Family style, memories of an American from Vietnam, Thien Pham
Type
Label
Family style, memories of an American from Vietnam, Thien Pham
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Family style
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Responsibility statement
Thien Pham
Sub title
memories of an American from Vietnam
Summary
A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and The Best We Could Do! Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as Thien's mom and dad look for work. Potato chips are an indulgence that bring Thien so much joy that they become a necessity. Behind every cut of steak and inside every croissant lies a story. And for Thien Pham, that story is about a search-- for belonging, for happiness, for the American dream
Target audience
adolescent
Classification
Creator
Subject
- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Pham, Thien -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Pham, Thien -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Immigrants -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Cooking, Vietnamese -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nonfiction comics
- Vietnamese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc
Content
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Illustrator
Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre4
- Subject11
- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Pham, Thien -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Pham, Thien -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Immigrants -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Cooking, Vietnamese -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nonfiction comics
- Vietnamese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1