Birds of Paradise Lost
In his long-overdue first collection of essays, noted journalist and NPR commentator Andrew Lam explores his lifelong struggle for identity as a Viet Kieu, or a Vietnamese national living abroad. At age eleven, Lam, the son of a South Vietnamese general, came to California on the eve of the fall of Saigon to communist forces. He traded his Vietnamese name for a more American one and immersed himself in the allure of the American dream: something not clearly defined for him or his family.
Reflecting on the meanings of the Vietnam War to the Vietnamese people themselves--particularly to those in exile--Lam picks with searing honesty at the roots of his doubleness and his parents' longing for a homeland that no longer exists.
Winner of the 2006 PEN/Beyond Margins Award
A Book Sense Notable Book December 2005
Country | USA |
Brand | Heyday |
Manufacturer | Heyday |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | Illustrated |
UnitCount | 1 |
Format | Illustrated |
EANs | 9781597140201 |
ReleaseDate | 0000-00-00 |