Hinterlands of Hope

A Lost Boy’s Journey from the southern Sudan War Zones

By Daniel Yamun Ukang

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Overview

At the age of six Daniel Yamun Ukang fled in terror from his home in South Sudan when the Khartoum Government attacked his village. Forced to fend for himself, Daniel trekked more than a thousand miles across the Sahara to Ethiopia seeking refuge. "Hinterlands of Hope" is the real-life account of the challenges faced by a Lost Boy during the Second Sudanese Civil War.

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Hinterlands of Hope is the real-life account of the challenges faced by a Lost Boy during the Second Sudanese Civil War. At the mere age of six, Daniel Yamun Ukang fled in terror from his home in South Sudan when the Khartoum Government attacked his village. Forced to fend for himself, Daniel trekked more than a thousand miles across the Sahara to Ethiopia seeking refuge. His journey of hope and hardship will be etched in your heart and memory forever. 


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About The Author

Daniel Yamun Ukang, of the South Sudan Luo tribe, immigrated to San Diego, California in 2001 as a refugee from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya where he lived for more than a decade with sixteen thousand other Lost Boys. He is the president of the California Sudanese Lost Boys and Girls Foundation, a nonprofit organization that fosters community-based assistance to the San Diego Lost Boys and provides school supplies to Awoda Primary School in South Sudan.  Daniel enjoys playing soccer, listening to gospel music, and spending time with his family. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Mary, and their four children.

 

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Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
  • Language:English
  • Pages:212
  • eBook ISBN:9781098313661
  • Paperback ISBN:9781098313654

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Janet
Heartbreaking, Heartwarming, Inspiring, and Educational Daniel’s autobiography will inspire you, educate you, make you cry, and will make you fall in love with his entire family. Daniel’s journey, alongside his fellow Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan, will open your eyes, your mind, and your heart. I have given this book to many friends and family members, and recommended it to friends in book clubs and middle school children doing book reports. Daniel is a pillar of society in San Diego, and has done much for the Sudanese refugee community. He gives lectures at schools and community events, and has been featured on a San Diego news station many times over the years. To know him, is to love, admire, and respect him, alongside his wife Mary, who’s story is also told in Hinterlands of Hope. You will come away from this book with a deeper understanding of what it means to live through the horrors of genocide, build a new life as a refugee, and keep your faith in God and your fellow humans. Put this book on your reading list. Your heart will forever be changed. Read more
Carren
Hinterlands of Hope Hinterlands of Hope is the remarkable recount of how Daniel was detached from his family at the young age of 6 because of the attacks on his Sudanese village during a civil war. Through fathom, dangerers of the wilderness, and constant relocation, he survived. Once you start reading, you won't want put the book down. Read more
udowal
Hinterlands of Hope Hinterlands of Hope is a fascinating memoir. At a younger age, the author traveled from Southern Sudan war zones to Ethiopia, Kenya, and finally to the United States seeking refuge. His journey is a page-turner. It will inspire you. Read more