Sounded ID: 9781976600326
ISBN: 9781976600326
Publication Date: April 14, 2023
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Language: English
Author Name: Pao Lor
Narrator Name: Craig Pierce
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 mor...
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.
# | Title | Duration |
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1. | 00 opening credits Modern Jungles brief |
2 mins 01 secs |
2. | Introduction |
14 mins 50 secs |
3. | Part One--Chapter One |
29 mins 20 secs |
4. | Part One--Chapter Two |
20 mins 18 secs |
5. | 04 Part One Chapter Three Modern Jungles |
28 mins 30 secs |
6. | 05 Part Two Chapter Four Modern Jungles |
40 mins 49 secs |
7. | 06 Part Two Chapter Five Modern Jungles |
28 mins 38 secs |
8. | 07 Part Two Chapter Six Modern Jungles |
23 mins 09 secs |
9. | 08 Part Three Chapter Seven Modern Jungles |
32 mins 59 secs |
10. | 09 Part Three Chapter Eight Modern Jungles |
15 mins 47 secs |
11. | Part Three--Chapter Nine |
31 mins 04 secs |
12. | Part Four--Chapter Ten |
24 mins 55 secs |
13. | Part Four--Chapter Eleven |
31 mins 27 secs |
14. | Epilogue |
14 mins 01 secs |
15. | Acknowledgements |
7 mins 12 secs |
16. | 15 closing credits Modern Jungles |
0 mins 49 secs |
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