In April 1975, the Fall of Saigon signaled the capture of Saigon by communist forces which was the capital city of South Vietnam.This significant chapter ended the Vietnam War and began the process for Vietnam to be reunified into a communist state. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed,arrested and tortured for being sympathizers to the South Vietnamese government. This event changed the dynamic of Vietnam and impacted millions of lives. One of the lives impacted was my mom named Chau Nguyen. Chau Nguyen was born on January 1, 1962 in a village near the capital Saigon, Vietnam. Chau was born in the midst of the Vietnam War and experienced everything first hand. Both of her parents died when she was four and she has very little recollection
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The daughter in law has to do all the cooking and chores. Also when you eat dinner the older people in the household have to eat first. Whenever you do something you always have to ask the parents such as eating and cooking. Chau states that Vietnamese culture is much more strict than American culture. If you talk back to your parents, they are allowed to beat you as Vietnamese culture sees that as a sign of disrespect. American culture is more laid back to her while Vietnamese culture is more of instilling discipline and respect in the individual. Chau also states that in Vietnam the boy is placed first as more important than the women. While in America she states that the women is placed first as more important than the boy. Chau then says that Vietnamese people get grocery everyday to prepare the dinner while Americans will go to the grocery store about once a week to get food. Chau then says that there are some similarities between American and Vietnamese culture one thing is that they both place high values on education because they see its importance in having a better future. Education is very important to Vietnamese Americans when you come from a war torn country they want you to go to school and be successful and have opportunities that your parents didn’t have back in Vietnam and that is what Chau always emphasizes when she says she wants you to become a doctor, engineer or a teacher. Chau didn’t get to go to college because she had to work and make money because no one was supporting her. Chau worked at a hair salon with her cousin at first it was difficult for her because she had no experience but as time passes, she failed and progressed and now has many clients looking for her services. Chau went from messing up hairs to being booked when it
The daughter in law has to do all the cooking and chores. Also when you eat dinner the older people in the household have to eat first. Whenever you do something you always have to ask the parents such as eating and cooking. Chau states that Vietnamese culture is much more strict than American culture. If you talk back to your parents, they are allowed to beat you as Vietnamese culture sees that as a sign of disrespect. American culture is more laid back to her while Vietnamese culture is more of instilling discipline and respect in the individual. Chau also states that in Vietnam the boy is placed first as more important than the women. While in America she states that the women is placed first as more important than the boy. Chau then says that Vietnamese people get grocery everyday to prepare the dinner while Americans will go to the grocery store about once a week to get food. Chau then says that there are some similarities between American and Vietnamese culture one thing is that they both place high values on education because they see its importance in having a better future. Education is very important to Vietnamese Americans when you come from a war torn country they want you to go to school and be successful and have opportunities that your parents didn’t have back in Vietnam and that is what Chau always emphasizes when she says she wants you to become a doctor, engineer or a teacher. Chau didn’t get to go to college because she had to work and make money because no one was supporting her. Chau worked at a hair salon with her cousin at first it was difficult for her because she had no experience but as time passes, she failed and progressed and now has many clients looking for her services. Chau went from messing up hairs to being booked when it