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Jamie Jo Hoang

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Jamie Jo Hoang is the award author of BLUE SUN, YELLOW SKY. Her driver's license says she lives in Los Angeles, but she tries to escape to foreign lands as often as possible. She is a writer, thinker, explorer, lover of tea, certified advanced diver, and never far from an ocean. She blogs about her life and travels at: www.heyjamie.com. Tweets at: @heyjamie. And posts pretty pictures on Instagram as @heyjamiejo. So far she's visited Peru, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Uruguay, Chile, Bonaire, France, England, Jamaica, Ireland, Scotland, and numerous other cities within America. ...more

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Mourning Headband for Hue: An Account of the Battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968

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“Sometimes there is no choice between good and bad, only between bad and worse.”
― Jamie Jo Hoang, My Father, the Panda Killer

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“We stopped when we reached a plateau near the peak of the mountain and perhaps it was delirium, but I think I saw God for the first time.”
― Jamie Hoang, Blue Sun, Yellow Sky

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“She hopped out of her seat, collected the petals, and suggested that we leave one everywhere we go as a memento of us being there.”
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“Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.”
― Franz Kafka

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message 6: by Rick

Jul 18, 2016 02:35PM

Hi Jamie,

Thanks for making me a friend. Much appreciated and I'm now following you here as well as Twitter.

Rick

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message 5: by Veronica

Apr 05, 2016 10:32AM

Thanks for becoming my friend on Goodreads. I've visited seven of the many places you mentioned in your bio (plus Malta and Ecuador), and am a lover of tea as well; but I'll never be a diver!
--Veronica Dale (Blood Seed and Night Cruiser: Short Stories about Creepy, Amusing or Spiritual Encounters with the Shadow)

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message 4: by Mark

Mar 27, 2016 06:00AM

Thanks for connecting Jamie!I wish you continued success with your writing career. I ask that you check out my books"100 Years: A Journey to End a Vicious Cycle" and "These Are Your Flowers."Both books are available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00TLXK5L6 and on my website www.journey100years.com

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