Being Yungfriedy

Hello everyone. I read the Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao and enjoyed the novel. Here is a brief summary of the novel-Mai, a teenage Vietnamese immigrant, leaves Saigon, Vietnam with her mother in hope of settling in the United States and escaping the failing and diminishing Saigon government. Mai is expecting her grandfather, Baba Quan, to meet her and travel to the United States together; however Baba Quan does not show up and leaves Mai’s heart empty. Most of the novel consists of Mai’s assimilation into American culture but the story soon turns sour. Mai finds her mother’s letter from Baba Quan…let’s just say the letter’s reveal a lot and make for an interesting Vietnamese story (I don’t want to ruin the ending for you but it gets CRAZY!) For those who are reading this post on Friday April 3, I am currently in Mexico laying on a beach. Haha have fun but click here if you really want to continue on this webquest!

Currently tanning,

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