I'm Not Ashamed Anymore

By Trieu Huong Hoang

'I yearned to find peace because I couldn't carry these secrets and shame any longer. So, I had no choice. I needed to write my story.'Before Huong was even born her family was affected by Vietnam's many wars. As children, she and her siblings grew up under a harsh regime, knowing they were enemies of the state.So, began Huong and her family's many attempts to leave Vietnam. As her family separate in their attempts to escape, Huong is left at the mercy of unsympathetic relatives and under the scrutiny of the 'big brother' neighborhood. Then at just fifteen, Huong finds herself all alone on a fishing boat packed with refugees on their way to Hong Kong. Aboard, young Huong must fight to survive the humiliation inflicted on her by her fellow passengers and the captain. Movingly woven with accounts from her family and her own memories, Huong tells a sad but ultimately uplifting story of struggle against the odds and a fight to overcome the shames of her past.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1688596046
• ISBN13: 9781688596047
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"