Having been a boat refugee from Vietnam coming to America at the age of 14 in 1981, this interview is fascinating and almost brought me to tears. I lived with an American foster family when I first arrived so I was conflicted being ashamed of the Vietnamese culture and lost my ability to speak Vietnamese for a few years. I then joined the Navy right after college and served for 30 years. I am now a educator in the STEM field but do feel a sense of duty to speak out about my upbringing, and become an advocate for the youths at risk for human trafficking, coming from broken families, foster care system and new arrivals to America.
