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Dust Child

by Mai Phan Que Nguyen

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Book of the Day, NPR · March 21, 2023

In 'Dust Child,' the impacts of the Vietnam War are felt decades later

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A novel exploring the lasting impacts of the Vietnam War, focusing on the fraught relationships between Vietnamese women and American soldiers, and the forgotten mixed-race children left behind — caught between two worlds and seeking a better future — alongside the American servicemembers forced decades later to confront their wartime choices.

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