Family Style HC (2023 First Second Books) Memories of an American from Vietnam comic books
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Published Jun 2023 by First Second Books.$15.00
1st printing. Story and art by Thien Pham. Originally posted on Instagram, this young adult graphic novel details the author's childhood immigration to America with his family, through the lens of particularly meaningful food and meals. Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Behind every cut of steak and inside every croissant lies a story. And for Thien Pham, that story is about a search - for belonging, for happiness, for the American dream! Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $25.99.
