Family style : memories of an American from Vietnam
Pham, Thien2023
Book
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.
Main title:
Family style : memories of an American from Vietnam / Thien Pham.
Author:
Pham, Thien, author, illustrator
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : First Second, 2023.©2023
Collation:
234 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cm
Audience:
14+ years old.
ISBN:
9781250809728 (paperback)
Dewey class:
305.90691409597B
LC class:
HV640.5.V5
Language:
English
Subject:
Pham, Thien -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etcRefugees -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcRefugees -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcImmigrants -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcImmigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcVietnamese Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcFood -- Comic books, strips, etcYoung adult fictionAutobiographical comicsGraphic novels
BRN:
457109