denny Ethnic & National book

John Bul Dau has experienced challenges in his life that most people never imagine. Born in war-torn Sudan, Dau is one of 27000 "Lost Boys of Sudan," driven from their villages when the northern Arab government attacked the ethnic minority population of Southern Sudan in 1987. For the next five years, John Bul Dau led groups of displaced boys across Sudan for hundreds of miles facing starvation, disease, and violence. While living in a Kenyan refugee camp, John Dau attended school for the first time at the age of 17and earned a prestigious Kenyan Certificate for Secondary Education. In 2001, Dau was selected to immigrate to the United States and settled in Syracuse, New York. Following his initial culture shock, John Bul Dau took on two jobs, earned an associate's degree and has become an American success story. Currently the President of the John Dau Foundation, he is an influential part of many efforts to bring hope and peace to the people of Southern Sudan, founding three nonprofits and raising over 0000 to build a medical clinic in his home village. John Bul Dau co-authored his first book, God Grew Tired of Us: A Memoir, in 2007 and has received many prestigious awards including the National Geographic's "Emerging Explorers" award. John Bul Dau is also featured in the award-winning documentary, God Grew Tired of Us, which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. John Bul Dau's life provides the ultimate example of a ...