Viet Kieu in America

Personal Accounts of Postwar Immigrants from Vietnam

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Vietnamese make up one of the largest refugee populations in the United States, some arriving by boat in 1975 after the fall of Saigon and others coming in the 1990s. This collection of 22 essays by 14 authors illuminates Vietnamese-American culture, views of freedom and oppression, and the issues of relocation, assimilation and transition for two million people. It contains personal experiences of the Vietnam War, life under Communist rule, and escape to America.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-09-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:237
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786444700

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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.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsIntroduction I. PEACE AND WAR1. 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 ESCAPE5. 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 REMEMBRANCE13. 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 PRESENT18. 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