Emmigration, Immigration & Migration

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The Butterflies

The Butterflies

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective after his death as he looks on his familly in Đà Lạt. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Gulag
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The Gulag

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 2 focuses on Casey (Kazimierz) Surdykowski, Wanda’s husband. The chapter tries to piece together Casey’s early life in interwar Poland, his family’s life as military … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Đề Lô

The Đề Lô

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She tells the story of her escape from Vietnam as a child. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Land of Mimosas

The Land of Mimosas

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The family takes trips to Saignon, setting up to escape Vietnam. Both the author’s and her father’s perspectives are included. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Land of the West

The Land of the West

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She describes her arrival in Canada. 10 $1.00 Add
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“The Lucky Things That Happen to Me”
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“The Lucky Things That Happen to Me”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

From Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s 14 $1.40 Add
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The Net of Fate

The Net of Fate

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She muses on memories of her mother. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Oil Lamp

The Oil Lamp

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He and his wife discuss the future and critique the communist government. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Olive Farm

The Olive Farm

From: Man at the Airport

In the opening chapter, Al Kontar reflects on the Syrian Civil War and his childhood on an olive farm in Sweida. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Reckoning, Part I
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The Reckoning, Part I

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 8 focuses on the Nuremberg trials, and other efforts to hold perpetrators of war crimes during the Second World War criminally responsible. 17 $1.70 Add
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The Reckoning, Part II
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The Reckoning, Part II

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 14 discusses the questions surrounding compensation for many of the victims of Nazi war crimes that were still unresolved by the 1990s for their historical responsibilities of forced … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Rice Chest

The Rice Chest

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She recalls going back to her childhood home with her daughters. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Rooster

The Rooster

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She speaks about her mother and their relationship. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Tears of Heaven

The Tears of Heaven

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She learns of her father and sibling’s death and receives a letter from her father, which arrived months after their deaths. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Tiger

The Tiger

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The ghost of the author’s father shares memories and wisdom. He recounts the family’s move to Quảng Đức and the aftermath, including his experiences in prison and release. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Wild Place
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The Wild Place

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 7 reflects on Wanda’s time as a displaced person in the Wildflecken displaced persons camp, which housed more than fifteen thousand displaced Poles. The chapter covers the living … 11 $1.10 Add