Sanman Thapa | Author | Counselor

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It explores labor, migration, and resilience through lived experience.
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A Fight for a Cup of Chai ( Audiobook Edition)

A Journey Through Labor, Loss, and Hope

Audiobook Edition

Prefer listening? A Fight for a Cup of Chai is now available as an audiobook.

Narrated by: Jaf

Length: 3 hr 19 min

Available on: Audible, Apple Books, and Amazon

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From the Window

The City of What-Ifs

FROM THE WINDOW: The City of What-Ifs In 1990s Kathmandu, Maya watches the city through the narrow window of her family home. Before dawn each morning, workers gather across the alley as a factory gate opens and a bell announces the beginning of another day. Among them is a young man who passes through her view without ever noticing her, slowly...

Una Lucha por una Taza de Chai

Un Viaje a Través del Trabajo, la Pérdida y la Esperanza

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Una lucha por una taza de chai es un libro breve y accesible de no ficción sobre el trabajo, la pérdida y la resiliencia, contado a través de la experiencia vivida.

En el Nepal de la década de 1990, un joven trabajador de fábrica pierde una mano, pero no su voz. A través de los pisos de la fábrica, la amistad y pequeños actos...

Sanman Thapa | Author | Counselor | Storyteller

Sanman Thapa is an author, educator, and National Board Certified School Counselor based in New York. His writing explores themes of resilience, migration, labor, and the quiet moments that shape human dignity.

His debut memoir, A Fight for a Cup of Chai, traces a childhood shaped by labor, loss, and survival in Nepal—carried by an enduring search for dignity and hope. Through his work, Thapa connects personal narrative to global labor...

Praise

"A beautifully crafted memoir that should be taught as part of any high school and college history curriculum, as well as anyone interested in learning about the formation of unions and the sacrifices individuals make to help others who come after them."

– Falicia Eddy

"The account of labor disputes in A Fight for a Cup of Chai will immediately remind you of Upton Sinclair. As a teacher of history, this book resonated so well with the plight that so many humans endure daily all over the world-... that with tragedy comes strength- with advocacy comes hope- and with resilience comes success. It is a book I will be sharing with my students for years to come. Wonderfully done."

– Amazon Customer-History Teacher

"This book is a touching memoir...The author tells a deeply human story of struggle, solidarity, and perseverance. His storytelling ability captures the harsh realities of factory life in that place and time. He experienced long hours and low wages, which fed his desire for dignity and justice.
I highly recommend this book if you are looking to understand the relationship of history and resilience in the universal fight for human rights."

– Donna R

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