Embedded Files
1949 – 1987
In the mid-20th century, Asia faced major conflicts: the Korean War divided the peninsula, the Vietnam War led to communist unification, and the Cambodian Genocide under Pol Pot killed nearly two million people. These events deeply shaped the region’s political landscape.
Picture books
When Spring Comes to the DMZ
Story juxtaposing the natural beauty of the DMZ with its military function after the Korean War
Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam
Gripping story about an American soldier’s experience fighting in Vietnam
Chapter books and novels
Inside Out and Back Again
Award-winning coming-of-age novel about a Vietnam War refugee girl making a new life in America
The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam
Engaging stories about a boy’s life in Vietnam before the war
The Vietnam War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
Choose-your-own-adventure book set during the Vietnam War
The Korean War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
Choose-your-own-adventure book set during the Korean War
My Name Is America: The Journal Of Patrick Seamus Flaherty
Fictional diary of a young soldier fighting in the Vietnam War
Dear America: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Fictional diary of the soldier’s sister grappling with the war from home
Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam
True story of the author’s boyhood in Vietnam before the war
Echoes of the White Giraffe
Story of a Korean girl surviving the Korean War separated from her family
Non-fiction books
America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger
Engaging introduction to the Vietnam War and its impacts
Biographies
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