Vietnamese Americans
By: Margaret C. Hall.
Series: We are America
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Vietnamese Americans -- Juvenile literature.; Refugees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Vietnamese Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Refugees -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Vietnamese Americans.; Refugees.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.; Vietnam -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Emigration and immigration.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Discusses conditions in Vietnam, particularly after 1975, that led Vietnamese to leave the country, describes the difficulties these people faced, how they managed to immigrate to the United States and to keep their traditions alive in their new homeland.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index.
Table of contents: title: One refugee's story; title: Vietnam; title: The first refugees; title: Reception centers; title: More refugees; title: Asylum camps; title: Challenges in a new land; title: Work and school; title: Forming communities; title: Family values; title: Keeping a culture alive; title: Celebrations; title: Nan Thi's story continues.