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02952aam a2200421 i 4500 001 D63DACDEB0B711EC872AADB14EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220331010010 008 201203s2021 wiuab 000 0aeng 010 $a 2020054671 020 $a 0870209590 020 $a 9780870209598 035 $a (OCoLC)1225190578 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d WIM $d YDX $d MNN $d WIH $d OCLCO $d IWS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ls--- $a a-th--- $a a-ls--- 050 00 $a F590.H55 $b L67 2021 100 1 $a Lor, Pao, $d 1972- $e author. 245 10 $a Modern jungles : $b a Hmong refugee's childhood story of survival / $c Pao Lor. 264 1 $a [Madison, Wisconsin] : $b Wisconsin Historical Society Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 160 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 22 cm 505 0 $a Spook heaven -- Kites in a hurricane -- Permanent resident aliens -- Ghosts of the past. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Lor, Pao, $d 1972- $x Childhood and youth. 650 0 $a Hmong Americans $z Wisconsin $v Biography. 650 0 $a Refugees $z Thailand $v Biography. 650 0 $a Refugees $z Laos $v Biography. 650 0 $a Immigrants $z Green Bay $z Green Bay $x Social conditions. 651 0 $a Wisconsin $x Ethnic relations. 651 0 $a Wisconsin $x Race relations. 651 0 $a Green Bay (Wisc.) $v Biography. 650 0 $a Hmong (Asian people) $z Laos $v Biography. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Lor, Pao, $t Modern jungles $d [Madison] : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2021] $z 9780870209604 $w (DLC) 2020054672 941 $a 2 952 $l UVAX975 $d 20240215014334.0 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20231025012203.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D63DACDEB0B711EC872AADB14EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWSInitiate Another SILO Locator Search