From North Korea to America Through Three Wars: A Nurse's Journey

By Sung C. Yoo

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. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476697922
• ISBN13: 9781476697925
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up