vietnam

Thirteen-year-old Mai and her family embark on a dangerous sea voyage from Vietnam to Hong Kong to escape the unpredictable and often brutal Vietnamese government.

Rabbit, a Vietnam girl, is born during the height of the Vietnam War. When her village is destroyed, she is taken away by a makeshift family brought together by the war. She grows up and develops inexplicable intuition, as others see it--in reality, her ability is to hear the voices of the dead. Through her ability, the history of the war and its effects on her world are seen in a new light.

Traces the history of Vietnam from 1940 to 1960, discussing the involvement of France and then America that led to the Vietnam War. Draws from newly accessible diplomatic archives.

The story of the war in Vietnam, told in text and pictures, examines the history of wars in United States, traces the United States involvement from the early 1960s through 1975, discusses the causes and effects, leaders, major battles, military uniforms, guerrilla warfare, aerial bombing and weaponry and provides some activity sheets for children.

Presents an introduction to Vietnam, its people, culture, and religion; features a history of Vietnamese immigration; and discusses some of the challenges faced by Vietnamese Americans in the areas of employment, education, political participation, and cultural preservation.

When a young woman learns her husband, who reportedly died many years earlier, is in fact alive, she agrees to leave her second husband and their son to live with her first husband, and she, her husbands, and her son must face the consequences of her decision.

Photographs and text help describe the social and ritual life of contemporary Vietnam, portraying Vietnamese of different ages, ethnicities, occupations, and circumstances.

Studies the effects U.S. decision making had on the start and outcome of the Vietnam War and discusses how America's decision to enter the war affected how other countries viewed it.

Tells the story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with background information about the causes and effects of the war in Vietnam, the development and creation of the Memorial, and the impact of the monument on veterans and others.