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.".
Describes an Eritrean family's struggle to emigrate from their country, which was fighting for independence from Ethiopia, to the United States, and the adjustments they have made.
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.".
