DALA and DIASPORA: TESTAMENT: A LUO FAMILY STORY "Yes, we can!"

"In Dala and Diaspora" is a journey of hope, faith, courage and determination. The writer wanders with you slowly, provocatively and elicits in you the feeling and the assertion that you can achieve whatever you set your sights on, your present circumstances notwithstanding. You are invited and encouraged to think and act imaginatively, bravely and purposively, unrestricted by local stereotypes, prejudices and limitations that prevent us from reaching our full human potential. You are provided with a glimpse of what others have been through and yet they continue to persist and to endure. As a result, they have succeeded in immeasurable ways on myriad fronts that include having the courage and the ability to tell you their story. What we consider to be success is re-examined and redefined with a new freshness. This autobiography exposes fearlessly and dramatically the life experiences of the writer and his relatives since 1800s. In the process, the book not only captures in a highly authentic way historic moments and Chronicles of events and their impacts on the people socially, economically and politically but also preserves a people's literature. Our two societies in the under developed world (Dala) and in the developed west (Diaspora) are examined and chastised for not fully seizing opportunities for communal good due to limitations inherited from our ancestors. "In Dala and Diaspora" is different, as it provides a truly genuine, notwithstanding uncomplimentary perspective of two worlds. It not only admires but also admonishes our cultural systems. In a rather fervent manner readers are persuaded to free themselves from the restraints of conventional norms that prevent us from challenging status quo. This book is loaded with historical perspectives, general education, fun, hilarity as well as an in-depth philosophical outlook to life. You are kept amused page after page.