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I Love Yous Are for White People: A Memoir (P.S.)

by Lac Su

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ISBN13: 9780061543661
ISBN10: 0061543667
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As a young child, Lac Su made a harrowing escape from the Communists in Vietnam. With a price on his father's head, Lac, with his family, was forced to immigrate in 1979 to seedy West Los Angeles where squalid living conditions and a cultural fabric that refused to thread them in effectively squashed their American Dream. Lac's search for love and acceptance amid poverty—not to mention the psychological turmoil created by a harsh and unrelenting father—turned his young life into a comedy of errors and led him to a dangerous gang experience that threatened to tear his life apart.

Heart-wrenching, irreverent, and ultimately uplifting, I Love Yous Are for White People is memoir at its most affecting, depicting the struggles that countless individuals have faced in their quest to belong and that even more have endured in pursuit of a father's fleeting affection.

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About the Author

Lac Su received a master's degree and Ph.D., A.B.D., in industrial-organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. He is vice president of marketing for TalentSmart, a global think tank and management consulting firm, and he lives in San Diego with his wife and three kids.
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amorais, April 21, 2009 (view all comments by amorais)
Great read. You can judge this book by its cover. ( title and images tie in with book.)The book is funny and gritty. I'm not a big reader and I though this was a great read.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780061543661
Author:
Su, Lac
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Refugees
Subject:
Vietnamese Americans
Subject:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Refugees
Subject:
Su, Lac - Childhood and youth
Subject:
cultural heritage
Subject:
Biography - General
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
P.S.
Publication Date:
20090531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.00x5.32x.66 in. .46 lbs.
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