Hearts of Sorrow
Vietnamese-American Lives
James M. Freeman
Award Winner
1990: Book of the Year Award
Winner of the 1990 Book of the Year Award, sponsored by the Before Columbus Foundation.
August 1989
464 Pages
Paperback ISBN: 9780804718905
Ebook ISBN: 9780804765848
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The first-person narratives in this book provide a glimpse into the personal lives of fourteen Vietnamese-Americans who were devastated by war and the refugee experience but who were able to create new lives in a new cultural environment.