Author: Merav Shohet
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520976703
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
How do families remain close when turbulent forces threaten to tear them apart? In this groundbreaking book based on more than a decade of research set in Vietnam, Merav Shohet explores what happens across generations to families that survive imperialism, war, and massive political and economic upheaval. Placing personal sacrifice at the center of her story, Shohet recounts vivid experiences of conflict, love, and loss. In doing so, her work challenges the idea that sacrifice is merely a blood-filled religious ritual or patriotic act. Today, domestic sacrifices—made largely by women—precariously knot family members together by silencing suffering and naturalizing cross-cutting gender, age, class, and political hierarchies. In rethinking ordinary ethics, this intimate ethnography reveals how quotidian acts of sacrifice help family members forge a sense of continuity in the face of trauma and decades of dramatic change.
From Vietnam With Love
Author: Teejay LeCapois
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312092750
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Sylvain Toussaint and Cecilia "Cilia" Nguyen have been best friends for years. Growing up in the mostly white West Side of Brockton, Massachusetts, their respective clans were the only recent immigrant families on the block. Haitian-Americans and Vietnamese-Americans, living peacefully side by side. At least until their lives took drastically different turns. After high school Cecilia went to Massasoit Community College, and Sylvain went to the University of Virginia. Years later they reunite in Brockton, Massachusetts, and sparks fly between them. Can best friends find true love with each other ? Or are they carelessly messing up a lifelong friendship ?
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312092750
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Sylvain Toussaint and Cecilia "Cilia" Nguyen have been best friends for years. Growing up in the mostly white West Side of Brockton, Massachusetts, their respective clans were the only recent immigrant families on the block. Haitian-Americans and Vietnamese-Americans, living peacefully side by side. At least until their lives took drastically different turns. After high school Cecilia went to Massasoit Community College, and Sylvain went to the University of Virginia. Years later they reunite in Brockton, Massachusetts, and sparks fly between them. Can best friends find true love with each other ? Or are they carelessly messing up a lifelong friendship ?
To Vietnam with Love
Author: Kim Fay
Publisher: ThingsAsian Press
ISBN: 9781934159040
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
From endangered langurs on Cat Ba Island to sidecar journeys in the Central Highlands, discover the secrets of savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired locals. With its unique insights into dining, shopping, sightseeing, and culture, this personal collection of essays is a one-of-a-kind guide for the passionate traveler.
Publisher: ThingsAsian Press
ISBN: 9781934159040
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
From endangered langurs on Cat Ba Island to sidecar journeys in the Central Highlands, discover the secrets of savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired locals. With its unique insights into dining, shopping, sightseeing, and culture, this personal collection of essays is a one-of-a-kind guide for the passionate traveler.
Letters from Vietnam
Author: Bob Steele D. C.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 144901609X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Viet Nam changed all of us. Some for the good, some for the bad. I would like to think that I changed for the good. Love and war, the heartbreaks and reality. Everyone remembers their first true love. Does that burning ember ever completely go out? Do you ever wonder where life has taken them? This book is about two people who were deeply in love in the early 60's, when times were innocent and how war and circumstances changed the directions their lives took. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and maybe you'll see some of yourself in their story.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 144901609X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Viet Nam changed all of us. Some for the good, some for the bad. I would like to think that I changed for the good. Love and war, the heartbreaks and reality. Everyone remembers their first true love. Does that burning ember ever completely go out? Do you ever wonder where life has taken them? This book is about two people who were deeply in love in the early 60's, when times were innocent and how war and circumstances changed the directions their lives took. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and maybe you'll see some of yourself in their story.
The Wind Whispers War
Author: kgcummings
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467085146
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The early 1960’s... America had elected the youngest President in U.S. history. "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" was the challenge issued to young and old alike. Nightly news brought rioting and violence into our homes, either supporting or opposing Black civil rights. Through the miracle of television, taped footage showed our President being killed, then TV broadcast it’s first live murder days later. The peanut butter and jelly sandwich days of the 1950’s were gone forever. World events, and pop culture had repercussions on the lives of the people you knew, your family, your friends, and your neighbors. Passion grows the moment Airman Jeffrey "Mad Dog" Madison gazes into the eyes of young, naïve Beth Campbell. As war threatens, this sensuous Historic Romance vividly details life. Step back in time as the Myth of Camelot is transformed into the Reality of Life.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467085146
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The early 1960’s... America had elected the youngest President in U.S. history. "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" was the challenge issued to young and old alike. Nightly news brought rioting and violence into our homes, either supporting or opposing Black civil rights. Through the miracle of television, taped footage showed our President being killed, then TV broadcast it’s first live murder days later. The peanut butter and jelly sandwich days of the 1950’s were gone forever. World events, and pop culture had repercussions on the lives of the people you knew, your family, your friends, and your neighbors. Passion grows the moment Airman Jeffrey "Mad Dog" Madison gazes into the eyes of young, naïve Beth Campbell. As war threatens, this sensuous Historic Romance vividly details life. Step back in time as the Myth of Camelot is transformed into the Reality of Life.