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A Vietnamese-American Children's Book

The Day I Woke Up Different

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HOLA Spring Market Festival 2023 at Holbrook Language Academy

We had the honor of giving an author reading and signing for The Day I Woke Up Different by Andy A. Nguyen at Holbrook Academy

White Lotus Spring Festival 2023 - Portland

This year we had a lot of fun celebrating at the White Lotus Festival 2023. An amazing celebration on Asian American & Pacific Islander American artists and creatives. Honored that...

2023 BRIGHTWORKS SF K-12 SCHOOL LUNAR NEW YEAR READING

Author reading of The Day I Woke Up Different at Brightworks SF

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The Day I Woke Up Different (Hard cover)

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A child's journey to self-acceptance

The Day I Woke Up Different is a Vietnamese-American story.
This children's book uniquely blends Vietnamese culture, art, and themes with a modern American twist.

Reader's Review

"Beautiful, poignant window to critical public vocabulary for our future generations of the Asian Diaspora"

I distinctly remember when I woke up ‘different’ shortly after my family and I migrated to Aotearoa from Korea. I was confused, for nothing about me had changed from where...

"An heirloom, a legacy, a documented progression of the immigrant story"

An heirloom, a legacy, a documented progression of the immigrant story painted beautifully through the weaving of words and whimsical watercolor - The Day I Woke Up Different calls attention...

"Diversity, cultural uniqueness, and self-compassion"

The Day I Woke Up Different is a book that resonated with me on many levels, one that shines a light on the complexity of my own childhood upbringing. The...

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