Honoring refugees by collecting their life stories and publishing them as bilingual storybooks
- Helping displaced people tell their own stories in their own ways
- Creating engaging print materials in under-resourced minority languages
- Original illustrations by artists from the same cultures as the storytellers
- Helpful for trauma-informed conversations and meaningful language lessons
Hawa's Lament
Dari (Afghanistan)
2024
This story recounts the engagement of a young Persian woman in Afghanistan, and then the painful losses she endures as she flees the Taliban and then, ultimately, her homeland.
The Unbeatable Uwimana
Kinyarwanda (D.R. Congo, Rwanda)
2024
The Unbeatable Uwimana chronicles the life story of Samuel Uwimana, a Banyamulenge man whose family finds their way from Congo to Rwanda to Kenya, and eventually to the US. It is a story of life, loss, and a persistent spirit of faith through it all.
Caves and Cages
Karen (Myanmar)
2022
This book recounts the memories of Unity Ba, who grew up in the middle of a violent conflict between the Burmese and Karen armies in Myanmar before spending 18 years in refugee camps in Thailand.
At Home on the Kyer Ya Klo
Karen (Myanmar)
2022
Our first published storybook! This book tells the story of Naw Peh’s journey away from her home village in Myanmar during the conflict between the Karen and the Burmese militaries. Not only did Naw Peh write the story herself, but she also illustrated it alongside her husband!
The Long and Weary Road
Karen (Myanmar)
2025
Coming 2025. This book recounts the experiences of Naw Klein, a young woman who is thrust into village leadership in the midst of the conflict between the Karen and Burmese militaries.
Preview of Illustrations
