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My copy has 188 pages and toward the back it is all wonderful photos some of which she saved in a tin can like in Heart Mender!

This was 5 stars up until about page 100 when these very poor people suddenly paid a fortune for a wedding! I was appalled and disgusted by this strange behavior. Thuhang was 10 but weighed what a toddler would way due to lack of food to eat. Does this make sense? The family finally made it to San Antonio, TX to discover that they had major troubles with English. I appear to be near the end of the book!?

Chapter 5 - Stairway to School

I cried as her story is too sad as she got polio. Her name means full moon which is so beautiful.
"I am the youngest in my family. My name is Thu Hang, which means "full moon". My parents chose my name hoping my life would be full and bright like the moon at Tet Trung Thu, the midautumn moon festival."

Learned about the Ba Vi mountains.

Learned about the cyclo tricycle.

A compelling read thus far!

Tomorrow is the 44th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. In an instant, hundreds of thousands of lives were altered.

I am so humbled that Thuhang Tran and her father, Chinh Tran, invited me into their lives to the world could learn about their incredible odyssey.

Stories are emotions in motion. Thuhang's journey demonstrates grit against incredible odds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyGA...

Today begins the Lunar New Year; referred to as Tet in Vietnam. Tet is a time for celebrating with family, friends and loved ones.

Typically Tet is a joyous occasion, but during the Vietnam War in 1968, the North Vietnam troops launched massive attacks on major cities in South Vietnam.

Thuhang Tran chronicles her personal journey in Standing Up After Saigon.

Very excited about the coverage on Fox News Book Club:

https://kmph.com/great-day/book-club/...

Article in OI Vietnam magazine about Thuhang Tran and Standing Up After Saigon. Article is on pages 32 - 35.
http://oivietnam.com/wp-content/uploa...

Excited about this article about Standing Up After Saigon:

https://vvabooks.wordpress.com/2018/0...

This book trailer captures the essence of Standing Up After Saigon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyGA...

Wanted to share this podcast on the Power of Storytelling. Provides insight into how Standing Up After Saigon came to be.

http://elinbarton.com/ep74-act-2-for-...

Thrilled that we are on our second printing about one month after the book release of Standing Up After Saigon!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Thanks Goodreads Fans for reading and recommending this incredible memoir!