American Dreamer: How I Escaped Communist Vietnam and Built a Successful Life in America

American Dreamer is an inspirational first-hand account of the motivating power of an immigrants dream for a better life. From the rural Vietnam of Tim Trans childhood to his eventual escape to America and his rise as CFO of a multi-billion-dollar company Trans memoir is a lesson in perseverance and ingenuity. After he initially left Vietnam in 1970 to attend American universities on a USAID scholarship Trans sense of commitment led him home shortly before the fall of Saigon in 1975. Suspected of being a CIA agent he found life under Communism increasingly difficult and dangerous and was forced to flee. During multiple attempts to escape he encountered deceit betrayal and even murder. Finally in 1979 Tran and his wife Cathy escaped with 350 others in a rickety overcrowded boat and faced pirate attacks and months in a Malaysian refugee camp before reaching their new home in Oregon. American Dreamer written with passion unflinching candor and wit is an extraordinary debut that confirms the American dream is alive and gives hope to anyone willing to work for a better life.