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The Sacred Willow
Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family
Book • 2017
Duong Van Mai Elliott's 'The Sacred Willow' illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of her family's journey from rural poverty to influential landownership, and through the challenges of war and revolution.
The book explores the agonizing choices faced by Vietnamese families during this era, including her sister's decision to join the Viet Minh and the desperate hours of the fall of Saigon.
The book explores the agonizing choices faced by Vietnamese families during this era, including her sister's decision to join the Viet Minh and the desperate hours of the fall of Saigon.
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Ian Bremmer as a memoir telling the story of one Vietnamese family across four generations.
Ian Bremmer as a memoir telling the story of one Vietnamese family across four generations.
Revisiting the Vietnam War 50 years later, with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen and author Mai Elliott
