Children of Reunion
Vietnamese Adoptions and the Politics of Family Migrations
Allison Varzally
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 02/2017
Pages: 222
Subject: Social Science, History
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Print ISBN: 9780000000000
eBook ISBN: 9781469630939
DESCRIPTION
As Allison Varzally details in this book, a desire to redeem defeat in Vietnam, faith in the nuclear family, and commitment to capitalism guided American efforts on behalf of Vietnamese youths. By tracing the stories of Vietnamese migrants, however, Varzally reveals that while many had accepted separations as a painful strategy for survival in the midst of war, most sought, and some eventually found, reunion with their kin. This book makes clear the role of adult adoptees in Vietnamese and American debates about the forms, privileges, and duties of families, and places Vietnamese children at the center of American and Vietnamese efforts to assign responsibility and find peace in the aftermath of conflict.