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Author
Publisher
Absolute Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Bring a taste of Vietnamese cuisine to your home with 100 fresh, authentic and delicious recipes from the owner of The Little Viet Kitchen, London. Born in a small village in the south of Vietnam, Thuy was surrounded by food and she grew up amidst livestock and fresh produce, with a wonderful variety of fruits, morning markets with freshly picked vegetables and the smells of traditional street food. It's these memories that are the foundation of her...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1975, Tung Nguyen fled Vietnam as a pregnant refugee and landed in Miami, where she met Kathy Manning, an American grad student who opened her doors to eleven immigrants. The two women grew close, raising Tung's daughter, Lyn, together and opening a tiny restaurant. Hy Vong, meaning Hope in Vietnamese, quickly became famous in the local community for its delicious, authentic Vietnamese flavors. The restaurant continued to gain in popularity, until...
6) The refugees
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Refugees, is a collection of perfectly formed stories written over a period of twenty years, exploring questions of immigration, identity, love, and family. In The Refugees Viet Thanh Nguyen gives voice to lives led between two worlds, the adopted homeland and the country of birth. From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two gay men in San Francisco, to a woman whose husband is suffering from...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"An epic tale of love, loyalty, and war from the acclaimed author of Monkey Bridge Half a century after it began, the Vietnam War still has a hold on our national psyche. Lan Cao's now-classic debut, Monkey Bridge, won her wide renown for "connecting . . . the opposite realities of Vietnam and America" (Isabel Allende). In her triumphant new novel, Cao transports readers back to the war, illuminating events central to twentieth-century history through...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Vietnamese
Description
An Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and winner of the Camera D'Or at the Cannes Films Festival, The scent of green papaya is set in 1951 Saigon, where 10 year old Mui (Lu Man San) enters household service for an affluent but troubled Vietnamese family. Despite her servile role, Mui discovers beauty and epiphany in the lush physical details that envelope her.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Caodaists worship the left eye as an Asian synthesis of eastern and western traditions. In this film, they tell their stories of exile, anti-colonial struggle, and building immigrant congregations in California. Footage of rituals and temples, and archival images combine to provide a personal perspective on a largely unknown mystical tradition. Older religious leaders tell how this new faith emerged in colonial Saigon in the 1920s and was soon followed...
10) Vietnam War
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
Relaunch ed.
Language
English
Description
An account of the Vietnam War illustrated with photographs.
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Real Vietnamese Cooking gathers the collective culinary wisdom of three intrepid food explorers who spent years training with Vietnam's best chefs while scouring the countryside in search of tastes few foreigners experience. It introduces readers to local takes on classic dishes, as well as lesser known favorites--all delicious and accessible, made from easy-to-find ingredients.
12) A Sense Of Place
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A Buddhist nun, a fashion designer, a student and a playwright - their paths have never crossed yet they have common experiences in their struggle for identity, maintaining a connection to their cultural roots and reconciling two worlds: Vietnam and Australia. Just over 30 years ago, the first wave of non-European refugees - Vietnamese refugees - arrived in Australia. Their homeland had been torn apart by war and most were not looking for a new life,...
14) Painted nails
Publisher
DigAll Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
It won't take long to fall in love with the subject of Painted Nails, Van Hoang, a Vietnamese nail salon owner who serves an ethnically diverse group of working class women with acrylic nails and intricate airbrush designs. Through the course of the film, Van unintentionally becomes a contemporary Norma Rae or Erin Brockovich. Painted Nails brings us unprecedented insight into the personal nature of the political movement to regulate one of the fastest...
16) Pho
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides and overview of pho, including its origin, how it's prepared and enjoyed, and more.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Honeysuckle Cookbook is stuffed with new ideas for easy, approachable Asian-influenced cooking at home. With 90 recipes, from the breakfast favorites that consistently rate the highest in views on the author's YouTube channel (like her Overnight Oats, 6 Ways) to original twists on one-pan and pressure-cooker meals, this book is for seriously busy young professionals who want crave-worthy Asian meals made simple. Her food takes the familiar and...
18) Butterfly yellow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Vietnam War refugee in Texas partners with a city boy with rodeo dreams to track down the younger brother she was separated from six years before when he was evacuated by American troops during the waning days of the Vietnam War.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This is a completely up-to-date Vietnamese mini dictionary. Tuttle Mini Vietnamese Dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Vietnam or as a Vietnamese language study reference Mini Vietnamese Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in Vietnamese and a great way to learn Vietnamese. It's useful pocket-sized format and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Vietnamese English Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Vietnamese as their second language.
Jimmy and his bunny brothers love to play, and today is Jimmy's birthday, so he has lots of toys. However, he doesn't always want to share, and because of that, he may miss out on having fun. Let's find out what it means to share, and why it makes us feel better!
This story may be ideal for reading to your kids at bedtime and enjoyable...
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