| Portion of title |
Memories of an American from Vietnam |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Rice and fish -- Chapter 2. Bánh Cuốn -- Chapter 3. Steak and potatoes -- Chapter 4. Strawberries and potato chips -- Chapter 5. Salisbury steak -- Chapter 6. Ham and cheese croissant -- Chapter 7. Cơm tâm Đăc biêt -- Chapter 8. Rice and fish -- Endnotes. |
| Abstract |
"Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as Thien's mom and dad look for work. Potato chips are an indulgence that bring Thien so much joy that they become a necessity. Behind every cut of steak and inside every croissant lies a story. And for Thien Pham, that story is about a search-- for belonging, for happiness, for the American dream."--Back cover. |
| Genre/form | Graphic nonfiction. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Young adult nonfiction. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographical comics |
| Genre/form | Comics (Graphic works) |
| Genre/form | Graphic novels |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction comics |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction comics. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographical comics. |
| Genre/form | Graphic novels. |
| Genre/form | Bandes dessinées autobiographiques. |
| Genre/form | Bandes dessinées autres que de fiction. |
| ISBN | 9781250809711 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1250809711 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781250809728 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 125080972X (paperback) |
