They are all my family : a daring rescue in the chaos of Saigon's fall
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Demery, Monique Brinson, 1976- author.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2015].
ISBN
9781610395038, 1610395034
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Franklin Park Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 959.7043 RIO | On Shelf |
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | 959.7043 RIORDAN | On Shelf |
Melrose Park Public Library - Stacks | 959.7043 RIO | On Shelf |
West Chicago Public Library District - Nonfiction | 959.7043 RIO | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
History.
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) -- History.
Humanitarian assistance, American -- Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City -- History.
Personal narratives.
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City -- History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) -- History.
Humanitarian assistance, American -- Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City -- History.
Personal narratives.
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City -- History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Ho Chi Minh City.
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
vii, 238 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781610395038, 1610395034
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War in April 1975, as Americans fled and their Vietnamese allies and employees prepared for the worst, John Riordan, the assistant manager of Citibank's Saigon branch, succeeded in rescuing 105 Vietnamese. They were his 33 Vietnamese staff members and their families. Unable to secure exit papers for the employees, Citibank ordered Riordan to leave the country alone. Safe in Hong Kong, Riordan could not imagine leaving behind his employees and defied instructions from his superiors not to return to Saigon. But once he did make it back on the last commercial flight, his actions were daring and ingenious. Decades later, Riordan has located the Vietnamese and reconnected with them, sharing accounts of those frantic days and the derring-do it took to get them out to safety"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Riordan, J. P., & Demery, M. B. (2015). They are all my family: a daring rescue in the chaos of Saigon's fall (First edition.). PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Riordan, John P. and Monique Brinson Demery. 2015. They Are All My Family: A Daring Rescue in the Chaos of Saigon's Fall. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Riordan, John P. and Monique Brinson Demery. They Are All My Family: A Daring Rescue in the Chaos of Saigon's Fall PublicAffairs, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Riordan, John P.,, and Monique Brinson Demery. They Are All My Family: A Daring Rescue in the Chaos of Saigon's Fall First edition., PublicAffairs, 2015.
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