Where the wind leads: a refugee family's miraculous story of loss, rescue, and redemption
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Published:
Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, [2014].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xiii, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
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Description
A family's journey from pre-war Vietnam, through pirate attacks in the open sea, to a new home in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where poverty and discrimination could not prevent the author from graduating from Harvard Medical School.
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Mitchell College Book Stacks
CT274 .C496 C58 2014
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Westbrook Adult Non-Fiction
920 CHU
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780849947568, 0849947561, 9780718037499 (pbk.), 0718037499
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A family's journey from pre-war Vietnam, through pirate attacks in the open sea, to a new home in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where poverty and discrimination could not prevent the author from graduating from Harvard Medical School.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Chung, V., & Downs, T. (2014). Where the wind leads: a refugee family's miraculous story of loss, rescue, and redemption. Nashville, Tennessee, W Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Chung, Vinh, 1975- and Tim. Downs. 2014. Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption. Nashville, Tennessee, W Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Chung, Vinh, 1975- and Tim. Downs, Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption. Nashville, Tennessee, W Publishing Group, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Chung, Vinh and Tim Downs. Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption. Nashville, Tennessee, W Publishing Group, 2014.
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