Intro: The Best We Could Do

The Best We Could Do is Thi Bui's debut graphic novel memoir.

It tells the harrowing story of her family's immigration to the United States from Vietnam.

It's a story that spans decades, continents, and generations.

And the art is gorgeous!

Further reading:

• Cartoonist Thi Bui Weaves Together Personal And Political History [NPR]

• Thi's website

• Thi Bui "The Best We Could Do" at the San Francisco Public Library [video]

• Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do: A Teaching Guide

We will meet in June 2019 to discuss.

Other ideas for media consumption, if you like/are interested in this book, are all the books by Viet Thanh Nguyen and The Vietnam War: A film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick. Please share if you have more suggestions, and happy reading!

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