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Escape from Saigon : how a Vietnam War orphan became an American boy /

Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warren, Andrea
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004.
Subjects:
Steiner, Matt > Juvenile literature.
Vietnamese Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Adopted children > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Orphans > Vietnam > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Children > Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees > Juvenile literature.
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Steiner, Matt.
Vietnamese Americans > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Children.
Intercountry adoption.
Interracial adoption.
Adoption.
Online Access:Table of contents
Description
Summary:Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio.
Item Description:"Melanie Kroupa books."
Physical Description:xvi, 110 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Awards:Booklist Editors' Choice/Adult Books for Young Adults, 2004.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0374322244