The story of one American expatriate's local publishing company
(NEWSER) - In Laos, many children had never seen a book until “Uncle Sasha” came to town. American Sasha Alyson first visited the impoverished country in 2003, and was struck by the lack of books for children. “Many [kids] don't even know what a book is. Sometimes you have to show them how to turn a page,” he tells the Christian Science Monitor. So he created his own publishing company, Big Brother Mouse , in 2006 and, along with two dozen local helpers, he’s been publishing and distributing children’s books in Laos ever since. More»
