Journey Home
Written by Lawrence McKay Jr.
Illustrated by Dom & Keunhee Lee
Published by Lee & Low Books
Mai is excited about traveling to Vietnam with her mother. Mom wants to search for her birth family and Mai wants to help solve the mystery.
Mai has never been to her mother’s homeland, and she wonders what being there will reveal. Will learning about her mother’s past help her gain a new sense of identity? Is her “real” home in America or Vietnam?
What Mai discovers about her past will change her life forever. Journey Home is a story for all Americans who, like Mai, want to learn more about themselves through their family histories.
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Publication Date: April 1998
Available As: Paperback
Picture Book , Age 06 or older
Community Represented: Vietnamese/Vietnamese American
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Adoption, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multiracial, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Buddhist, Setting: Home Country
Setting: United States, Vietnam
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
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