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Song of the Buffalo Boy
by
Sherry Garland (Goodreads Author)
When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind—like seventeen-year-old Loi, whosefellow villagers ostracize her because she is con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country’s tragic civil war. Only Khai, a young buffalo tender, shows her love and respect. Promised in an arranged marriage to a cruel older man, Loi flees to Ho Chi Minh City. Along w...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
April 29th 1994
by Graphia
(first published 1992)
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It is 1989. Loi is a half Vietnamese half American girl, an Amerasian, (wich means for her snarky comments from people who look down on her)living in a small village in rural Vietnam. Her mother doesn't want to talk about the painfull period of when she met Loi's father, an American soldier during the Vietnam war.Loi is forced to marry Hiep, an abusive officer of the village commitee. Loi has her eyes on Khai, a buffalo tender.He really understands Loi and they create a plan to escape the villag...more
Loi didn’t ask t be different. Yet, the people of her small village in Vietnam treat her like an outsider because she’s the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier—a human reminder of the Vietnam War. Only Khai, a buffalo tender, sees her for who she really is. But when he professes his love for Loi, his parents disapprove of the match.
When she is promised to a violent middle-aged man instead, Loi escapes to Ho Chi Minh City where she plans to reunite with Khai, marry, and go to...more
When she is promised to a violent middle-aged man instead, Loi escapes to Ho Chi Minh City where she plans to reunite with Khai, marry, and go to...more
Song of The Buffalo Boy by Sherry Garland, is a book about a vietnamese girl whose dream is to meet her american father who fought in the war. However to do so it was not easy. The book narrates the challenges she goes through to over-come her fears and dreams. The book narrates the mother as an antagonist, however she is really a good lady trying to protect her daughter from getting into trouble. by the vietnamis government, since it was illegal to have an american parent. At the end of the nov...more
If you've seen the play Miss Saigon, then you'll be prepared for the kind of emotional turmoil that goes on in this book. Miss Saigon made a certain term popular for describing the Ameriasian children left behind after the War: bui-doi, the dust of life. Song of the Buffalo Boy lends a different, harsher phrase: con-lai, half-breed.
The author has done an outstanding job of scattering small references of life in post-War Vietnam that don't hold back. Early on, we hear about a woman prematurely gi...more
The author has done an outstanding job of scattering small references of life in post-War Vietnam that don't hold back. Early on, we hear about a woman prematurely gi...more
Song Of The Buffalo Boy is a touching story of Loi, a Vietnamese daughter of an American soldier. She has her eyes on Khai, a buffalo tender. Khai really understands Loi and they create a plan to escape the village and get married. Promised in an arranged marriage to Officer Hiep, a hard-hearted older man and an abusive officer in their village, Loi flees to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. Along with thousands of others, she applies for the chance to go to the United States in search of his biological...more
This story had alot of love, betrayal, and making wise decisions. This story talks about a girl who wants to marry her true love. But, she can't because it would be a disgraced to her and other people's family. Other people don't like her because she is mixed with Asian and American. So, that means that they really don't allow "Mixed People" get marry. Whether it's their decision or not. She goes through tough decisions but, she knows what's best for her.
This book highlighted the plight of a girl who is bi-racial in a time and place where that was not accepted. There was good characterization, and even though there were a few sappy parts, it was a pretty enjoyable story.
Enjoyed this book for youth. It brings you into the world of Vietnam as well as the difficulties facing Amerasians there. The characters were interesting and the story kept my interest. I would recomend it to others.
This was definitely not a book I would have chosen for myself, but it was ok. The ending was not the best, and some of the plot could have gone in a different, better direction. So, it was fine.
This book was amazing!
Loi's trials became a refining fire. She became a braver person and increased her compassion for others.
Oct 14, 2012
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It was definitely one of my favorite books. I just wished the author would have continued until the wedding. I would have loved to read about that part. It was such a cute book. LOVED IT!!
This was the sweetest book ever--such a wonderful love story. I'm hanging on to it for my Laken to read one day.
cried my eyes out. My mother started reading it to me on a redeye and I took it over when we landed. Loved it.
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“I have finally learned that I am as much a part of this country as those villagers. Whether they like it or not, my umbilical cord is buried in the earth of Vietnam just like theirs.”
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