The Vietnamese American 1.5 generation : stories of war, revolution, flight, and new beginnings / edited by Sucheng Chan ; with contributions by students at the University of California.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-304) and index.
Includes videography: p. [305]-307.
Contents
Vietnamese names -- pt. I. Historical overview -- 1. Vietnam before the mid-nineteenth century -- 2. French colonial rule and Vietnamese resistance -- 3. Communism and nationalism -- 4. The 1945 August revolution -- 5. The First Indochina War -- 6. The American involvement in Vietnam -- 7. The fall of Saigon and its aftermath -- 8. The plight of the ethnic Chinese in Vietnam -- 9. An international refugee crisis -- 10. Ending the Indochinese refugee exodus -- pt. II. Stories of war, revolution, flight, and new beginnings -- 11. A tragedy : from Vietnam to America -- 12. A journey called freedom -- 13. My autobiography -- 14. How it feels to be an Asian American -- 15. Integrity through change -- 16. A place to call home -- 17. The coming of age of a Chinese-Vietnamese American -- 18. My father and I -- 19. The pain in my heart -- 20. The never-ending struggle -- 21. An unfinished journey -- 22. From Vietnam to Germany to the United States -- 23. Vietnam memories in America -- 24. My transition to being an Asian American -- 25. At that time in my life -- Epilogue.
