Land of Dreams: An Immigrant's Journey from War-Torn Vietnam to America (Legacies of War)

Fifty years on from the Vietnam War, it can be easy to overlook the civilian lives that were forever changed by this endlessly debated global conflict.In Land of Dreams: An Immigrant's Journey from War-Torn Vietnam to America, author C.L. Hoang recalls memories of how the war dramatically affected his own life and the lives of his family. Spanning two continents and over ten years, Hoang's journey begins with his childhood in Saigon, South Vietnam, in the 1960s before crossing the Pacific Ocean to study in the US in 1974.When Saigon fell to the Communists of North Vietnam just six months later, he found himself cut off from his family in a new and vastly different country.Struggling to adapt and survive while hanging on to his college dreams, Hoang embarked on a quest to reunite with his family as they risked life and limb to escape from the communist regime. Having lived through the Vietnam War and come to America young enough to absorb its culture as his own, Hoang offers a unique, h