The true and inspiring memoir about one family’s journey
A family’s inspiring ocean escape from Vietnam to America
ABOUT THE BOOK
Seventeen people flee their home country in a tiny fishing boat on the open sea. They sneak out of communist Vietnam under the cover of darkness, heading for the South China Sea—and freedom.
On board is a pregnant mother, carrying her third child. Two young daughters. And a father, a former soldier with nothing in his pockets but a pack of cigarettes.
These are photos of Quynh and her family on their escape boat when they arrived in Hong Kong in 1979. The photos are courtesy of BBC News. The news crew was doing a documentary on Vietnamese refugees and "Boat People".
Quynh leans up against her dad with her sister at left and her mom and newborn sister directly across from them as they fled Vietnam.
Quynh and her family on their escape vessel as they arrive in Hong Kong.
About Quynh
Quynh Nguyen Forss was five years old when her family fled Vietnam. They resettled in Colorado. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder.
