The Viet Kieu in America: Personal Accounts of Postwar Immigrants from Vietnam

Author:   Nghia M. Vo
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786444700


Pages:   237
Publication Date:   10 September 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Nghia M. Vo
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780786444700


ISBN 10:   0786444703
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   10 September 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Introduction      I. PEACE AND WAR 1. The Lotus Pond Nghia M. Vo      2. Remembering Saigon Nghia M. Vo      3. The Vietnam War: Snapshots Chat V. Dang      4. A Pilgrim Nghia M. Vo      II. OPPRESSION AND ESCAPE 5. My Life as a Zombie Thien M. Ngo      6. Anatomy of an Escape Theresa C. Trask      7. The Guava Tree Anh Hai      8. The So-Called Reeducation Camp Trong T. Ngo      9. The Lady in Black Dieu Hien      10. A Second Chance Chau Dinh An      11. The Wish Thanh Cuc      12. My April Thach N. Truong      III. STRUGGLE, HEALING AND REMEMBRANCE 13. Shadow of the Past Mai Lien      14. A Refugee’s Life Hien V. Ho      15. Guam, the Transit Island Nghia M. Vo      16. I Left My Heart in ... Saigon Nghia M. Vo      17. April 30th Thach N. Truong      IV. THE PRESENT 18. A Love Affair Christina Vo      19. Little Saigon, Westminster, California Nghia M. Vo      20. The Journey Home Hieu V. Ho      21. On Searching Christina Vo      22. On Being a Viet Kieu Nghia M. Vo      Epilogue      Chapter Notes      Suggested Reading      Index     

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Nghia M. Vo, a Vietnamese-American, has written multiple books on Vietnamese culture. He helped found the nonprofit Saigon Arts, Culture & Education Institute and works to document Vietnamese-American culture through conferences, publications and a website.

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