After the Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, more than a million people fled the communist ruling by boats to the South China Sea. They faced obstacles such as pirate attacks, violent sea storms, thirst and starvation. Many lives were lost. Those that survived the journey immigrated to non-communist countries around the world. Sea Of Memory is a first person narrative. It tells a story about a twelve-year-old teenager who left his whole family and country behind, going on a boat journey with his young cousins. He packed all his belongings, family comfort, and the world as he knew, along with his innocence, into a small carry-on bag, heading into the journey of the unknown.—Anonymous