In the News ... "Twenty stories, 10 cultures, one book by Abilene author"

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• Book-signing Sunday, South Branch Library, Mall of Abilene

By Loretta Fulton, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - “When your country is riddled with violence and oppression, is it possible to escape and find refuge?”

That is a a question posed by author Daina Jurika-Owen. The answer is “yes,” at least for the small percentage of refugees who are resettled in other countries.

Jurika-Owen’s new book, Ten Cultures, Twenty Lives, tells the story of 20 of those refugees, who are among hundreds who live in Abilene ...

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