War

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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 Opportunity

The Land of Opportunity

From: Imagined Truths

The author continues to detail his life in America and discusses racism and imperialism in the U.S.. 25 $2.50 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 Last Song of Akol Chol

The Last Song of Akol Chol

From: From Bombs to Books

Details the life of a young boy from the Sudan who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the war. When his family came to Canada in order to get him the services he needed they placed him in … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Man's Man

The Man’s Man

From: Imagined Truths

The author further explores his relationship with his grandfather and family history. 16 $1.60 Add
The Matryoshka Memoirs

The Matryoshka Memoirs

A Story of Ukrainian Forced Labour, The Leica Camera Factory, and Nazi Resistance.

Irina Nikifortchuk was 19 years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp … 252 View
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The Most Glittering Post

The Most Glittering Post

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Gough examines Winston Churchill’s early career (1909-1912) as well as his personal life during this period. He focuses on his work at the Home Office, his relationship with … 26 $2.60 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 Noble Warrior

The Noble Warrior

From: Imagined Truths

The author talks more about his family history and muses on the example of his "warrior father," exploring military history and nationalism. He recounts the process of his conscientious … 30 $3.00 Add
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The Nuclear Family

The Nuclear Family

From: Imagined Truths

The author explores more of his family’s history, his early life, and his relationship with his grandparents. 28 $2.80 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
NEW!

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
NEW!

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