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- The Vietnamese American 1.5 Generation: Stories of War, Revolution, Flight and New Beginnings
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Temple University Press
- Series: Asian American History and Culture (AAHC)
summary
The conflict that Americans call the "Vietnam War" was only one of many incursions into Vietnam by foreign powers. However, it has had a profound effect on the Vietnamese people who left their homeland in the years following the fall of Saigon in 1975. Collected here are fifteen first-person narratives written by refugees who left Vietnam as children and later enrolled as students at the University of California, where they studied with the well-known scholar and teacher Sucheng Chan. She has provided a comprehensive introduction to their autobiographical accounts, which succinctly encompasses more than a thousand years of Vietnamese history. The volume concludes with a thorough bibliography and videography compiled by the editor.While the volume is designed specifically for today's college students, its compelling stories and useful history will appeal to all readers who want to know more about Vietnam and especially about the fates of children who emigrated to the U.S.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xvii
- Vietnamese Names
- p. xviii
- Part I: Historical Overview
- Chapter 3. Communism and Nationalism
- pp. 20-27
- Chapter 5. The First Indochina War
- pp. 35-43
- Part II: Stories of War, Revolution, Flight, and New Beginnings
- Chapter 12. A Journey Called Freedom
- pp. 116-126
- Chapter 13. My Autobiography
- pp. 127-135
- Chapter 15. Integrity through Change
- pp. 143-151
- Chapter 16. A Place to Call Home
- pp. 152-157
- Chapter 18. My Father and I
- pp. 171-180
- Chapter 19. The Pain in My Heart
- pp. 181-189
- Chapter 20. The Never-Ending Struggle
- pp. 190-197
- Chapter 21. An Unfinished Journey
- pp. 198-206
- Chapter 23. Vietnam Memories in America
- pp. 219-227
- Chapter 25. At That Time in My Life
- pp. 241-250
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 274-304
- Selected Videography
- pp. 305-307
- Index, About The Author
- pp. 308-325
Additional Information
ISBN
9781592135028
Related ISBN(s)
9781592135004, 9781592135011
MARC Record
OCLC
437182583
Pages
343
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006