Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.
A 15-year-old Vietnamese refugee having difficulty adjusting to the strange ways and language of the United States and his adoptive home runs away to a Vietnamese fishing community hoping he can "belong" there. A sequel to "A Boat to Nowhere".
When Tuyet finds out that her Vietnamese family is having duck rather than turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, she is upset until she finds out that other children in her class did not eat turkey either.
Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.
a memoir of life, death, and everything that comes after
Yip-Williams, Julie
2019
Looks at the life of Julie Yip-Williams who was born blind in Vietnam, and in 2013 she started a blog after she was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer.
"Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama"--Provided by publisher.
Told in two voices and languages, Vietnamese American Annie and Hispanic American Maya attend different schools but spend nearly every weekend together, until something special happens to bring them closer together. In English and Spanish.
