The Best We Could Do

by

Thi Bui

The Communist leader of the Việt Minh revolution against French colonialism, most important figure in the Vietnamese independence movement, and first Prime Minister of North Việt Nam.

Hồ Chí Minh Quotes in The Best We Could Do

The The Best We Could Do quotes below are all either spoken by Hồ Chí Minh or refer to Hồ Chí Minh. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Family, Inheritance, and Parenthood Theme Icon
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Chapter 4 Quotes

I had never, before researching the background of my father’s stories, imagined that these horrible events were connected to my family history…

Related Characters: Thi Bui (speaker), Bố
Page Number: 116
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Hồ Chí Minh Term Timeline in The Best We Could Do

The timeline below shows where the term Hồ Chí Minh appears in The Best We Could Do. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Preface
Intergenerational Trauma Theme Icon
Assimilation, Belonging, and Cultural Identity Theme Icon
Repression and Freedom Theme Icon
...North was run by the Việt Minh, the anti-French and anti-Japanese independence movement led by Hồ Chí Minh , and the capitalist South was run by the Western-backed, antidemocratic leader Ngô Đình Diệm. (full context)
Chapter 4: Blood and Rice
Family, Inheritance, and Parenthood Theme Icon
Intergenerational Trauma Theme Icon
Repression and Freedom Theme Icon
Memory and Perspective Theme Icon
World War II comes to a close, and Hồ Chí Minh declares Việt Nam independent. When the Chinese come to “disarm the Japanese” in Việt Nam,... (full context)