Vietnam escape stores to America?

Question

my dad is Vietnamese and he escaped from Vietnam when he was like 4. I think the stores are very interesting. Any body have a relative who escaped from the comunists?

Answer 1

Most of us do. We left Vietnam during the time the government kicked the Chinese out of Vietnam. It took us 7 days on South China sea before getting to Indonesia. Not to mention we were chased by the Malaysian pirates. We had to stay in Indonesia for 4 months waiting for interview before we got to the US. For people who didn't have family in the US, they had to wait for other countries to adopt them. It was a dramatic event but we got through it. Most Vietnamese people, due to hard work and determination, have made it in this country or somewhere else. Life goes on. We don't drill on it.

Vietnamese people always have positive outlook about life. We're doing just fine either in the US or other places. Of course, there is more to this story but I don't want to make people think that they have to feel sorry for us.

Answer 2

Yeah, my parents escaped from the vietnam war when they were young teenagers. My dad is Chinese though. His family came from China. Then my parent meant on an escape boat with hundreds of other people and started dating when arriving in California. Then after marriage, they gave birth to me. Hooray, hooray. :)

I think the stores are pretty cool though too. In California, they have tons of vietnamese stores everywhere and alot of nail salons because that is aprrantly the job for alot of vietnamese women (like my mom) haha.

Answer 3

I don't really have a story but i know the u.s. left many s.Vietnamese patriots whom gave much aid  and support to the u.s.,hung out to dry,ask your dad about that.....oh,oh,"if you criticize the goverment and someone listens its called treason"*

Answer 4

I have Vietnamese relatives who:

-Escaped by boat during the Fall of Saigon.

-Escaped by helicopter from the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon.

-Escaped by boat months or years after the Vietnam War ended.

-Escaped by land by traveling through Laos and Cambodia to Thailand.

-Fled North Vietnam in the 1950’s and then South Vietnam in the 1970’s after the communist takeovers.

-Did not leave Vietnam and lived under communist to this day.  

-Seen the government of Vietnam change hands at least four times during their lifetime.

-Personally knew Ho Chi Minh.

-Personally knows NVA General Nguyen Giap and ARVN General Nguyen Cao Ky.

-Recently retired from the Vietnam Army as a general.

-Currently serving in the Vietnam Army as generals or colonels.

-Was a childhood friend of Emperor Bao Dai and beat him up when they were kids.

-Was killed by an order directly from Ho Chi Minh.

-Was almost killed by the hand of Ho Chi Minh himself.

-Was killed in combat while fighting against the NVA and Viet Cong.

-Is a combat veteran who served in the ARVN (South Vietnam Army).

-Is a combat veteran who served in the NVA (North Vietnam Army).

-Almost killed another relative as they were fighting in the same battle but on opposite sides.

-Was imprisoned in a communist re-education camp for years because of serving in ARVN and had his eye ripped out of his head by a communist prison guard while there.

-Was imprisoned and tortured by the communist for over a decade because of being in the South Vietnam secret police (South Vietnam’s version of the CIA).

-Recently visited Vietnam, despite being imprisoned, beaten and tortured by the communists for years after the Vietnam War ended, and is seriously considering to return permanently.

I have a very large and rather influential Vietnamese family who has seen a lot happen over many decades of recent Vietnamese history. The stories are incredible, which makes my lifelong study of Vietnam always fascinating. What you read in the history books about Vietnam is not only inaccurate, but only scratches the surface of how incredibly fascinating and wonderful the country and people of Vietnam are. What’s sad is many who know the deep history of my family are getting old and dying.

Be it Vietnamese or another culture, it should be the duty of the children and grandchildren to listen to these stories and make sure they are passed onto future generations. There are no books that can replace the stories from those who have actually been there.

Answer 5

Yes I do, and they are doing very well in the USA.  They have also went back to visit, as I do every summer.  Cheers C