synopsis
In this book, the author shares how she discovered her reason to come to America. The author's father, a prisoner did a daring escape and took his family to a refugee camp in order to survive the aftermath of the Secret War that devastated their country of Laos. She shares stories of her childhood and of her family members, some killed during the Communist Rule in the '70s. The author courageously shares the process of coming to America, newspaper clippings of stories written about her and her family, as well as her own personal experiences. In this book filled with the history of their journey into a new life, she shares the kindness of strangers and how without them, they would not be living the American dream. A definite must-read! Powerful, riveting, and truly engaging.
