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  • I Did Not Miss the Boat

  • Memoir of a Vietnam Hoa Refugee
  • By: Lea Tran
  • Narrated by: Lea Tran
  • Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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I Did Not Miss the Boat

By: Lea Tran
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Summary

I Did Not Miss the Boat is the coming of age story of an adolescent girl who struggled to help her family & assimilation into a new country while searching for her own identity. From surviving the vast South China Seas, pirate raids, and uninhabited Indonesian islands to surviving high school and family life, Lea Tran did not experience a typical American upbringing.

When the communists took over Saigon, Tran's world had turned upside down. Together with five hundred others, she and her family left everything they knew in hopes of a better future as "people" part of the mass exodus of refugees from post-war Vietnam.

Being Hoa, a Chinese minority in Vietnam, meant that she had shallow roots in both Chinese and Vietnamese traditions. In coming to America, she and her family grappled with holding onto their heritage, while embracing the new Western culture. Her memoir speaks to the experience of first-generation immigrants and refugees, and what it was like to rebuild their lives in a foreign land.

Through her vivid account of harrowing times, drastically opposite environments, and unparalleled determination, Lea Tran's inspiring journey from oppressive traditions to self-discovery and liberation will captivate and educate any non-fiction fan.

©2020 Lea Tran (P)2022 Lea Tran
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Really interesting story

I found the story fascinating and learnt a lot. I did struggle with the narration though but I do understand why the author narrated it as it was so personal.

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An uplifting personal memoir.

I found Lea Tran's personal memoir a super listen, she detailed memories of being a 'boat person' refugee and the hardships she and her family endured, it was heart-breaking in places. Lea told her story without indulging in an over emotional victim narrative, she gave us the facts of her family's exit from Vietnam and the harsh journey to eventually finish up in a freezing Minnesota.
Her story didn't end there she told us how surviving and eventually flourishing in her new country was no easy task.
Like all good stories there are some messages to this story about family, friendships and the value of hard work.
Well worth a listen.

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