A twelve-year-old Vietnamese boy relates his experiences as he tries to adjust to his new life in the United States with his mother and American marine stepfather.
Recounts the efforts of eight European and Asian children during World War II as they fought the war in their own way by distributing an underground newspaper, saving a downed fighter pilot, and experiencing displacement from their homes.
Traces the journey of this African-American woman from childhood through her life as an entertainer, civil rights activist, writer, poet, and university professor.
