Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora
by Andrew Lam
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Author: Andrew LamForeword: Richard Rodriguez
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-10-31
ISBN: 1597140201
Number of pages: 140
Publisher: Heyday Books
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Book Review: Heartfelt
Summary: 5 Stars
Lam's writing is deeply moving. Going beneath an often impenetrable silence Lam reincarnates with passion, not only for himself and his family, but for many others as well, what it `feels' like to be an immigrant in America from Vietnam.
The stories are touching and genuine; the burning of the family memoirs and photos... painful. Trying to assimilate in American culture by telling wartime stories to assume popularity with classmates...tear-jerking, along with his first act of betrayal asking his brother, "Are you sure that's what you want me to say?" ...I had to laugh here however... reminded me so much of something I would have done/asked. And then the others; the Nguyen brothers, the long tearful flux of stories pouring from the detention center in Hong Kong, and his grandmother in the convalescent home... loved her however.
Tremendous & heartfelt writing. And indebted to the passage, "Home is portable if one is in commune with one's soul. ...For mine is a landscape where Saigon, New York, and Paris intersect, where the Perfume River of Hue flows under the Golden Gate Bridge." Astonishing. Outstanding!
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