The Best We Could Do

Thi Bui’s graphic memoir, published by Harry N. Abrams in 2018, traces her family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to the United States, weaving together personal history with the broader refugee experience. As both writer and artist, Bui renders her parents’ harrowing escape and their subsequent struggles in intimate, evocative ink-and-watercolor panels. This single-volume work stands as a poignant, self-contained exploration of identity, memory, and the quiet resilience of a family navigating the aftermath of conflict.