Le Ly HayslipIn 1989, Le Ly (pronounced "lay lee") Hayslip returned home to her village in Vietnam. She slept in her family's two-room house for the first time in more than 20 years. She came to speak at a celebration to open the first medical clinic ever built in her |
Contents
Introduction | 5 |
A New Life in the United States | 27 |
Le Lys First Book | 41 |
Helping Vietnam Rebuild | 55 |
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