After the fall of Saigon, a young Vietnamese artist leaves everything behind to escape an oppressive regime. Arriving in New York, she meets a lonely teenage activist and through an unlikely friendship, their lives are profoundly changed.
After the fall of Saigon, nineteen-year-old Mei Phuong escapes Vietnam on an overloaded boat with her younger brother and sister in tow, destination unknown. Conditions onboard deteriorate until Mei sees a woman prepare to leap to her death: “We watch her as if we are watching a play, no one...
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