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The Resource The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, (electronic resource)
The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, (electronic resource)
Resource Information
The item The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. At the heart of Bui's story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent-the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9781613129302
- Label
- The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
- Title
- The best we could do
- Title remainder
- an illustrated memoir
- Subject
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- Cartoons and comics
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electronic books
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Medicine -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees -- United States -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Asian Americans -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Vietnamese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives | Comic books, strips, etc
- Bui, Thi -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. At the heart of Bui's story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent-the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bui, Thi
- Dewey number
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- 973/.0495920092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Rated T
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Bui, Thi
- hoopla digital
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bui, Thi
- Refugees
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Asian Americans
- Vietnamese Americans
- Medicine
- Cartoons and comics
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781613129302
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 12474862
- Publisher number
- MWT12474862
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781613129302
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 12474862
- Publisher number
- MWT12474862
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
Subject
- Cartoons and comics
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electronic books
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Medicine -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees -- United States -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Asian Americans -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Vietnamese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives | Comic books, strips, etc
- Bui, Thi -- Comic books, strips, etc
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