We Should Never Meet: Stories by
Aimee Phan
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The eight linked stories that comprise Aimee Phans chilling debut are
inspired by Operation Babylift, the evacuation of thousands of orphans
from Vietnam to America weeks before the fall of Saigon. Moving
effortlessly between the war-torn homeland and Orange Countys Little
Saigon, Phan chronicles the journeys of four such orphans. Passionate
and beautifully written, We Should Never Meet is an utterly fresh
reconsideration of the Vietnam War for a new generation and heralds the
arrival of one of the very best of the new wave of Asian-American authors
(David Wong Louie).
Personal Review: We Should Never Meet: Stories by Aimee
Phan
Aimee Phan in 'We Should Never Meet' masterfully weaves different
chronological moments in time to create a complex insider perspective on

what it was like to be a player in the Vietnam-America story. The tangible,
earthy images of Vietnam, bare feet in warm soil, conical hats beating off
scorching heat, blend with the identity confusion experienced by
Vietnamese transported to America after the Vietnam War. Violence and
anger and betrayal are presented blatently, yet in such a way as to inspire
compassion and understanding for these characters, caught in a bigger
story over which they have very little control. At its heart, this brilliant piece
of writing is about what it is to be human, the strange tension in each of us
between love and hate, anger and trust, rejection and acceptance, identity
and confusion.
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