THREE PRAYERS, THREE BOATS: A Vietnamese Immigrant's Journey to the Top 1% of American Academia

At eleven, Daniel Nguyen heard a pistol cocked against his brother's head. Under communist rule in Vietnam, freedom came with a deadly price. Three times his family risked everything in fragile boats across the South China Sea. Twice they failed. On the third attempt, as a violent storm threatened to drown them all, Daniel prayed in surrender - and witnessed a miracle.
Rescued and brought to America, the young refugee faced new trials: culture shock, overwhelming abundance, and the daily str...