The Best We Could Do
An Illustrated Memoir
by Thi Bui
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Immigration, Comics, and Most Recommended Books.
This illustrated memoir is 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_x0092_s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new liv...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Immigration, Comics, and Most Recommended Books.
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Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair of the Gates Foundation
“This powerful graphic novel explores parenthood and life during wartime.”
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