Category Archives: Bich Minh Nguyen

Troy Hosts Author of Great Michigan Read

The Troy Public Library in conjunction with several other city departments will sponsor a “Community Read” book discussion featuring Stealing Buddha’s Dinner. As you well know by now, Bich Minh Nguyen’s memoir was chosen as the 2009 Great Michigan Read. … Continue reading

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Stealing Buddha’s Dinner

“We arrived in Grand Rapids with five dollars and a knapsack of clothes…”  So begins Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, a memoir by Bich Minh Nguyen (bit-min-win). Arriving in Grand Rapids in 1975, Ms. Nguyen and six family members converge “in that … Continue reading

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