Vietnamese Memories, Book 1: Leaving Saigon
- Series Title:
- Vietnamese Memories
- Annotation:
- "The personal stories of five family members, over five different time periods, as they are respectively forced to leave their home country of Vietnam when outside forces or inner turmoil shatter their normal lives. Each story follows the journey of a family member as they must leave everything behind, adapt to a new country and culture, and live with the nostalgia of their homeland and their people."--Amazon.com
- Creator:
- Author - Pierre Daum
- Publication Information:
- Humanoids : Life Drawn, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
- Color or Black & White:
- Genre:
- Biography
- Bibliography Available:
- No
- Original Language:
- French
- Historical Topic/Event:
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Indochinese War (1946-1954)
- Geographic Setting:
- France--Camargue
- Vietnam (Democratic Republic),
- Date Range:
- 1940 - 2009
- Tags:
- Vietnam, “Boat People”, communism, colonialism, Saigon, Indochinese workers, indigenous laborers, Repatriation, rice fields
- Notes:
- Additional Title: Spine title: Vietnamese memories. 1; Language: In English, translated from the French. """"""""First published in France under the title """"""""Mémoires de Viet Kieu: Quitter Saigon"""""""" and """"""""Mémoires de Viet Kieu: Les Linh Tho, immigré´s de force.""""""""--Colophon.""""""""
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