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May 22, 2019clearyp rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Covers important information everyone should know, and it's good that people in San Francisco will read this if they don't know anything about the Vietnam war and the experiences of South Vietnamese who had to escape and come to the US. Also, the graphic format makes it a quick read. But several sections are pretty confusing, making the order of events and who specific people are hard to follow. For those who are interested in this fascinating human story, about people who are among us every day here in our city, there are books (and films) which give a far more vivid picture and better understanding not only of the South Vietnamese but of the North Vietnamese, many of whom were also just ordinary people caught up in a terrible war not of their own making. Note: I am just a European American myself but I have traveled to Vietnam, both North and South (as was) and have spoken to Vietnamese who were so-called "Boat People" and read these books and watched the films.