Where the Wind Leads is a memoir written by Vinh Chung. It tells the struggle of Vinh Chung and his family from communist oppression and their journey from Vietnam to America for a better life. The memoir is sentimental with belief and faith. The memoir tells about two different period journey of the Chung family. The first period describes about their life in Vietnam and their escape from Vietnam war. Once an emperor of the rice mill factory, the Chung had to fled Vietnam leaving everything behind. Their house was burnt down, and their business was destroyed. It tells about their struggle they had to face during the journey from Vietnam to America as a refugee, the hurdles they had to go through during their journey. The second period describes their life after they landed in America, their struggle to establish them selves in a new land with new culture, new environment and language.
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They felt lonely and isolated. In Vietnam there was no separation between the Chung’s house and community. People would easily mingle. They would easily go to their neighbors’ house, but it was not same in the America. “But in America people kept their doors closed and locked, and they only opened them if someone came by to visit-and no one wanted to visit a woman who couldn’t speak a word of English”. (Chung 226-227)
It was not only difficult in their day to day activities but also difficult for the children in their school. “The first day in a new school is hard for any child but try to imagine what it’s like for a refugee who doesn’t speak a word of English. The teacher tells everyone to take a piece of paper, but you have no idea what she’s saying, and the only reason you take out a piece of paper is because that’s what everyone around you is doing. (Chung 237) Chung along with his other sibling were bullied too. They were bullied for their looks. “Why does Vinh have a flat nose?” (Chung
They felt lonely and isolated. In Vietnam there was no separation between the Chung’s house and community. People would easily mingle. They would easily go to their neighbors’ house, but it was not same in the America. “But in America people kept their doors closed and locked, and they only opened them if someone came by to visit-and no one wanted to visit a woman who couldn’t speak a word of English”. (Chung 226-227)
It was not only difficult in their day to day activities but also difficult for the children in their school. “The first day in a new school is hard for any child but try to imagine what it’s like for a refugee who doesn’t speak a word of English. The teacher tells everyone to take a piece of paper, but you have no idea what she’s saying, and the only reason you take out a piece of paper is because that’s what everyone around you is doing. (Chung 237) Chung along with his other sibling were bullied too. They were bullied for their looks. “Why does Vinh have a flat nose?” (Chung