... 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.

... moving.