Why Vietnamese Immigrants Came To America
Explores Vietnamese immigration to the United States from the 1960s to the present, and looks at the contributions of Vietnamese Americans to the culture of the United States.
304.8
year: 2003
copies: 6
call number/section: 304.8
lexile: 820
The Vietnamese Americans
Examines the history of Vietnam, discusses political conditions in the country, and looks at the experiences of Vietnamese refugees, their immigration, social adjustments, employment, and contributions to American culture.
305.89
year: 2002
copies: 6
call number/section: 305.89
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Vietnamerica
A memoir in graphic novel format about the author's experiences as the son of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to America during the fall of Saigon describes how he learned his tragic ancestral history and the impact of the Vietnam War on his family while visiting their homeland years later.
973
year: 2010
copies: 12
call number/section: 973
lexile:
Shadow Of The Dragon
High school sophomore Danny Vo tries to resolve the conflict between the values of his Vietnamese refugee family and his new American way of life.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
Teenage Refugees From Vietnam Speak Out
Describes the lives of eight teenagers from Vietnam, why they left their homeland, and how they adapted to life in the United States.
973
year: 1995
copies: 7
call number/section: 973
lexile:
Voices Of Vietnamese Boat People
A collection of nineteen survival stories by South Vietnamese refugees who escaped after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
920
year: 2000
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile:
The Eaves Of Heaven
From Andrew X. Pham, the award-winning author of Catfish and Mandala, a son's searing memoir of his Vietnamese father's experiences over the course of three wars.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Vietnamese
Presents twenty informational essays on the Vietnamese experience in America, first-person accounts by Vietnamese immigrants, and biographies of accomplished Vietnamese Americans, and includes an introduction, chronology, and list of further resources.
973
year: 2006
copies: 2
call number/section: 973
lexile:
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
A young Vietnamese refugee, newly arrived in America with her father, struggles along with other family members to make sense of the past and adjust to life in the United States.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: vietnamese american families, vietnamese american children, vietnamese americans [X], refugees [X], girls, san diego (calif.)
Vietnamese Americans
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.
973.04
year: 2003
copies: 2
call number/section: 973.04
lexile:
Vietnamese Americans
Brief introduction to Vietnamese Americans, their historical backgrounds, customs and traditions, their impact on society, and life in the United States today.
973.04
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: 973.04
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The Best We Could Do
The author presents a graphic novel memoir of his family's journey from Vietnam to America in the 1970s and shares the struggles she faced adjusting to her new life.
920
year: 2017
copies: 36
call number/section: 920
lexile: 600
subjects: bui, thi, vietnamese americans [X], vietnam war, 1961-1975, autobiographical comics, comics (graphic works), refugees [X], vietnamese refugees, electronic books
How Vietnamese Immigrants Made America Home
Discusses the history of Vietnamese immigration to America, including the troubles they faced, language barriers, and more.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: vietnamese americans [X], refugees [X], immigrants, united states, vietnam, juvenile nonfiction / social topics / emigration & immigration, emigration and immigration, history / united states / state & local / general
Sigh, Gone
In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: tran, phuc, vietnamese americans [X], immigrants, refugees [X], racism, vietnam war, 1961-1975, memoir, carlisle (pa.)
The Unwanted
A memoir in which the author, an Amerasian now living in the United States, recalls his childhood experiences in Vietnam after being left behind when America pulled out of the war following the fall of Saigon.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nguyen, kien, vietnamese americans [X], refugees [X], vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnamese refugees, nha trang (vietnam)