In memory of Christine Jampolsky and my grandparents
With heartfelt thanks to Judy Clain, Fiona and Jake Eberts, Michaela Hamilton, Brenda Marsh, Peter Miller, Claire Smith, my brother, Jimmy, and sister, BeTi
Special thanks to Do Phuong Khanh, Kathleen Bui Mai Khanh, Vu Quang Ninh, Nguyen Xuan Nghia, and Dinh Quang Anh Thai
Additional thanks to Kathy Bishop, caumo Hoa Buu, Christine Crownin, Doan Thu Doan, Pi Gardner, Michelle Hillman, chu thim Hoc, Bob and Sally Huxley, Tom John, Bill Richards, Camilo Sanchez Julia Szabo, and Patricia Urevith
And thanks to everyone at Little, Brown; PMA; Corbin and Associates; Little Saigon radio; Viet Tide newspaper; and Thuy Nga Productions