{"product_id":"voices-of-vietnamese-boat-people-nineteen-narratives-of-escape-and-survival-paperback","title":"Voices of Vietnamese Boat People: Nineteen Narratives of Escape and Survival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Terrell Cargill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJade Quang Huynh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 30, 1975, the Hanoi government of North Vietnam took control over the South. South Vietnamese, particularly intellectuals and those thought to have been associated with the previous regime, underwent terrible punishment, persecution and re-education. Seeking their freedom, thousands of South Vietnamese took to the sea in rickety boats, often with few supplies, and faced the dangers of nature, pirates, and starvation. While the sea and its danger claimed many lives, those who made it to the refugee camps still faced struggle and hardships in their quest for freedom. Here are collected the narratives of nineteen men and women who survived the ordeal of escape by sea. Today, they live in the United States as students, professors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and craftspeople who have chosen to tell the stories of their struggles and their triumph. Each narrative is accompanied by biographical information. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Terrell Cargill\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJade Quang Huynh, \u003c\/b\u003e a native of Vietnam, is currently in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.76 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131599360135,"sku":"9780786407859","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/11760ffcee0e5f2552977f65a1496e51.webp?v=1732620183","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/voices-of-vietnamese-boat-people-nineteen-narratives-of-escape-and-survival-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}