The storm of our lives : a Vietnamese family's boat journey to freedom / Tai Van Nguyen.

"Written from the vantage point of a 14-year-old boy, this memoir describes the struggle of one Vietnamese family and their seven day ordeal to escape persecution from Communist Vietnam. Drawing on his Catholic faith, Nguyen attests to the hardship and dangers that confronted the family in their jou...

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Main Author: Nguyen, Tai Van, 1969-
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009], ©2009.
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Physical Description:ix, 165 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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