From Alone to Aloha – The Sonia Lien Story
bookcover artwork by Janet L. Kragen
My name is Sonia. "I was only four when I became a ward of the court. The state of California placed me in homes and institutions professing to practice religion. To me these people seemed god-fearing instead of God-loving, and my spirit was broken in the name of God.
"Yet, I never gave up hope that somewhere there had to be a kinder God. Because of old Southern family bigotry, parental abandonment and sexual abuse, by the time I was fifteen I was angry and rebellious. Up to this point I had lived in foster homes and group homes and never knew the feeling of belonging to a loving family--never knowing my Hawaiian roots."
"Yet, I never gave up hope that somewhere there had to be a kinder God. Because of old Southern family bigotry, parental abandonment and sexual abuse, by the time I was fifteen I was angry and rebellious. Up to this point I had lived in foster homes and group homes and never knew the feeling of belonging to a loving family--never knowing my Hawaiian roots."
From Alone To Aloha
From Alone To Aloha is the story of the life of Sonia Lien (1935- ), musician, performer, survivor. This story chronicles a journey of hope, from the destructiveness of bigotry to one woman's overcoming bigotry.
It is also a faith journey, from the searching mystic heart of a broken child to reconciliation with her Creator, from abandonment to healing and joy, from profound loneliness to profound celebration and reunion with lost family in the best traditions of human experience, Shalom, and Aloha.
Mahalo nui loa.
Aloha kakou.
One Sheet Book Description: One Sheet (pdf)
Sources: Sources & Resources (pdf)
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"From Alone To Aloha - The Sonia Lien Story"
Written by K. D. Kragen, author of The KillWare Chronicles and Plagueman.
Published by Cedar Forge Press.
Available from your local bookstore, Amazon & Barnes & Nobel.
© 2017. Sonia Lien & K. D. Kragen. All images and materials are the sole property of Sonia Lien.
It is also a faith journey, from the searching mystic heart of a broken child to reconciliation with her Creator, from abandonment to healing and joy, from profound loneliness to profound celebration and reunion with lost family in the best traditions of human experience, Shalom, and Aloha.
Mahalo nui loa.
Aloha kakou.
One Sheet Book Description: One Sheet (pdf)
Sources: Sources & Resources (pdf)
____________________________________________
"From Alone To Aloha - The Sonia Lien Story"
Written by K. D. Kragen, author of The KillWare Chronicles and Plagueman.
Published by Cedar Forge Press.
Available from your local bookstore, Amazon & Barnes & Nobel.
© 2017. Sonia Lien & K. D. Kragen. All images and materials are the sole property of Sonia Lien.
