“You have to wear a different face when you're interacting with the larger culture. And you can be more of yourself at home or in the local market or in the local church speaking your own language. That was my sense growing up as a Vietnamese refugee in San Jose.” DifferentHomeFacesCultureLanguageChurchGrowing UpGrowingLocalsRefugeeInteractingVietnameseLocal ChurchDifferent FacesVietnamese Refugees Author:Nguyen Viet Thang
“Growing up in the U.S., I was certainly deeply aware of the power of American media, specifically Hollywood and television, in terms of broadcasting a particular vision of what the American experience was like. As someone coming from a war that was a preoccupation of Americans in the 1980s, it did strike me that since we were a part of that war, we should have a chance to talk about ourselves.” ShouldWarTermChanceVisionGrowing UpGrowingMediaTelevisionParticularShould HaveHollywoodStrikesPreoccupationBroadcastingAmerican Media Author:Nguyen Viet Thang
“When I was growing up, I cared very little for the customs of my parents, the special things that we're supposed to do as Vietnamese people. But now that I am a parent, I go out of my way to make sure that my son goes to visit his grandparents and participates in customs like the Lunar New Year celebration.” PeopleWayYearsLittlesParentGrowing UpGrowingSpecialSonMy WayMy SonCustomsCelebrationNew YearGrandparentVietnameseSpecial Things Author:Nguyen Viet Thang
