Thomas King’s “Totem” is about the People’s Pride of the Nation, it reflects me of being a Vietnamese, whose belonged from the red flag with yellow star in middle.
Before 1975, the South and North of Vietnam was separated to two countries because of the civil war, the south was Republic party, which the symbol was yellow flag with three red stripes and the North was the Communist party, which the symbol was red flag with yellow star in the middle. On April 30th, 1975, the North and South of Vietnam liberated, the North and the South become a region of the country of Vietnam, since then the official flag symbol of Vietnam is the red flag with yellow star in the middle. After 1975, many people from the South of Vietnam that involved in the civil war started to migrated to the U.S. Because of hating the Vietnamese government, so they teaching young Vietnamese-American generation that the …show more content…
For the pride of my country, me and others Vietnamese international student requested the school to change the flag to the red flag with yellow start in the middle, but for the Vietnamese-American student, they wanted to hang on the republic party flag. As both Vietnamese international student and Vietnamese-American student wanted to hung the different flag to represent for their pride, the debate happened for which flag should they hung on. In the end, the school solved the problem, which was hung on two flag for one Nation, Vietnam. I was not happy about the result.
Story “Totem” by Thomas King, the totem represents the symbol and pride of the First Nation in North America, for me the red flag with middle yellow star represent the People of Vietnam and Vietnam’s Pride, and I proud to proclaim my
Before 1975, the South and North of Vietnam was separated to two countries because of the civil war, the south was Republic party, which the symbol was yellow flag with three red stripes and the North was the Communist party, which the symbol was red flag with yellow star in the middle. On April 30th, 1975, the North and South of Vietnam liberated, the North and the South become a region of the country of Vietnam, since then the official flag symbol of Vietnam is the red flag with yellow star in the middle. After 1975, many people from the South of Vietnam that involved in the civil war started to migrated to the U.S. Because of hating the Vietnamese government, so they teaching young Vietnamese-American generation that the …show more content…
For the pride of my country, me and others Vietnamese international student requested the school to change the flag to the red flag with yellow start in the middle, but for the Vietnamese-American student, they wanted to hang on the republic party flag. As both Vietnamese international student and Vietnamese-American student wanted to hung the different flag to represent for their pride, the debate happened for which flag should they hung on. In the end, the school solved the problem, which was hung on two flag for one Nation, Vietnam. I was not happy about the result.
Story “Totem” by Thomas King, the totem represents the symbol and pride of the First Nation in North America, for me the red flag with middle yellow star represent the People of Vietnam and Vietnam’s Pride, and I proud to proclaim my