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#1 I was a child when Vietnam fell to communism in 1975. My family was forced to flee and end up in Arkansas. In 1979, my family was half-dead from dehydration when we were rescued by a fishing boat packed with refugees lost in the middle of the South China Sea.
#2 When my father was born in 1937, the world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched. Within ten years of his birth, fifty million human beings died. My father was born at a moment in history when the entire world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched.
#3 My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. One day, Khmer men came to his village and pointed at his head, saying they would cut off his head if he did not trade with them.
#4 The world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched, when my father was born in 1937. Half a million human beings died within ten years of his birth.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	10 septembre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798350000894
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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#1

I was a child when Vietnam fell to communism in 1975. My family was forced to flee and end up in Arkansas. In 1979, my family was half-dead from dehydration when we were rescued by a fishing boat packed with refugees lost in the middle of the South China Sea.

#2

When my father was born in 1937, the world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched. Within ten years of his birth, fifty million human beings died. My father was born at a moment in history when the entire world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched.

#3

My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. One day, Khmer men came to his village and pointed at his head, saying they would cut off his head if he did not trade with them.

#4

The world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched, when my father was born in 1937. Half a million human beings died within ten years of his birth.

#5

My father was born in 1937, during a time when the entire world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched. Half a million human beings died within ten years of his birth.

#6

My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. One day, Khmer men came to his village and pointed at his head, saying they would cut off his head if he did not trade with them. The world was about to erupt in a frenzy of violence that left no one untouched, when my father was born in 1937.

#7

My grandmother was the most formidable woman I have ever known. She was widowed in the worst of times during the Vietnam War, when the economy of Vietnam was in ruins. She was responsible for the safety and survival of six children ranging in age from seven to nineteen.

#8

My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. He was widowed in the worst of times, but his family grew a business empire by hand-milling rice. My grandmother was the most formidable woman I have ever known, and she was responsible for the safety and survival of six children ranging in age from seven to nineteen.

#9

My family moved to Vietnam in 1954, during a time of peace and prosperity. But when the nation split in two, an enormous migration took place in both directions at once. A million souls fled from north to south, and about one hundred thousand Viet Minh activists migrated to the north to join their communist colleagues.

#10

My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. He was widowed in the worst of times, but his family grew a business empire by hand-milling rice. My grandmother was the most formidable woman I have ever known, and she was responsible for the safety and survival of six children ranging in age from seven to nineteen.

#11

My family moved to Vietnam in 1954, during a time of peace and prosperity. But when the nation split in two, a million souls fled from north to south, and about one hundred thousand Viet Minh activists migrated to the north to join their communist colleagues.

#12

-> My family moved to Vietnam in 1954, during a time of peace and prosperity. But when the nation split in two, a million souls fled from north to south, and about one hundred thousand Viet Minh activists migrated to the north to join their communist colleagues.

#13

My father was a kind, generous, and sympathetic employer. He knew how it felt to be poor and hungry, and he was quick to help those who were in need.

#14

My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. He was widowed in the worst of times, but his family grew a business empire by hand-milling rice. My grandmother was the most formidable woman I have ever known, and she was responsible for the safety and survival of six children ranging in age from seven to nineteen.

#15

My mom, Hoa Truong, was born in China in 1903. When she was seven years old, she was sent to serve as nanny to nine children in Vietnam. She was married at seventeen to a man twenty years her senior, with her first wife’s full blessing.

#16

My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. He was widowed in the worst of times, but his family grew a business empire by hand-milling rice. My grandmother was the most formidable woman I have ever known, and she was responsible for the safety and survival of six children ranging in age from seven to nineteen.

#17

My mother was born in China in 1903. When she was seven years old, she was sent to serve as nanny to nine children in Vietnam. She was married at seventeen to a man twenty years her senior, with her first wife’s full blessing.

#18

The traditional religion of Vietnam was a strange mix of beliefs and rituals borrowed from Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. It was known as the triple religion.

#19

My dad was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. He was widowed in the worst of times, but his family grew a business empire by hand-milling rice. My mom was born in China in 1903. When she was seven years old, she was sent to serve as nanny to nine children in Vietnam. She was married at seventeen to a man twenty years her senior, with her first wife’s full blessing.

#20

I was born in Vietnam. My father was a merchant in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. He was widowed in the worst of times, but his family grew a business empire by hand-milling rice. My mother was born in China in 1903. When she was seven years old, she was sent to serve as nanny to nine children in Vietnam. She was married at seventeen to a man twenty years her senior, with her first wife's full blessing.

#21

My mom was born in China in 1903. When she was seven years old, she was sent to serve as nanny to nine children in Vietnam. She was married at seventeen to a man twenty years her senior with her first wife’s full blessing.

#22

My parents were a merchant and a nanny, both born in China in 1903, who met in Vietnam in January and were married four months later. Their marriage has survived countless hardships, and they are still together today.

#23

The tradition of a new bride coming to live with her husband’s family explains why sons have been preferred to daughters in most cultures throughout history. When a son marries, he takes a wife and brings her into the family, increasing the size and influence of the family. But when a daughter marries, her father gives her away, and the family decreases in size.

#24

The traditional religion of Vietnam was a strange mix of beliefs and rituals borrowed from Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. It was known as the triple religion.

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