{"product_id":"a-different-kind-of-kiwi-escape-from-the-secret-war-in-laos-to-refuge-in-new-zealand","title":"A Different Kind of Kiwi: Escape: From the Secret War in Laos to Refuge in New Zealand","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBy Duonghsavanh, Xangda\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book written by a Laos Kiwi refugee recording their escape in their own words.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxford University Journal of Refugee Studies has commissioned a review of this incredible true story of a boy born in a re-education camp in the heart of the Laos jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Laos government falls in 1975. Thousands of people are now enemies of the new regime, rounded up and put in camps for hard labour and re-education. Many do not survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt five years old, the boy's parents wake him in the night and tell him to run. His vivid memories of the escape and adjusting to a new life in New Zealand make for a gripping read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for all New Zealanders wanting to understand the refugee experience, and a vital resource for schools as part of the Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLength - 56 Pages\u003cbr\u003eLanguage - English\u003cbr\u003eDimensions - A5 (14.7 x 0.3 x 21.1cm)\u003cbr\u003eDesigned by - sarahhealeydesign\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"飛地·紐西蘭 Nowhere Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880741384427,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0746\/4939\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-18at3.13.36PM.png?v=1781752437","url":"https:\/\/nowherebookstorenz.myshopify.com\/products\/a-different-kind-of-kiwi-escape-from-the-secret-war-in-laos-to-refuge-in-new-zealand","provider":"飛地·紐西蘭 Nowhere Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}