Introduction Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Cheng Lok Chua p. ix
Family
The Immigrants' Son Joseph O. Legaspi p. 3
The Mother Joseph O. Legaspi p. 5
Killing a Chicken Joseph O. Legaspi p. 6
Christmas '95 Isabelle Thuy Pelaud p. 8
My Mother Is Bui Doi Lan Duong p. 12
This Face Joseph O. Legaspi p. 14
Father's Duties Cuong H. Lam p. 16
My Hmong Father Kay Vu-Lee p. 20
The Pilgrimage Minh-Mai Hoang p. 21
At 120 over 80 Aurora Harris p. 32
Wedlock Vince Gotera p. 34
Brother 2 Lan Duong p. 35
Presentacion Vega Gotico M. G. Sorongon p. 37
Reincarnate LeAna B. Gloor p. 38
Uncle Died for His Country Hanh Hoang p. 39
Relations Mayli Vang p. 40
Community
Spell M. G. Sorongon p. 45
Generations of Laundry Ira Sukrungruang p. 47
Wrestling Jon Pineda p. 58
Famine All Around Sophie Nguyen p. 59
Keeping up with the Nguyens Hanh Hoang p. 63
Eating
My War with Slugs Soul Choj Vang p. 75
Floating Eden Ruth Pe Palileo p. 77
Legacy Jora Trang p. 78
Chilies and Dried Anchovies Shirley Geok-lin Lim p. 81
Mother Is Converting the Church with Eggrolls Oliver de la Paz p. 88
My Father's Pho Kim Ly Bui-Burton p. 89
Presence Anh Quynh Bui p. 90
Rice Aurora Harris p. 91
Making Marmalade BeeBee Tan-Beck p. 93
Love and Gender
You Bring Out the Vietnamese Woman in Me Anh Phuong-Nguyen p. 97
Smoke Chachoua Victoria Xiong p. 100
Colloquial Love Anh Quynh Bui p. 106
Finding Touch: A Personal Essay Noel Alumit p. 108
A Day at the AandP Kay Vu-Lee p. 115
Hmong Women Mayli Vang p. 118
The Different Past
Open Hands and the Man with One Leg Shorter Pos Moua p. 121
Passing at the Canyon Pos Moua p. 123
The Old Man by the Road They Go Pos Moua p. 124
The People beneath a Moon by the River Pos Moua p. 126
The Ritual before Crossing the River Pos Moua p. 127
Reflected Light Hilary Tham p. 129
The Driver Conrado's Penitent Life Eugene Gloria p. 134
Tilting the Continent
The Family with Three Madonnas Oliver de la Paz p. 137
The Healing Lan Duong p. 138
Hilo LeAna B. Gloor p. 140
Mole on My Foot Aurora Harris p. 141
Infected Marianne Villanueva p. 143
Rio Grande U Sam Oeur p. 155
Land of the Big Fruit Toni Mesina p. 157
Returnings
Gifts for My Family Jade Quang Huynh p. 169
Ang Tunay na Lalaki Receives a Package from Home Nick Carbo p. 171
The Terno Aurora Harris p. 173
Granddaughter Fiona Cheong p. 175
The Maid Eugene Gloria p. 185
Becoming American
Expurgation Elizabeth Gordon p. 189
Waiting for Orders Geronimo G. Tagatac p. 192
Sacrifice Is the Key to Heaven M. G. Sorongon p. 197
New Territory: A Sestina M. G. Sorongon p. 199
Quiet Letters Pornsak Pichetshote p. 201
It Will Happen in a Car Mahani Zubaidy p. 215
Manny's Climb Vince Gotera p. 216
Sports and Other Stuff Anna Alves p. 222
Opossums and Thieving Pelicans Paulino Lim Jr. p. 228
Scavenging on Double Bluff Shirley Geok-lin Lim p. 234
Seaweeds Shirley Geok-lin Lim p. 236
Contributors p. 237