TigerFish
A Memoir of a South Vietnamese Colonel's Daughter and her coming of age in America

My favourite book I've read all summer. I recommend this to EVERYONE. It is a rare gem, easy to read and understand, while expressing powerful emotions and action. The author speaks in a clear and simple voice, telling the story of her life as a child during the Vietnam War. As her social status grew......more

I feel I know Hoang Chi Truong as a long lost childhood friend after reading this well written biography. We lived on the same timeline living parallel lives as children and teenagers; listening and watching the same shows, music and had many similar thoughts and fears. . Reflecting back upon our wo......more

"Do you see how beautifully this hardship has shaped and formed the stretching branches and foliage, like long slender fingers pointing toward the sea?" Hoang Chi Truong's autobiography is a fascinating story on many levels: as an insight into Vietnamese culture, both before and after the war; as a......more

This is one of those books that can take you to places you've never been. In this case, that place was within the life of a young Vietnamese woman during the years of war that ravaged her country, eventually forcing her family to flee and find refuge in the US. Wonderfully told as a letter to her ch......more

In this autobiographical letter to her descendants, Truong tells of her life in VietNam before she left in 1975. Her father was an officer in the South VietNamese military and was away much of the time. She was one of 7 children, and well schooled in manners, respect, and independence. She loved her......more