The Dust of Life: America's Children Abandoned in Vietnam

The Dust of Life is a collection of vivid and devastating oral histories of Vietnamese Amerasians. Abandoned during the war by their American fathers, discriminated against by the victorious Communists, and ignored for many years by the American government, they endured life in impoverished Vietnam. Their stories are sad, sometimes tragic, but they are also testimonials to the strength of human resiliency.

While unique in many respects, the Vietnamese Amerasian story also illustrates themes that are tragically universal: neglect of the human by-products of war, the destructiveness of prejudice and racism, the pain of abandonment, and the horrors of life amidst extreme poverty, hostility, and neglect.

Author: Robert S. McKelvey
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 08/01/1999
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.02w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780295978369

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/1999 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 11/08/1999 pg. 60
Foreword 11/01/1999 pg. 51
Library Journal 11/15/1999 pg. 81
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 39
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2000 pg. 22 - Strongly Recommended