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Author:
Ly Tran
Publisher:
Scribner
Date:
June 1, 2021
A memoir by 25-year-old Ly Tran about her immigrant experience and her recent family history in the aftermath of the war that spans from Vietnam to Brooklyn, and ultimately to the Ivy League.
What The Reviewers Say
... unsentimental yet deeply moving.
Tran leads us through this coming of age story with incredible details that showcase an immigrant perspective filled with heartache and hopefulness. This book is a testament to the strength of America's immigrant families and the forces that have governed American ideas of assimilation.
... phenomenal.
Tracing the paths of immigration and poverty, Tran’s moving and exceptionally readable memoir is at once heartbreaking, shocking, and hopeful.
