Vietnamerica by GB Tran - ISBN: 9780345508720
Hardcover
Family secrets revealed: Vietnam War’s legacy shapes an immigrant’s journey.

Vietnamerica

A Family's Journey

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    15 March 2011

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Summary

For readers of Persepolis, Fun Home, and Maus, a major new graphic memoir about family secrets, the immigrant experience, and the legacy of the Vietnam War.

A superb new graphic memoir in which an inspired artist/storyteller reveals the road that brought his family to where they are today—Vietnmerica.

GB Tran is a young Vietnamese American artist who grew up distant from (and largely indifferent to) his family’s history. Born and raised in S…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780345508720
ISBN-10:0345508726
Author:GB Tran
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:15 March 2011
Weight:1.01kg
Dimensions:242mm x 187mm x 25mm
About The Author

GB Tran

Gia-Bao (aka GB) Tran was born in South Carolina in 1976, a year after his parents fled Vietnam. He aspires to continue living the good life as a Brooklyn cartoonist/illustrator thanks, in large part, to the endless patience of his wife. His parents constantly remind him that if this “art thingy” doesn’t work out, he can, as the only family member born in the United States, be president instead.

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