Half the World: Refugees Transform the City of Trees

Nearly 1 out of every 100 people worldwide is a person displaced and seeking asylum, imperiled by persecution and war. Half the World takes measure of that staggering crisis in stories from a city transformed.

Compelling. Anyone who wants to understand the people we label ‘refugees’ must read this book. - Jan Reeves, director, Idaho Office for Refugees

Magnificent. The stories inspire equal parts joy and heartbreak. They are essential reading, and are now as much a part of Idaho’s history as any other chronicle. - George Prentice, news editor, the Boise Weekly