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The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood

by Kien Nguyen · 2002

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A story of hope, a story of survival, and an incredible journey of escape, 'The Unwanted' is the only memoir by an Amerasian who stayed behind in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon and who is now living in America.

Subject
biographyhistorymemoir
Genre
historical fictionwar and military
Themes
adoptionchildhoodsurvival
Setting
vietnamasia
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 343 pages

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