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The Last Surviving Child

A Memoir

By Thuy Rocco

Overview


The Last Surviving Child is a collection of poems, drawings, and stories about a mother and daughter finding hope while surviving war, immigration, discrimination, sexual abuse, poverty, suicide, and culture clash.
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Description


When a mother and daughter lose their home, their family, and their country, the only option is to escape. For their freedom, they would face imprisonment, abuse, and death escaping Vietnam as refugees. Their journey to America is another journey of survival. Even in the darkest moments of poverty, racism, language and cultural barriers, abuse, and depression, they found a glimmer of hope to live on.
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About The Author


Thuy Rocco is a storyteller, activist, martial artist, cuisinier, life-long learner, and teacher. She practices martial arts and loves teaching the young and old how to kick and punch (including her husband and son).
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Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:112
  • eBook ISBN:9781543933130
  • Paperback ISBN:9781543933123

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