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Violence
Some
Violence; references to the Vietnam War
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of exile, identity, and the impossible position of immigrants
What this book is about
Nguyen's 2017 story collection gathers eight stories about Vietnamese refugees and their American-born children, examining the experience of living between cultures. Quiet, precise, and sometimes harrowing. For older teens and adults.
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