Many Vietnamese people left Vietnam for political and economic reasons. In the beginning, people were leaving because of political reasons such as if someone was part of the military against the Việt Cộng that soldier will be sent to re-educational camps. Their life would be miserable as second-rate citizens. Also […]
Monthly Archives: January 2018
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Until one early spring morning April 30, 1975, everything changed. It was the day that changed the course of history in my simple life. The loud booming noise exploded above our heads. My godmother pulled everyone together to hide under our big bed. Buckets of water were placed by the […]
Living with Bố and Mẹ Đức During my first ten years, I lived mostly with Bố (dad) and Mẹ (mom) Đức, my godparents, in a simple and modest home. In an average American home, there is a living room, kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, bedrooms, and/or other individual rooms. Each room […]
Early foggy morning in the summer of 1968, an old woman strolled through an empty neighborhood sidewalk. She cradled a month-old wailing infant in her arms. The infant bored a birthmark on her left temple. At the same moment in the distance, a woman in her early 40’s stood motionless […]
My adventure began when I was born in Saigon (Hồ Chí Minh City) on May 05, 1968, the year of the Earth-Monkey. The monkey is in the ninth position in the Chinese Zodiac sign. It is believed that monkeys are lucky, clever, mentally quick, resourceful, and mischievous. (Chinese Astrology: Exploring […]