{"product_id":"jasmine-in-gunsmoke-huynh-tan-hung-9789180970617","title":"Jasmine in Gunsmoke: A short story about Rajesh Patel in Saigon 1974, a tale of loneliness, desire, and loyalty in a city on the brink of change.","description":"short story about Rajesh Patel in Saigon 1974, a tale of loneliness, desire, and loyalty in a city on the brink of change. Written by Huynh Tan Hung, April 2025. 50 years after the war's end. It is a personal and honest story, born from my own life experience. I was adopted from Vietnam during the war in 1975, in connection with Operation Babylift, an American rescue mission during which over 3,000 children were flown out of the country. I was on the first plane that arrived in San Francisco on April 5, 1975, received by President Gerald Ford. I was named Bjorn (after Bj?rn Borg the Swedish tennisplayer) as the only thing known at the time was that I was headed to Sweden. I grew up there without placing much focus on my origins. But after my divorce in my 40s, a need to understand my past was awakened. I took a DNA test and traveled back to Vietnam. The test revealed that I am half Vietnamese and half Indian. Through DNA matches, I have connected with relatives of my biological mother who now live in the USA, second cousins and cousins but no direct information about my biological parents. My short story is a way to reach out to them, to write myself back into something I never truly got to be a part of. To find threads to my origins, to process and create meaning. It is a form of therapy, but also a story I believe can touch more people than just myself. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and hope that my story can find its way to a wider audience. Warm regards, Huynh Tan Hung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Huynh Tan Hung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9180970613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789180970617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bod - Books on Demand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.08d","brand":"Huynh Tan Hung","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867346555135,"sku":"9789180970617","price":15.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d4bf1f9-271e-4aec-bfe3-49cfd77f619c.jpg?v=1747454540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jasmine-in-gunsmoke-huynh-tan-hung-9789180970617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}