Books for Purchase
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 Wisconsin Women: Celebrating Their Contributions

(606 pages)


The Wisconsin Women's book is a compilation of the stories of successful and influential women in and from Wisconsin. From lawyers and business owners to artists and writers, interviewees reflect on their pasts, present issues, and our futures.  

  

$25.95
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 Zaj Lus: A Hmong Children's Story Collection

(49 pages)


This collection of Hmong oral folktales have been passed down for many generations.  These stories depict moral values and capture the essence of the Hmong Culture.  The text is in both Hmong and English.

$12.00
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The Iraq War and Occupation: A struggle for democracy

(472 pages)


A book that contains interviews from veterans of the Gulf War and the Iraq War, as well as humanitarian workers.  It is dedicated to all those who have served overseas to spread the freedoms that Americans enjoy everyday. 

$20.00
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A Look into the Storm: Voices from the Gulf

(280 pages)

This book is the first of a two-part release that deals with much of the United States' military activity since the end of the Vietnam Conflict in 1973.  A Look Into the Storm: Voices From the Gulf covers everything from the Iraq's deployment of troops to the Kuwaiti border through the return of US troops after the conflict.

$20.00
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Weston Community: Staying Strong for 150 Years

 

(153 pages)

The Weston Community is celebrating a sesquicentennial of strength, growth, and success. The book contains 30 interviews from some of the most prominent people of the community. They share their thoughts on the past, and give life to the history of Weston.

$5.00
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Native Nations of Wisconsin: Sharing Their History, Cultures and Traditions



(497 pages)

Native Nations of Wisconsin contains interviews with six different Native American tribes.  The history, culture and traditions of each tribe are discussed in this book.   This book was written to alleviate stereotypical views of Native Americans and to give an insight on their culture. 

$22.95
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Looking Back, Stepping Forward: The Hmong People

(396 pages)

 The Looking Back, Stepping Forward book focuses on the Hmong who moved to Wausau in 2005-2006.  The controversies and the benefits are discussed in this book.  The book also discusses the difference between the recent resettlement of the Hmong compared to the first resettlement in the early 1970's.  Some of these topics are discussed in the book through interviews of some Hmong refugees.

$20.00
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1960's:  A Decade of Change

(420 pages)

The 1960s includes over 60 interviews, and over 25 student writings.  The book tells about the lives of Vietnam veterans, housewives, college students, and hippies and their perspectives of life during a decade of change.  

$20.00 
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The 1920's:  Memories from the Past

(351 pages)

The 1920s contains over 70 stories about the '20s.  During this period of golden prosperity new ideas arrived along with products and ways of thinking, such as the increase in population and new products being powered by electricity.  "Experience the decade of the '20s through the words of these who lived it..."

$20.00 
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Local Voices: Stories of Wausau-Past and Present

(525 pages)


Local Voices includes over 90 interviews.  It is more than just a collection of interviews, it is a testament about our history, our culture and above all it is a collective statement of whom we are as a people who have gathered in central Wisconsin. It is stories of the past but it also comes together to make a history of who we have become as a people.       

$20.00 
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Classics: A Look Back at the 1950'S

(579 pages)


In this book you will find over 100 interviews, and more than 30 pieces by students on both domestic and foreign issues of the time.  The book supplies interesting details about such topics as the civil rights movement, Senator McCarthy, and daily life in Wisconsin (as well as other areas of the country). 

$20.00 
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Hmong in the Modern World


(322 pages)

Containing over 45 interviews, information on the history of Hmong culture, student writings, and Hmong legends, this book provides excellent historical facts and information about Hmong culture and how assimilation is affecting the culture.  Hmong in the Modern World shows how Hmong people are dealing with language barriers, culture differences and systematic difficulties in daily life.  

This book is being used (can be) in high school, and college classes to show the experiences of Hmong adolescents torn between the traditional beliefs of their parents and the modern American world of their peers.

Educators can get a discount on Hmong in the Modern World  Please contact Paul Aleckson at PAleckson@dce.k12.wi.us for more information.

"All in all, our people, the Hmong, are stepping up and doing what they need to in order to get to their place in society.  Although there are many difficulties in store for us, we will get through and succeed together." A quote from Ka Zoua Vang.

$17.00 
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Great Depression: Memories of Those Who Were Young

(511 pages)

This book includes interviews and student writings from and about the Great Depression Era.  Containing over 90 interviews from "Depression Kids" it gives excellent first-hand accounts as the interviewees look back at the hardships of daily life during the Great Depression.

$20.00
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World War II: More Stories from our Veterans 



(568 pages)


This book contain over 80 stories of veterans of WWII that we could not fit into our first book.  Also there are detailed accounts of people living in internment camps, life in Europe, and on the home front. An excellent collection of daily struggles of soldiers and others involved in WWII.

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The Hmong and their Stories and Legends


(198 pages)

 


Includes stories of Hmong Veterans during the Secret Wars of Laos and also important background information and the history of the time period.  These Veterans describe the assistance they provided to the United States' CIA.  This collection includes interviews from elderly Hmong about their war experiences as well as Hmong Legends retold in their own words (an important part of the culture's oral tradition).

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Out of Print

 

Vietnam Experience: Stories From a Troubled Past



(730 pages)


Includes interviews with Vietnam veterans as well as individuals involved in the antiwar experience.  The collection includes nearly 80 interviews with combat and service support veterans who served in Vietnam between 1954 and 1973.  D.C. Everest High School students interviewed veterans and protestors over a two year period to create this book.  

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Korean War: Not Forgotten



(494 pages)
With over 75 interviews, Korean War tells the forgotten stories of veterans who fought in this distant war.  The veterans' stories provide rich details about the war, the emotions, and opinions that one can not find in a textbook.

$20.00
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World War II: Stories from our Veterans


(299 pages)


Includes the stories of over 90 WWII veterans.  Veterans' stories recount daily life as a soldier, battles fought, and overall perspectives about war. Interviews are divided into the European and Pacific theaters of war.

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Out of Print

Hmong Oral Histories


(159 pages)


Includes more than 25 stories of Hmong migration from Laos to Thailand to the United States.  Many stories detail the tragedies faced as the Hmong escaped from the communist Pathet Lao.  The collection includes introductory chapters on Hmong culture and history.

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Out of Print

World War II: Stories of Courage


 


This edition of our WWII series is a collection of old and new interviews from our first two books. It includes a variety of experiences from the Pacific and European theater, the home front, and even a few Holocaust survivors. These heroes have agreed to share their stories and educate us further on what life was like during wartime.

$12.00
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Holocaust Survivors

 

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