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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
Child of War, Woman of Peace (Le Ly Hayslip) These two books are written by a woman who survived the war and made it to the United States. She was a former Viet Cong fighter and then became the front runner for normalizing relations between the United States and Vietnam. Her story is like many in Vietnam during the war. Families had members that fought on both sides of the former conflict, caught in between. Thuy and Le Ly presented together at the University of Marquette, MI. See reflection here |
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First They Killed My Father Lucky Child (Loung Ung) These two books are written by a survivor of the Khmer Rouge. The one book is about her and her family's experience during the Khmer Rouge regime and the other is about her and the few family members who actually made it out alive and to America. A movie is being produced by Angelina Jolie based on Loung Ung's story. |
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A Dream of Heaven
(Michael FitzGordon) A novel written by a Vietnam Veteran that can be found on Kindle. Michael has spoken at one of our past events and have written Guest Posts. He is a retired veteran Counselor. Read some of his posts here. |
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The Letter of Paul to the Beloved Warrior
(Alan Cutter) Vietnam Veteran Struggled to reconcile his experience as a warrior and pastor. Alan has presented at one of our past events. You can learn more about Alan and his Guest Posts here |
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Author Andrew Lam
Andrew is an Author, lecturer, commentator, and journalist. He is also the son of a former South Vietnamese General.
Perfume Dreams is his reflections about the Vietnamese Diaspora, East Eats West is Part memoir, part meditation, and part cultural anthropology, it is about thriving in the West with one foot still in the East, and Birds of Paradise lost is a collection of thirteen stories that chronicle the anguish and joy and bravery of America’s newest Americans, the troubled lives of those who fled Vietnam and remade themselves in the San Francisco Bay Area. Andrew has spoken at one of our events. You can watch that clip here
Andrew is an Author, lecturer, commentator, and journalist. He is also the son of a former South Vietnamese General.
Perfume Dreams is his reflections about the Vietnamese Diaspora, East Eats West is Part memoir, part meditation, and part cultural anthropology, it is about thriving in the West with one foot still in the East, and Birds of Paradise lost is a collection of thirteen stories that chronicle the anguish and joy and bravery of America’s newest Americans, the troubled lives of those who fled Vietnam and remade themselves in the San Francisco Bay Area. Andrew has spoken at one of our events. You can watch that clip here
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Last Night I dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
(Dang Thuy Tram) A woman who served as a doctor for the NVA during the war. She also died during the war and her diary was found and made into this book. |
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Vietnam Today
(David Lamb) Former reporter during the war returns after 20 some years to report of the Vietnam today. He talks to various individuals from different "sides" and perspectives of the former conflict and then wrote this book about it. |
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The Angel From Vietnam
(Jim Stewart) A book and movie about a Vietnam Veteran who returns to Vietnam to find his Amerasian child based off his memoir. Learn more about Thuy's work with Amerasians here |
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The Beautiful Country
A movie about the refugee experience while following a particular character who is a Vietnamese Amerasian trying to find his American father. |
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The Green Dragon A movie about the former Vietnamese refugees also known as the boat people. Watch Thuy's interview with former Vietnamese Refugee (Interview soon) |
