it's finally here
OUT OF LAOS is the true story of a secret war in the mountains of Southeast Asia and its aftermath in America. A sweeping, half-century saga of cultures colliding and adapting, it stars the headstrong Hmong general and the eccentric CIA man who changed a people’s destiny.
With hundreds of photos and folk art scenes, this breakthrough history is so visual, so easy on the eyes, it's almost like watching a movie.
Ordering information: There are still a few advance copies left. You can ask for a copy to be sent to you through the mail as long as supplies last. They’re $25 for a small, thick, hardcover book (with more than 600 pages!) plus $3.00 postage.
The rest of the books should arrive by mid-December. They’ll be available then both from Amazon and at in-person book signings with the author.
Stay tuned to social media for book-signing locations, in St. Paul just before Christmas, and at the Fresno New Year on Dec. 26 and 27.
it's finally here
it's finally here
OUT OF LAOS is the true story of a secret war in the mountains of Southeast Asia and its aftermath in America. A sweeping, half-century saga of cultures colliding and adapting, it stars the headstrong Hmong general and the eccentric CIA man who changed a people’s destiny.
With hundreds of photos and folk art scenes, this breakthrough history is so visual, so easy on the eyes, it's almost like watching a movie.
Ordering information: There are still a few advance copies left. You can ask for a copy to be sent to you through the mail as long as supplies last. They’re $25 for a small, thick, hardcover book (with more than 600 pages!) plus $3.00 postage per book.
The rest of the books should arrive by mid-December. They’ll be available then both from Amazon and at in-person book signings with the author.
Stay tuned to social media for book-signing locations, in St. Paul just before Christmas, and at the Fresno New Year on Dec. 26 and 27.
The Kingdom
During the 1950s, the King of Laos, "Land of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol," as it officially called itself, was both rich and poor.
The Alliance
Three countries made up the anticommunist alliance in Laos. Each sent overachievers who create their own roles in the field.
Out of Laos
Hope faded, until there were only two real options left: surrendering to the new regime or escaping across the river to Thailand.
We Are All Hmong
In the sense that everyone on earth is descended from migrants who left their homelands and had to adapt to new places and cultures.