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The best we could do : an illustrated memoir Cover Image Book Book

The best we could do : an illustrated memoir / Thi Bui.

Bui, Thi, (author,, artist.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419718779
  • Physical Description: 327 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Chiefly illustrations.
Summary, etc.:
The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.
"Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves"--Publisher description.

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Subject: Bui, Thi > Comic books, strips, etc.
Vietnamese Americans > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Refugees > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, Vietnamese > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Graphic books.
Graphic novels.
Autobiographical comics.
Comics (Graphic works)

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Upper Skagit Library 973.049 BUI 1013881 Graphic Novel Checked out 08/20/2022

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