The Far East comes near : autobiographical accounts of Southeast Asian students in America

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Contributors: Halpern, Joel Martin., Nguyen, Lucy Hong Nhiem, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c1989.
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Table of Contents:
  • My life in Cambodia and the United States / Chanthouk Ros
  • My best memories / Hong Taing
  • The Khmer Rouge-murderers / Mark Gray
  • Despair and hopelessness / Sreng Kouch
  • My bloody nightmare / Horng Kouch
  • Migrating to America / Vibora Lim
  • From the killing fields to Greenfield : the story of Chard Houn / Max Hartshorne
  • Left empty and longing / Nilandone Pathammavong
  • One last long look at my country / Chanthava Chanthavong
  • New hope for a disheartened refugee / Chantha Souvanna
  • A change of cultures / Lamthiane Inthirath
  • A poem : Tet Ly Huong, away from home at Tet / Nguyen Hung Anh
  • Commentary : human destructiveness and the refugee experience / Ervin Staub.
  • Foreword / Deirdre Ling
  • Introduction / Joel Martin Halpern
  • Becoming a refugee, being a refugee, ceasing to be a refugee / Lucy Nguyen-Hong-Nhiem
  • Memories from the past / Do Minh Bang
  • Memories / Ta Minh Tri
  • "We are killing our own brothers, our souls" / Tran Thi Sanh
  • Not too young to understand communism / Phan Huu Thanh
  • Hopes of a better life / Nguyen Hung Anh
  • An image of home / Nguyen Van Nhan
  • The price of freedom / Huynh Huu Hieu
  • A terrifying escape / Le Tan Si
  • A tragic voyage / Dang Hong Loan
  • A Vietnamese-born Chinese / Lam Phu
  • Separation and reunion / Nguyen Huu Chung
  • My life structure / Phyrun Khath
  • My unforgettable experiences / Roeun Chea
  • My personal experience / Boreth Sun.