One day when Mondiant Dogon, a Bagogwe Tutsi born in Congo, was just three years old, his father's lifelong friend, a Hutu man, came to their home with a machete in his hand and warned the family they were to be killed within hours. Mondiant's family fled into the forest, beginning a long and dangerous journey into Rwanda. They made their way to the first of several UN tent cities in which they would spend decades. For most refugees, the camp starts as an oasis but soon becomes impossible to leave. Yet Mondiant managed to be one of the few refugees he knew to go to college. Though he hid his status from his fellow students out of shame, eventually he would emerge as an advocate for his people. Through his writing, Mondiant took control of his own story and spoke up for forever refugees everywhere.