Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Children of the Enemy: Oral Histories of Vietnamese Amerasians and Their Mothers

Children of the Enemy: Oral Histories of Vietnamese Amerasians and Their Mothers

Debonis, Steven

Paperback

General World HistorySoutheast Asian HistoryVietnam War

ISBN10: 078647601X
ISBN13: 9780786476015
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: May 3 2013
Pages: 309
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

When U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam, they left behind thousands of young children fathered by American soldiers. The new regime regarded the Amerasians as children of the enemy and ostracized them from Vietnamese society.

The U.S. government passed the Homecoming Act of 1988, finally facilitating immigration of Amerasians to the United States. Most who have emigrated faced difficulty adjusting to a new culture and only about 2 percent have been reunited with their fathers. Revealing and often poignant, the 38 interviews here give voice to the struggle that Amerasians and their mothers faced in their homeland.

Also in

Southeast Asian History

View All