

# Event Details

- **Event Name**:  Escape to America: A Family Memoir
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Author David Truong shares the true story of his family's journey from Communist Vietnam to freedom, a narrative full of hardship, hope, unexpected humor, and unforgettable characters.

The memoir recounts their experiences in labor camps, their escape planning, dangerous sea crossings, and life on a refugee island before resettling in the United States. It serves as a powerful reminder of the resiliency in each of us when guided by love, the promise of America, the goodness still found in people, and the profound grace that can shape our lives.

Truong wrote this memoir as a tribute to the courage of his parents and siblings, and to strangers (a cowboy mechanic, a family of smugglers, the Prince of Malaysia) who helped his family along the way. 

Read an excerpt of the book here.  &gt; https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/article/Escape+to+America/5083512/858083/article.html

Listen to an interview with the author on Book Nook with Vick Mickunas on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 10:30 pm on 91.3 WYSO. The interview will be recorded and posted on WYSO's site after. &gt; https://www.wyso.org/podcast/book-nook
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ashburn/escape-to-america-a-family-memoir/200029677362211
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/article/Escape+to+America/5083512/858083/article.html?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ashburn-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ashburn
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Brambleton Library
- **lat**: 38.98496
- **long**: -77.53638
- **full address**: Brambleton Library, 22850 Brambleton Plz, Ashburn, VA 20148-4932, United States

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- **organizer**: Brambleton Library (https://allevents.in/org/brambleton-library/14435328)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Brambleton Library, 22850 Brambleton Plz, Ashburn, VA 20148-4932, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Brambleton Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about  Escape to America: A Family Memoir ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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