Cao, Lan.

Summary: A memoir of a Vietnamese refugee. The narrator, Mai Nguyen, was 13 when a helicopter lifted her from Saigon. Scenes of war written in lyrical Oriental style alternate with reflections on America, such as the obsession with winning and the usurping of parental authority by teachers. By the author of Everything You Need to Know about Asian Americans.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAO