The Minnesota author’s new book, “Somewhere in the Unknown World,” began when she collected her uncle’s story about fleeing Laos. Then she spoke to a Liberian hospital worker, a Karen parent from school, a Jewish singer from Ukraine—and created “a collective refugee memoir.”

Author Archives: Elizabeth Foy Larsen
Elizabeth Foy Larsen has written for publications including the New York Times, Mother Jones, and the StarTribune. Her last story for Sahan Journal was about Minnesota Chief Deputy Attorney General John Keller.