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The Family from Vietnam: Vietnamese Americans: A Story Based on Real History
Paperback
Series: Hopes and Dreams
ISBN13: 9780866474368
Publisher: Pro Lingua Learning
Published: Mar 22 2017
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
This 80-page easy-to-understand reader is one of 12 historical novels in the Hopes and Dreams series, whose diverse and fascinating characters, regardless of their ethnicity, face prejudice, danger, hardships, and setbacks, but survive with perseverance, a little bit of luck, and a generous amount of love in their new home in the US. Downloadable audio recordings of all 12 novels and free supplementary materials for teachers are available for free.
As 1975 begins, Vietnam is a divided country. The North, with its capital in Hanoi, is a communist country under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh. The South, with its capital in Saigon, is supported by the United States. At the end of April 1975, Saigon is about to fall to the Communists. The Nguyen family, Mai and Set and their three children, need to escape because their uncle has worked for the Americans. They manage to escape by helicopter from the roof of the U.S. Embassy, but they are separated. Mai and two children are sent to Guam, while Set and their son Vinh are sent to the Philippines where Vinh becomes sick and dies. Mai with her two children are sent to a refugee camp, Fort Indiantown Gap, in Pennsylvania. At the same time, Set is living with a sponsor family in California. Separated by 2,500 miles, Mai and Set begin to adapt to American culture. After many months, Set learns that his family is in Pennsylvania. He hitchhikes across the country, and at last they are re-united. They and their children go on to live very successful lives.
Features- Free accompanying AUDIO program, available to download from http: //prolingualearning.com or to stream on http: //youtube.com/@ProLinguaLearningAudio
- Includes a downloadable Sample Lesson for classroom or independent study
- Includes a downloadable Teacher's Guide with a Plot Summary, Discussion Questions, Historical Photos, and Detailed Background
- Includes downloadable Ready-to-use classroom activities: What Did You Read? Form, Book Report Form, Word Play and Fill-in-the-Blanks Review Activities
- Ideal for reading, discussion, and cross-cultural understanding in ESL or citizenship programs
- The Family from Vietnam: Vietnamese-Americans
- A Different Home: Cuban Americans
- For Gold and Blood: Chinese-Americans
- Hungry No More: Irish-Americans
- Nobody Knows: African-Americans
- The Magic Paper: Mexican-Americans
- Sent Away: Japanese-Americans
- Little Italy: Italian-Americans
- Old Ways, New Ways: Jewish-Americans
- Neighbors: A Family from El Salvador
- Two Hearts: Irish-Americans
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