vietnamese americans

Jack, Ashley, and their parents visit Hawaii where they meet a Vietnamese boy who is going to live with his American grandfather whom he has never met, and are pursued by the Goddess Pele.

In the summer of 1980 before she starts junior high school in Santa Rosa, California, Tracy, who was adopted from Vietnam when she was six years old, finds an old ammo box with a dog tag and picture that bring up painful memories for both her Vietnam-veteran father and her.

Learn all about Tet, the three-day holiday that is like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and a birthday all rolled into one celebration.

Explores the Vietnamese American community that has developed since the end of the Vietnam war when many refugees fled their homeland for America. Describes Vietnam, the refugee experience, and adaptation to life in America. Includes a timeline, glossary, and bibliography.

Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio.

Eleven-year-old Park makes some startling discoveries when he travels to his grandfather's farm in Virginia to learn about his father who died in the Vietnam War.

Bich Nguyen chronicles her difficult coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she struggled to fit in as one of the few Vietnamese girls in her school, where she tried to adapt to the traditional American ideal of "normal.".

Surveys Vietnamese immigration to the United States and discusses the contributions made by Vietnamese to various areas of American life.

A Vietnamese American discusses his traditions, heritage, culture, and pride in his identity.

Reunited with his family for the first time since he was a baby, fifth grader Du struggles to adapt to his new home in the United States.