Hearts of Sorrow: Vietnamese-American Lives [1 ed.] 0804718903, 9780804718905

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Hearts of Sorrow Vietnamese-American Lives

Those vicissitudes we have experienced Cause our hearts to break. Trai qua mét cudéc bé dau,

Nhung diéu tréng thay ma dau don long. (Nguyén Du)



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To the memory of my father Eugene Freeman, my greatest mentor. Also to my mother Ann, my wife Patricia, and my son Karsten.

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