{"product_id":"where-rivers-part-a-story-of-my-mothers-life-9781982185305","title":"Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis powerful memoir about a Hmong family's epic journey to safety is a profound \"testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit\" (Cristina Henr?quez, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Unknown Americans\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb's childhood was marked by the violence of America's Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were labeled as traitors. Fearing for their lives, Tswb and her family left everything they knew behind and fled their village for the jungle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerpetually on the run and on the brink of starvation, Tswb eventually crossed paths with the man who would become her future husband. Leaving her own mother behind, she joined his family at a refugee camp, a choice that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Eventually becoming a mother herself, Tswb raised her daughters in a state of constant fear and hunger until they were able to emigrate to the US, where the determined couple enrolled in high school even though they were both nearly thirty and worked grueling jobs to provide for their children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, her daughter, Kao Kalia Yang, reveals her mother's astonishing saga with tenderness and clarity, giving voice to the countless resilient refugees who are often overlooked as one of the essential foundations of this country. \"Haunting and painfully relevant\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eWhere Rivers Part\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4169110\"\u003eKao Kalia Yang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982185305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982185309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002020\"\u003eAsian \u0026amp; Asian American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKao Kalia Yang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and came to America at the age of six. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Latehomecomer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Song Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYang Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eWhere Rivers Part\u003c\/i\u003e. She also coedited \u003ci\u003eWhat God Is Honored Here?\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of a collective memoir about refugee lives called \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in the Unknown World\u003c\/i\u003e. Find out more at KaoKaliaYang.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827331301515,"sku":"9781982185305","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_6d13064f-24c6-4441-8c22-1fd6acc03397.jpg?v=1755530130","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/where-rivers-part-a-story-of-my-mothers-life-9781982185305","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}