Stormy Escape: A Vietnamese Woman's Account of Her 1980 Flight Through Cambodia to Thailand [Hardcover]

Kim Ha (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

Ha Pham Kim Nhung, her husband and six children fled their Saigon home destined for the United States to join Ha's mother. After a harrowing, two-week overland trek through Vietnam and Cambodia, the family finally made their way to the refugee camps in Thailand only to find the conditions in the camp nearly intolerable. This is the powerful and poignant story of their six months' struggle to escape the Communists in Vietnam. The family traveled through the killing fields of Cambodia only to find themselves in the Para refugee camps in Thailand, with their dehumanizing conditions. But all the while the family maintained their strength and love for one another and ultimately joined Ms. Ha's mother in the United States.

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"rarely does a book give such insight...sheds light on experiences that resettlement countries can only begin to understand" -- Journal of Refugee Studies

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Vietnamese

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078640244X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786402441
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,752,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank for the book, September 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Stormy Escape: A Vietnamese Woman's Account of Her 1980 Flight Through Cambodia to Thailand (Hardcover)

Hello Mrs. Kim Ha

Thank for your book. Around me, personally I know that there are four poeple died on the sea during the trip escape from vietnam. My sister, She came on boat and we never have any information about her again. My highschool teacher. After the summer we could not find him in our school and my friend told he was death on a trip escape to Hong Kong. And a litle girl next to my door she was just 4 year olds her mother could not save her from death because they was out of food when their ship was lost on the sea. Many many young girls was raped by Thailan robbers then killed. Sometime I wanna look up the sky and ask who cause all the pain for many generations. Sometime I just feel really hunger for the revenge. My English is not good but one thing I am sure that It is good enough to show my appriciation to your work.

Toan Nguyen

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars both sides of human qualities to the extreme, February 4, 1998

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This review is from: Stormy Escape: A Vietnamese Woman's Account of Her 1980 Flight Through Cambodia to Thailand (Hardcover)

Dear Mrs. Kim Ha, I hope this letter eventually reaches you. Yesterday afternoon, I finished reading your book, Stormy Escape. A friend of mine at work (Mrs. Nu Que Thai) recommended that I read it. I believe one of her brothers' was your former high school teacher. From the first page, your words tore at my heart. I found myself wanting to jump inside the book to try and help; but the only thing I could do was, keep reading. My heart raced faster, I was overcome with several emotions; but mostly, I felt ashamed as a human being for being ignorant. I know you must be busy, so I will make this short. First, I want to thank you for writing this book. I wish you and your family the best of health and all the happiness that life can give. Secondly, I must return the book to Mrs. Thai, however, your words and story will stay with me til my last sunset. Thank you, and God Bless, Sincerely, Michael L. Milligan