A history nearly erased. A family who refused to disappear.
Spanning centuries of Vietnamese history, La Trouvaille: Erased by History, Remembered by Blood is a sweeping, intimate memoir of a family whose story survived only because love refused to let it disappear.
From the ancient legacies of the Tr?n and Le Dynasties to the upheaval of French colonial rule, from the chaos of the Vietnam War to the suffocating silence that followed the fall of Saigon, this memoir reveals the untold journey of an ARVN soldier and the family he fought to protect. When the new regime sought to erase their identity, their history, and their future, survival itself became an act of defiance.
Told by his daughter, this intergenerational memoir traces a lineage shaped by war, exile, and resilience. It follows a family's harrowing escape across the South China Sea, their arrival in refugee camps, and the quiet courage required to rebuild a life in America—a world that did not yet know their names.
At its heart, La Trouvaille is exactly what its title promises: a rare discovery. A story nearly lost to history, recovered through memory, and carried forward through blood. Through vivid storytelling and deeply personal reflection, this memoir honors the generations who endured, the ones who fled, and the ones who remember.
For readers of immigrant narratives, refugee memoirs, and Vietnamese American history, this book offers a powerful portrait of identity, inheritance, and the unbreakable bonds of family. It reveals what happens when a people are silenced—and what it takes to reclaim the truth.
