Kim Thúy: From refugee to award-winning author


Kim Thuy was consumed with emotion looking at pictures of various refugee camps in Malaysia while visiting the Malaysian Red Crescent national headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

Kim Thúy was consumed with emotion looking at pictures of various refugee camps in Malaysia while visiting the Malaysian Red Crescent national headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: The Star/Faihan Ghani

Kim Thúy landed on Malaysian shores with her family more than 35 years ago with little more than the clothes on her back. Today, Kim, 46, is an award-winning author based in Canada, her adopted home since hurriedly leaving Saigon all those years ago.

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