The Viet Kieu in America: Personal Accounts of Postwar Immigrants from Vietnam

by Nghia M. Vo (Editor)

Overview

Vietnamese make up one of the largest refugee populations in the United States, some arriving by boat in 1975 after the fall of Saigon and others coming in the 1990s. This collection of 22 essays by 14 authors illuminates Vietnamese-American culture, views of freedom and oppression, and the issues of relocation, assimilation and transition for two million people. It contains personal experiences of the Vietnam War, life under Communist rule, and escape to America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786444700
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	09/10/2009
Pages:	237
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nghia M. Vo, a Vietnamese-American, has written multiple books on Vietnamese culture. He helped found the nonprofit Saigon Arts, Culture & Education Institute and works to document Vietnamese-American culture through conferences, publications and a website.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction     

I. PEACE AND WAR
1. The Lotus Pond Nghia M. Vo     
2. Remembering Saigon Nghia M. Vo     
3. The Vietnam War: Snapshots Chat V. Dang     
4. A Pilgrim Nghia M. Vo     

II. OPPRESSION AND ESCAPE
5. My Life as a Zombie Thien M. Ngo     
6. Anatomy of an Escape Theresa C. Trask     
7. The Guava Tree Anh Hai     
8. The So-Called Reeducation Camp Trong T. Ngo     
9. The Lady in Black Dieu Hien     
10. A Second Chance Chau Dinh An     
11. The Wish Thanh Cuc     
12. My April Thach N. Truong     

III. STRUGGLE, HEALING AND REMEMBRANCE
13. Shadow of the Past Mai Lien     
14. A Refugee’s Life Hien V. Ho     
15. Guam, the Transit Island Nghia M. Vo     
16. I Left My Heart in ... Saigon Nghia M. Vo     
17. April 30th Thach N. Truong     

IV. THE PRESENT
18. A Love Affair Christina Vo     
19. Little Saigon, Westminster, California Nghia M. Vo     
20. The Journey Home Hieu V. Ho     
21. On Searching Christina Vo     
22. On Being a Viet Kieu Nghia M. Vo     

Epilogue     
Chapter Notes     
Suggested Reading     
Index