Of Monkey Bridges and Bánh Mì Sandwiches : from Sài Gòn to Texas Condition:Good Their idyllic life is interrupted

Their idyllic life is interrupted

Arthur Goldhammer (trans)

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

El Independiente «En la mejor tradición del viaje sin otro propósito que la diversión y la aventura

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Of Monkey Bridges and Bánh Mì Sandwiches : from Sài Gòn to Texas Condition:Good Their idyllic life is interruptedIn the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a young girl and her family were exiled from city living in Saigon to the countryside of Vietnam and ultimately escaped to a small town in Texas. Part travelogue, part family drama, this quietly affecting immigrant memoir will make you laugh, cry, and hungry all at the same time. Through each traumatic transition, Oanh Ngo Usadi retains her optimism as she and her family adapt to new environments and cultures in