Where The Sea Takes Us [electronic resource] : A Vietnamese Australian Story
Kim Huynh2010
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A family's sacrifice - A nation's struggle A family's sacrifice ... A nation's
struggle In the 1970s and 1980s, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese families
set out on perilous journeys in rickety boats to escape communist rule and seek
out a better life. Kim Huynh's family was one of them. In this unique memoir,
Kim traces his parents' precarious lives, from their poor villages in central
and southern Vietnam, through relative affluence in Saigon, to their harrowing
experiences after the American withdrawal and the fall of Saigon in 1975, which
led them to a new life in Australia. As Kim explores his parents' stories, he
unveils the tragedy and inner strength of ordinary Vietnamese people struggling
to survive in a country beset by colonisation and ravaged by war. this gripping
story is not only an invaluable piece of political history, but a moving tribute
from a son to his parents. For fans of Ahn Do's 'the Happiest Refugee' and
Pauline Nguyen's 'Secrets of the Red Lante...
Main title:
Author:
Kim Huynh, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : 4th Estate, 2010
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (368 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780730450122
Language:
English
BRN:
436574
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |