Vinh Chung: Rescue to Redemption

In conjunction with World Refugee Awareness Day
Vinh Chung’s powerful and poignant memoir, Where the Wind Leads, has garnered more than 250 five-star reviews on Amazon.com. It follows Vinh and his family on their desperate journey from pre-war Vietnam, through pirate attacks on a lawless sea, to a miraculous rescue by a World Vision boat and a new home in the unlikely town of Fort Smith, Arkansas. There Vinh struggled against poverty, discrimination, and a bewildering language barrier—yet still managed to graduate from Harvard Medical School. Where the Wind Leads is Chung’s tribute to the courage and sacrifice of his parents, a testimony to his family’s faith, and a reminder to people everywhere that the American dream, while still possible, carries with it a greater responsibility.