For my dad Bryan T P For Doug S M Dedicated to the many Boat People who fled Vietnam from the 1970s to mid-1990s and currently live scattered around the globe and in memory of those whose remains rest at the bottom of the South China Sea This is based on a true story
Thailand Vietnam Thailand Hồ Chí Minh City South China Sea Palawan Philippines
Pronunciation Guide Name or Word Who or What Pronunciation An Lâm's older brother an ào bà ba traditional outfit worn in rural Vietnam OW beh bah Cuội Huấn Huy Lâm Lan Linh Mai Minh a lumberjack in Vietnamese legend COO-oy the translator on Cap Anamur h-won a man from Palawan wee Thọ's best friend from home lum a teenager from the camp in Manila Thọ's aunt Lâm's older sister a thief lan lin my min bin Mr Bình a man who organizes escapes Mỵ Nương a princess in Vietnamese MIH NOO-ung legend
Who or What Pronunciation Name or Word Phát Quang Sơn Tinh Tâm tạt lon Tết Trung Thu fat kwang kwin sang tum tat lawn TAYT choong too tow tey surn Thọ's cousin Thọ's uncle who lives in America Quỳnh a bully Sang Thọ's neighbor Lord of the Mountain in Vietnamese legend sun DHIN Thọ's neighbor a game Lunar New Year Thảo Thọ's older sister Thầy Sơn Thọ's teacher Thọ a boy from South Vietnam taw Thủy Tinh toy-EE DHIN Tiên Việt Lord of the Sea in Vietnamese legend Thọ's older sister Thọ's friend from Cap Anamur tee-EN vee-ET
