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      How to Make a Life: A Tibetan Refugee Family and the Midwestern Woman They Adopted

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      240 pages, 29 b&w and color photos, 5 ½ x 8 ½
      ISBN: 978-0-87020-855-3

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      By Madeline Uraneck

      An evocative blend of immersion journalism and memoir, How to Make a Life shares the immigration story of a Tibetan refugee family who crossed real and cultural bridges to make a life in Madison, Wisconsin, with the assistance of the Midwestern woman they befriended. From tales of escaping Tibet over the Himalayas, to striking a balance between old traditions with new, to bridging divides one friendly gesture at a time, readers will expand their understanding of family, culture, and belonging.

      By Madeline Uraneck

      An evocative blend of immersion journalism and memoir, How to Make a Life shares the immigration story of a Tibetan refugee family who crossed real and cultural bridges to make a life in Madison, Wisconsin, with the assistance of the Midwestern woman they befriended. From tales of escaping Tibet over the Himalayas, to striking a balance between old traditions with new, to bridging divides one friendly gesture at a time, readers will expand their understanding of family, culture, and belonging.

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      Publication Year2018
      Page Count256
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      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size5.5 x 8.5 inches

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      Products specifications
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      PublisherWisconsin Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number

      978-0-87020-855-3

      Publication Year2018
      Page Count256
      Illustrations
      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size5.5 x 8.5 inches
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