Nghia M. Vo, a Vietnamese-American, has written multiple books on Vietnamese culture. He helped found the nonprofit Saigon Arts, Culture & Education Institute and works to document Vietnamese-American culture through conferences, publications and a website.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      I. PEACE AND WAR1. The Lotus Pond Nghia M. Vo      2. Remembering Saigon Nghia M. Vo      3. The Vietnam War: Snapshots Chat V. Dang      4. A Pilgrim Nghia M. Vo      II. OPPRESSION AND ESCAPE5. My Life as a Zombie Thien M. Ngo      6. Anatomy of an Escape Theresa C. Trask      7. The Guava Tree Anh Hai      8. The So-Called Reeducation Camp Trong T. Ngo      9. The Lady in Black Dieu Hien      10. A Second Chance Chau Dinh An      11. The Wish Thanh Cuc      12. My April Thach N. Truong      III. STRUGGLE, HEALING AND REMEMBRANCE13. Shadow of the Past Mai Lien      14. A Refugee’s Life Hien V. Ho      15. Guam, the Transit Island Nghia M. Vo      16. I Left My Heart in ... Saigon Nghia M. Vo      17. April 30th Thach N. Truong      IV. THE PRESENT18. A Love Affair Christina Vo      19. Little Saigon, Westminster, California Nghia M. Vo      20. The Journey Home Hieu V. Ho      21. On Searching Christina Vo      22. On Being a Viet Kieu Nghia M. Vo      Epilogue      Chapter Notes      Suggested Reading      Index