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Inside Out and Back Again is the story of Ha and her family being forced to move to the United States because the Vietnam War had reached their home, and it was no longer safe. They board a navy ship and flee.Upon spending a couple months at a refugee camp, they end up moving to Alabama. There she struggles with learning English and bullies, including Pink Boy, at her new school. Hà has once said, "No one would believe me but at times know I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama."[4] Eventually, she has pushed through those hard times with the help of their next door neighbor—Miss Washington—and the support of her family. In the beginning of the book, it mentions that Hà's father-a soldier in the Vietnam war-left when she was only a year old. In the end, Hà's family figures out that fortunately, the father isn't dead and is living in New York City. Hà then gets used to living in the U.S and her family celebrates the new year. She prays for good things to happen to her and her family.