Description:When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind—like seventeen-year-old Loi, whose fellow villagers ostracize her because she is con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country’s tragic civil war. Only Khai, a young buffalo tender, shows her love and respect. Promised in an arranged marriage to a cruel older man, Loi flees to Ho Chi Minh City. Along with thousands of others, she applies for the chance to leave for the United States through the Amerasian Homecoming Program, and faces the most important decision of her life: Should she leave her beloved country, her family, and her gentle, loving Khai?
Includes a reader’s guide, an author’s note, and a glossary of Vietnamese words.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Song of the Buffalo Boy: A Young Adult Novel About an Amerasian Girl's Choice Between Love and Family. To get started finding Song of the Buffalo Boy: A Young Adult Novel About an Amerasian Girl's Choice Between Love and Family, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Song of the Buffalo Boy: A Young Adult Novel About an Amerasian Girl's Choice Between Love and Family
Description: When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind—like seventeen-year-old Loi, whose fellow villagers ostracize her because she is con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country’s tragic civil war. Only Khai, a young buffalo tender, shows her love and respect. Promised in an arranged marriage to a cruel older man, Loi flees to Ho Chi Minh City. Along with thousands of others, she applies for the chance to leave for the United States through the Amerasian Homecoming Program, and faces the most important decision of her life: Should she leave her beloved country, her family, and her gentle, loving Khai?
Includes a reader’s guide, an author’s note, and a glossary of Vietnamese words.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Song of the Buffalo Boy: A Young Adult Novel About an Amerasian Girl's Choice Between Love and Family. To get started finding Song of the Buffalo Boy: A Young Adult Novel About an Amerasian Girl's Choice Between Love and Family, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.