Green Oranges

A Journey into Honduras to Find Redemption, Hope, and Transformation

By: Shin Fujiyama

Narrated by: Luis Selgas

Shin Fujiyama grew up as an ordinary Japanese-American kid in the suburbs of Virginia. As a small-statured immigrant, he questioned his self-worth—until he found soccer. Cut after mere months on his college team, his sense of direction dissolved as quickly as it formed.

When Shin saw a flyer for an international volunteer trip to Honduras, he took a chance. One week and his perspective was transformed. He returned to Honduras, determined to accomplish something no one believed he could do: end the cycle of generational poverty and gang violence in a riverbed shantytown.

In Green Oranges, Shin tells the story of how he, a naive outsider in a world of murder, extortion, and crushing poverty, created a village for the orphaned and homeless. Starting with nothing in a country with the highest homicide rate in the world at the time, Shin confronted his deepest insecurities and repeated failures, building schools for children with no prior access to education and revitalizing a community. As powerful as The New York Times’ bestsellers Thirst and The Promise of a Pencil, Green Oranges is a raw memoir of how one man, against overwhelming odds, inspired thousands to accomplish the extraordinary for the poorest of the poor.

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Truly inspiring!

This is minor but I wish the author had read the book. Really inspiring book!

story

This is an amazing story. Not just philanthropy, but all the struggle it takes. An amazing personal story from the author.

Thank You Shin

Powerful story , Very inspiring
Thanks for the great stories . As a child of a Honduran father I greatly appreciate that there is people like you. God bless

Amazing, outstanding, and truthful!

Thank you Shin for everything you’re doing for my country! Amazing book. Thank you for shedding light on the plague of corruption and violence destroying innocent lives in Honduras. You’re an inspiration and millions of us Hondurans back you in your pursuit to make a better tomorrow for the children. God bless you!

Getting a deeper look at the story of Shin Fujiyama and his efforts to break the cycle of poverty in Honduras

I had learned of Shin’s story from his YouTube channel but after listening to his book I now know that I had only scratched the surface on his struggles to end the cycle of poverty in Honduras. I highly recommend this book for any one that wants to learn more about Shin and also the challenges of breaking the cycle of poverty. This book is truly inspiring and has left a profound impression on me.