{"product_id":"book-2es3","title":"Stigmatized","description":"\"I could no longer be a part of the silence.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTIGMATIZED: A Mongolian Girl's Journey from Stigma \u0026amp; Illness to Empowerment teaches that our struggles are our stories, and that accepting every part of who we are — even the parts we hide — is essential to growth. Handaa Enkh-Amgalan offers readers the tools to reflect on and articulate their previous experiences, while empowering them to rediscover who they are and find hope. Enkh-Amgalan intertwines her journey battling tuberculosis and the associated, pervasive social prejudice with stories of growing up in the nomadic country of Mongolia and pursuing education abroad. She chronicles:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer daily fight for a spot on the bus out of her shantytown in Ulaanbaatar\u003cbr\u003eSleeping just two or three hours a night for years as she studied English\u003cbr\u003eWho she turned to the night she was evicted from her apartment a world away from home\u003cbr\u003eHow she proved skeptics – including family members – wrong about her destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her debut book, Enkh-Amgalan deftly and earnestly combines storytelling with advocacy, drawing parallels to other stigmatized populations and embracing survivor identity.","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67722385555760,"sku":"BD2es3","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2es3-Square-cover.jpg?v=1788410596","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2es3","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}