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The Unwanted

by Nguyen, Kien., Kien NguyenNot on Booklabria yet

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Saigon fell to the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975. Kien Nguyen watched the last U.S. Army helicopter leave without him, without his brother, without his mother, without his grandparents. Left to a nightmarish existence in a violated & decimated country, Kien was more at risk than most because of his odd blond hair & his light eyes - because he was Amerasian. He was the most unwanted. Told with stark & poetic brilliance, this is a story of survival & hope, a moving & personal record of a tumultuous & important piece of history.

Subjects: Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Childhood and youth
Refugees
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
Set in: Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City

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