{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-fearless-living-kao-choua-vue-9781681343471","title":"The Spirit of Fearless Living: A Hmong Journey Through War and Refuge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unfiltered, deeply personal account of war and survival as told by the author's mother--a Hmong woman who endured bombings, famine, and forced displacement during the US Secret War in Laos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Fearless Living\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir shaped by over fifty hours of oral storytelling between Kao Choua Vue and her mother, Mee Thao--a Hmong refugee who lived through war, exile, and the precarious search for safety in a dangerous world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the mountains of Laos, Mee Thao survived the broad devastation of the Vietnam War, escaped government persecution, and lived in Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand before immigrating to the United States with her children in 1986. Her story spans ancestral traditions, wartime survival, addiction and family turmoil, and the layered realities of motherhood in exile. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVue writes through her mother's eyes, preserving Mee Thao's voice, memories, and cultural wisdom in a narrative filled with emotional depth and historical insight. Along the way, Vue offers readers a powerful record of Hmong ancestral life and a woman's survival across landscapes of violence and upheaval. \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Fearless Living \u003c\/i\u003eis a testament to the enduring power of oral history to carry truth through generations. Rooted in reverence and authenticity, it offers readers a rare, firsthand window into a cultural experience that remains largely untold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kao Choua Vue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681343479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681343471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kao Choua Vue","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623581102335,"sku":"9781681343471","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spirit-of-fearless-living-kao-choua-vue-9781681343471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}