Fifty years after the Vietnam War, survivors navigate a complex legacy in America. Many Vietnamese immigrants faced cultural and language barriers while adapting to life in the U.S. Their children confront the challenge of merging their parents' traditional values with their own American upbringing. Notably, author Viet Thanh Nguyen emphasizes the importance of remembering the sacrifices made by their parents and grandparents, highlighting that full integration into American society must acknowledge this historical context to build a cohesive community that transcends the war's legacy.
I want my children to understand the sacrifice their grandparents made leaving behind their homeland and family... if I don't, they're just going to grow up as Americans.
We have to be committed to becoming a part of the country. How else do we survive? A fully integrated Vietnamese American community would not be defined purely by the legacy of the Vietnam War.
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