{"product_id":"jasmine-in-gunsmoke-a-short-story-about-rajesh-patel-in-saigon-1974-a-tale-of-loneliness-desire-and-loyalty-in-a-city-on-the-brink-of-change-paperback","title":"Jasmine in Gunsmoke: A short story about Rajesh Patel in Saigon 1974, a tale of loneliness, desire, and loyalty in a city on the brink of change. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHuynh Tan Hung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePetter Joneg?rd\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshort story about Rajesh Patel in Saigon 1974, a tale of loneliness, desire, and loyalty in a city on the brink of change. Written by Huynh Tan Hung, April 2025. 50 years after the war's end. It is a personal and honest story, born from my own life experience. I was adopted from Vietnam during the war in 1975, in connection with Operation Babylift, an American rescue mission during which over 3,000 children were flown out of the country. I was on the first plane that arrived in San Francisco on April 5, 1975, received by President Gerald Ford. I was named Bjorn (after Bj?rn Borg the Swedish tennisplayer) as the only thing known at the time was that I was headed to Sweden. I grew up there without placing much focus on my origins. But after my divorce in my 40s, a need to understand my past was awakened. I took a DNA test and traveled back to Vietnam. The test revealed that I am half Vietnamese and half Indian. Through DNA matches, I have connected with relatives of my biological mother who now live in the USA, second cousins and cousins but no direct information about my biological parents. My short story is a way to reach out to them, to write myself back into something I never truly got to be a part of. To find threads to my origins, to process and create meaning. It is a form of therapy, but also a story I believe can touch more people than just myself. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and hope that my story can find its way to a wider audience. Warm regards, Huynh Tan Hung\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.08 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44211395035271,"sku":"9789180970617","price":21.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/UlvI-sxZFp9789180970617.webp?v=1773715825","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/jasmine-in-gunsmoke-a-short-story-about-rajesh-patel-in-saigon-1974-a-tale-of-loneliness-desire-and-loyalty-in-a-city-on-the-brink-of-change-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}