Nguyen, Mimi Thi, 1974-

The gift of freedom : war, debt, and other refugee passages Mimi Thi Nguyen. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2012. - xvi, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Next wave: new directions in women's studies . - Next wave. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-265) and index.

Introduction : the gifts of freedom -- The refugee condition -- Grace, the gift of the girl in the photograph -- Race wars, patriot acts -- Epilogue : refugee returns.

9780822352228 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822352396 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2011053304


Refugees--United States.
Ideology--United States.
Liberty.


United States--Foreign relations.

HV640.4.U54 / N48 2012

323.0973 / NGU