From North Korea to America Through Three Wars

<p> Stretching across eight decades this memoir covers Sung C. Yoo's harrowing childhood escape from North Korea; her miseries of life as a refugee in South Korea as war followed her; her difficulty in finding dignity as a nurse; her pain in splitting her family during the Vietnam War; and her struggle to find language stability and purpose in the United States.</p><p> Although she grappled with survival at a very young age she still managed to live a vibrant life. She experienced a personal and professional transformation within the nursing profession ultimately leading to a whole new worldview. In this story of war immigration and nursing Sung C. Yoo speaks to the contemporary world with a wealth of experience the dignity of age and the determination to continue to learn.</p>