The Ground Kisser

Multiple Award-Winning Memoir After the fall of Saigon, they had two choices. Languish in Vietnam under Communism or try to escape. The odds of survival were equally bleak. At twelve years of age, Thanh set out on a small boat, leaving behind her parents and four siblings, to try to get to Australia and live in freedom there. Pirates, a storm, disease, and starvation all tried to snatch her life in the journey. Thanh's extraordinary courage and perseverance amid circumstances most will never experience, and her gratitude to live in the United States prompted legendary talk show host, Barry Farber to dub her a "Ground Kisser." Thanh speaks to veterans, always with a special note of gratitude for those who served in Vietnam. She generously supports many veterans organizations.