Local Author Lea Tran’s book “I Did Not Miss The Boat” will be offered Free from September 3 (starting at midnight Pacific Daylight Time) to September 5 (ending also at midnight PDT). Lea’s goal is to inspire people of all ages to embrace their pasts to empower their future. Take advantage of this fantastic giveaway and share the FREE gift with family, friends, book clubs, women’s and Facebook groups.
Paperbag books will be available after September 7. You can receive an autographed copy or order the book by visiting her website: http://www.LeaTran.com/buy-book
“I Did Not Miss the Boat” is the coming of age story of an adolescent girl who struggled to help her family’s assimilation into a new country while searching for her own identity. From surviving the vast South China Seas, pirate raids, and uninhabited Indonesian islands to surviving high school and family life, Lea Tran did not experience a typical American upbringing.
When the communists took over Saigon, Tran’s world had turned upside down. Together with five hundred others, she and her family left everything they knew in hopes of a better future as “boat people,” part of the mass exodus of refugees from post-war Vietnam.
Being Hoa, a Chinese minority in Vietnam, meant that she had shallow roots in both Chinese and Vietnamese traditions. In coming to America, she and her family grappled with holding onto their heritage, while embracing the new Western culture. Her memoir speaks to the experience of first-generation immigrants and refugees, and what it was like to rebuild their lives in a foreign land.
Through her vivid account of harrowing times, drastically opposite environments, and unparalleled determination, Lea Tran’s inspiring journey from oppressive traditions to self-discovery and liberation will captivate and educate any non-fiction fan.
