This time I sat my dad down and asked him the questions from a book called How We Got Here by Nancy Luong. These are simple questions, but the answers will give me a better understanding of my dad. Questions like: Where he was born. What he misses about home.
To my ba and to every Vietnamese dad out there who crossed an ocean and carried a whole family on his back without ever asking for thanks, we see you. We remember. We carry it forward. Hope this video resonate with you!
Chúc mừng Ngày của Cha. Con thương ba. Also check out his shirt from @littlesaigon.official
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4 months ago7lb_brownie
The thing is if we were in their shoes not knowing the uncertain future and what was in front of us with the post war economy collapsing and starvation and political prosecution by our fellow Vietnamese, would we have left? In 1975-1990 most would leave if they could, after 1990s people would still leave but for different reasons like Jason’s parents even with a recovery. Vietnamese will pull Vietnamese to opportunities wherever they go.
4 months agogrowing.up.nguyen
Definitely heard similar things from our family, thank you so much for sharing! Really resonated
4 months agoryanbichtran
Chú ơi quan trọng nhứt mình về lại quê hương là đễ con cháu mình được hiểu biết và gần gũi với văn hoá và ngôn ngữ Việt. Tức là mình về cho thế hệ sau chứ cũng không phải là cho cá nhân mình.
4 months agolindahhr
I love this so much! Does the journal have the questions in Vietnamese or only in English?
4 months agosh20902
It’s so true like I say who had to flee by boat during war times in that generation they will understand it more if you haven’t fled the country during war time your family will not understand even I was a kid when I left, and my wife left when she was in her 20s my parents and I still call it Saigon my wife she call it HCM
4 months agoms_r_braxton
Happy Ba's Day!! I love hearing his journey. Thanks for doing this. This is a memory that will last forver!
4 months agopamcookspray
I’m crying. 😢 My parents are the same - they have no intention of ever going back to Vietnam. My heart breaks a little when I hear this only because being less connect to our ancestral land is so so hard to accept.
4 months agoim_hungwy
omg such a meaningful and best activity to do on Father’s day! I’m in Vietnam, and how do I get that book? is there a PDF version available? 🧎🏻♀️🥹😭
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