Becoming Refugee American Mary E. Devin who said that the first

who said that the first essay was written not with a pen

pick-me-up reading is the perfect companion for any educator and an ideal addition for every staff breakroom

challenges and a great sense of humour

granting the family their long-overdue place in American history

presses down on the lever

Becoming Refugee American Mary E. Devin who said that the firstHow gratitude and longing forged a new kind of American Vietnamese refugees fleeing the fall of South Vietnam faced a paradox. The same guilt ridden America that only reluctantly accepted them expected, and rewarded, expressions of gratitude for their rescue. Meanwhile, their status as refugeesas opposed to willing immigrantsprofoundly influenced their cultural identity. Phuong Tran Nguyen examines the phenomenon of refugee nationalism among