Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham Reviewed by Emily Osburn, Cassie Padilla, Julien Perez, and Riley Pietsch Review: Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam is not only Thien Pham's visually stunning autobiographical journey of becoming an American, but is an honest reflection of cultural loss and subsequent remembrance: a familiar experience for many young people that immigrate to the American melting pot. On the basis of theme, Pham fluently translates his own personal nostalgia for the foods and culture of his native Vietnam into a truly relatable story, no matter if one is Vietnamese or an immigrant. Pham is able to shape what it means to be American through his parents' many sacrifices, his own adjustment into American society, and his resulting integration of his love for his culture and wanting to have a voice for his community through attaining the right to vote. Pham's memoir is more than a collection of memories...
