{"product_id":"those-we-throw-away-are-diamonds-a-refugees-search-for-home-paperback","title":"Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds: A Refugee's Search for Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMondiant Dogon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenna Krajeski\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBook Review Editors' Choice \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 by \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Review Paperback Row Selection \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eShortlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning and heartbreaking lens on the global refugee crisis, from a man who faced the very worst of humanity and survived to advocate for displaced people around the world \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day when Mondiant Dogon, a Bagogwe Tutsi born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was only three years old, his father's lifelong friend, a Hutu man, came to their home with a machete in his hand and warned the family they were to be killed within hours. Dogon's family fled into the forest, initiating a long and dangerous journey into Rwanda. They made their way to the first of several UN tent cities in which they would spend decades. But their search for a safe haven had just begun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHideous violence stalked them in the camps. Even though Rwanda famously has a former refugee for a president in Paul Kagame, refugees in that country face enormous prejudice and acute want. For much of his life, Dogon and his family ate barely enough to keep themselves from starving. He fled back to Congo in search of the better life that had been lost, but there he was imprisoned and left without any option but to become a child soldier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor most refugees, the camp starts as an oasis but soon becomes quicksand, impossible to leave. Yet Dogon managed to be one of the few refugees he knew to go to college. Though he hid his status from his fellow students out of shame, eventually he would emerge as an advocate for his people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRarely do refugees get to tell their own stories. We see them only for a moment, if at all, in flight: Syrians winding through the desert; children searching a Greek shore for their parents; families gathered at the southern border of the United States. But through his writing, Dogon took control of his own narrative and spoke up for forever refugees everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Dogon once wrote in a poem, \"Those we throw away are diamonds.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMondiant Nshimiyimana Dogon\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, human rights activist, and refugee ambassador. Born into a Congolese Tutsi family in Bagogwe tribe in North Kivu province, at age three he was forced to leave his home village, Bikenke, because of the Rwandan genocide against Tutsis that spilled over into the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since 1996 he has lived in refugee camps. Dogon holds a BA from the University of Rwanda and an MA in international education from New York University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenna Krajeski\u003c\/b\u003e is a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Fuller Project \u003c\/i\u003ewhose writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She is the coauthor of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad's memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392688570546,"sku":"9781984881304","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b7dbc54665a5e0437f57af23258f8d7d.webp?v=1777966295","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/those-we-throw-away-are-diamonds-a-refugees-search-for-home-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}