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Personal Narrative: My Interview

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My interviewee is a mother of twins who came from Vietnam. Her name is Tran Huang, who was originally born in Qui Nhon, Vietnam in 1976, then her family moved to the capital of Vietnam, Saigon, in 1978. On June 1986, my mother left Vietnam and emigrated to the United States in September of 1986. During my mother’s time in Vietnam, the Vietnam War had ended but the social hierarchy was collapsed and it had left the country in a state of caution. My mother was thirteen years old when she arrived in America. I chose my mother to be interviewed because she had risked her life escaping Vietnam during a time when there was a lot of turmoil in Southeast Asia. If she had not crossed the Pacific and enter into America, I would not be here today and …show more content…

My mother’s house were tall, narrow buildings that were tighty placed next to each other. This is promoted and environment that was energetic and safe. My mother recalled that she felt so safe that everyone had their doors open, you could hear everyone's conversation, and the entire neighborhood was like one unit, looking out for each other. This would lead onto a lesson is to have fun when you can, and to enjoy the moment to the fullest. Although my mother was born shortly after the Vietnam War in 1976, she would tell me stories that her grandmother told her about how the Viet Cong, once controlled North Vietnam, if you didn’t join their communist cause, your were considered a “traitor” and slaughtered. They would use this tactic or “campaign of violence” to undermine the social structure of South Vietnam. Even though the war ended, the aftermath of Vietnam was physically and psychologically devastating upon the economy and the government. After 8 years, my mother’s family managed to save up enough money to get onto a transport to go to the United States for both economically and safety …show more content…

For my mother, it was very easy for her to learn English as she had practiced every day to learn vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling. She believes that being able to come from a different country and working work to achieve success is what makes an American. My mother has lived in America ever since she was a child and has worked hard to provide a roof over her head, food, and clothing so she feels that she is an American. Living in a different country she believes that a person can be an American and still keep his or her culture because that is what makes an American. America is a melting pot full of immigrants that have made it great. On the topic of the laws of U.S should decide to have on immigration, she has no comment as she feels that immigrating to the U.S is a blessing. To someone who is thinking of moving to the U.S, she says that the U.S is a country full of opportunity and if you are a hard working person, then the U.S is a great country to move

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