It all started the morning of March 5th, 1998 around 2 A.M., paramedics were called to the scene of an accident involving a two-car crash, where one of the two victims was a pregnant woman. When the paramedics arrived, the woman was unconscious and was immediately rushed to the closest hospital, Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Ma. Upon the arrival, the woman remained unconscious with cuts and bruises, it was time for the medical staff to make a move in attempt to save the child. As the father of the child rushed through the hospital doors asking where his wife was, he was held back by the medical staff, and the woman was rushed to the operating room. A c-section was performed as soon as possible, in hope of saving the child. 2:43 A.M.
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Two years passed, it was 1987, and Tam finally received information regarding an interview with a refugee organization in Saigon. Tam, with her 3 children, fled to Saigon for the interview. She was asked “Why do you want to go to America?,” and she had three specific answers: for a chance at a better life, freedom, and education for her children. After the interview, Tam stayed in Saigon for four months at a rental apartment. After four long months, Tam and her family was finally listed to go to America. Their journey to America wasn’t a direct journey with ease, in fact, it was harsh and and painful. Tam and her family was required to go to Batang, Philippines, where she and her family stayed in a village with other refugees. The purpose of going to the Philippines as part of the journey to America was to educate all the refugees on the english language. These refugees villages were in the worst living conditions possible, there was a significant amount of triads, murders, rapes, and kidnappings daily. Minimal food was provided by the government to the families who were given 3 meals to share between each family, large or small. Luckily, after eight months, a church group from Springfield, Ma sponsored Tam and her family to America. September 6, 1989, a plane ticket was provided, and Tam and her family fled to Springfield where they were given a temporary apartment to stay. While in Springfield, Dung Le, started education at Putnam High School, her brother Mai Thi Dung started elementary school at Middlebrook School, and her sister Mai Thi Hieu started school at Chestnut Middle School. Dung Le spent her early life in Springfield and eventually married my father, Cuong Le, on October 7, 1992. Dung Le now works in Westfield, Ma at her own nail salon as a nail technician. April 20, 1996, my only
Two years passed, it was 1987, and Tam finally received information regarding an interview with a refugee organization in Saigon. Tam, with her 3 children, fled to Saigon for the interview. She was asked “Why do you want to go to America?,” and she had three specific answers: for a chance at a better life, freedom, and education for her children. After the interview, Tam stayed in Saigon for four months at a rental apartment. After four long months, Tam and her family was finally listed to go to America. Their journey to America wasn’t a direct journey with ease, in fact, it was harsh and and painful. Tam and her family was required to go to Batang, Philippines, where she and her family stayed in a village with other refugees. The purpose of going to the Philippines as part of the journey to America was to educate all the refugees on the english language. These refugees villages were in the worst living conditions possible, there was a significant amount of triads, murders, rapes, and kidnappings daily. Minimal food was provided by the government to the families who were given 3 meals to share between each family, large or small. Luckily, after eight months, a church group from Springfield, Ma sponsored Tam and her family to America. September 6, 1989, a plane ticket was provided, and Tam and her family fled to Springfield where they were given a temporary apartment to stay. While in Springfield, Dung Le, started education at Putnam High School, her brother Mai Thi Dung started elementary school at Middlebrook School, and her sister Mai Thi Hieu started school at Chestnut Middle School. Dung Le spent her early life in Springfield and eventually married my father, Cuong Le, on October 7, 1992. Dung Le now works in Westfield, Ma at her own nail salon as a nail technician. April 20, 1996, my only