Independent Review

Dr. Becky Stevenson, Professor, Anthropology, University of Guam; Dr. Hiroyasu Kurashina, Dean of the Graduate School and Research, University of Guam. Director of the Micronesian Area Research Center

I Heard My People Cry, One Family's Escape From Russia

"When I Heard My People Cry was picked up neither of us could put it down. This book is very anthropological. The photos add extra meaning to the written text. It is a very compelling account: so many people-such very hard times-the ways in which people kept a grip on themselves and kept their determination alive-and Elizabeth Koop Huebert, and Lise! - what a remarkable book!

Elizabeth Lenci-Downs is to be admired greatly for writing it. I Heard My People Cry is an outstanding contribution to both history and literature. Between us, Dr. Stevenson's experiences in Russia, in the Soviet far East in Khabarovsk, for academic meetings, heightens her interest in Russia. Elizabeth Lenci-Downs has written a most compelling book I Heard My People Cry is a singular accomplishment. Well done - and thank you Elizabeth Lenci-Downs!"