"Trin Yarborough’s intriguing and compelling account of the survival struggles of five Amerasians born during the Vietnam War, and of their painful search for their American fathers, will tug at your heart. It will also arouse disgust for the Vietnamese and American governments that turned their backs on them and the 100,000 others like them."—Gil Dorland, author of Legacy of ... Read moreDiscord: Voices of the Vietnam War Era "A riveting work of contemporary history on the aftermath of modern war. Not only a major contribution to Vietnam studies, it makes us realize that the pain and damage from armed conflict go on virtually forever. Like the Amerasian children conceived by warriors and victims in Vietnam, we all carry the burden of past hate and violence in our very bones
and through the people Yarborough brings to life in her book, we are able to realize what a price we all pay for continuing to wage war."—Gerald Nicosia, author of Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans' Movement "No other book gives us so many important insights and information, and such a deep understanding, of the almost unknown story of the Vietnamese Amerasian children born of the Vietnam War and what they suffered to survive both in Vietnam and later in America. Trin Yarborough’s brave account of their moving, fascinating stories also offers unique glimpses into seldom-recorded aspects of Vietnamese culture. . . . This is a wonderful book."—Le Ly Hayslip, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace "Trin Yarborough’s remarkable book reminds us that no matter how great our effort, we Americans cannot simply put Vietnam behind us. Of all the victims of that misbegotten war, the Vietamese Amerasians may be the most deserving of our attention. I’d ask that as you read their fascinating stories, you remember national debts that remain unpaid."—A. J. Langguth, author of Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975 Show Less