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

Bui, Thi, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

The Best We Could Do, the debut graphic novel memoir by Thi Bui, is an intimate look at one family's journey form their war-torn home in Vietnam to their new lives in America. 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. At the heart of Bui's story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent--the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through.

With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home. The Best We Could Do brings to life her journey of understanding and provides inspiration to all who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past.

Record details

ISBN: 1419718789
ISBN: 9781419718786
ISBN: 9781419739064
ISBN: 1419739069
Physical Description: 327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Edition: Revised and expanded.
Publisher: New York : Abrams Comicarts, 2018.
Copyright: ℗♭2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Originally published in hardcover in 2017 by Abrams ComicArts."--Title page verso. "...revised and expanded to include an illustrated conversation between Thi Bui and Viet Thanh Nguyen and an illustrated timeline."--Cover page 4.
Formatted Contents Note:	Ch. 1 Labor -- Ch. 2 Rewind, reverse -- Ch. 3 Home, the holding pen -- Ch. 4 Blood and rice -- Ch. 5 Either, or -- Ch. 6 The chessboard -- Ch. 7 Heroes and losers -- Ch. 8 The shore -- Ch. 9 Fire and ash -- Ch. 10 Ebb and flow.