We Came from Vietnam

A true story, illustrated with B&W photographs, about the Xuan Thanh Nguyen family, a Vietnamese refugee family that moved from Vietnam to Chicago. The book describes their efforts to adjust to life in the city. It also explains Vietnamese names and describes the country of Vietnam, the family¹s experience in refugee camps, and their trip to Chicago. The photos show the children in their daily lives, such as in their classrooms in the public school near their apartment, where the students come from many different backgrounds and speak many different languages; food shopping with their parents; doing a traditional dance in their Vietnamese clothing; praying at the family shrine; and celebrating traditional festivals.Stanek, Muriel is the author of 'We Came from Vietnam', published 1985 under ISBN 9780756777951 and ISBN 075677795X.