Andrew Pham and Asian Families

Andrew Pham and Asian Families.
Andew Pham's book Catfish and Mandala describes an Asian family that has experienced trauma from the Vietnam war and then experience problems when they arrived in the United States.

Assignment.
For your next paper, write a 300-word essay about (A) the trauma Pham's family faced when they were in Vietnam and (B) the problems they continue to face when they arrived in the United States. Make sure you explain what the trauma was in Vietnam and what the crisis was that the family faced in America. Finally, (C) from your experience, do you think Pham's story is an accurate picture of Asian American familes, esp. those with a Southeast Asian immigration and refugee background? Explain why or why not.

*Be prepared to discuss this topic on Thursday. 

Format: 300 words min., typed and single-spaced.
Due: in class, Thursday, 19 March.