This is my dad. He was born in Trà Vinh in 1967 and the eldest of seven children. As the oldest child, the family depended on him a lot, especially after a portion of the family moved to America. He moved around America, first arriving in Atlanta, Georgia, then moving to Vancouver, Washington. He later settled in San José with his younger brother. His first years in America were tough as he had to work odd-jobs to provide for the family in America and Vietnam. As the years went by, the rest of his immediate family immigrated to America. My dad now lives a stable and happy (I think) life with his family.

This is my mom. She was born in Trà Vinh in 1972 and is the second oldest of five children. Out of her family, she was the first one to immigrate to America. This meant leaving basically everything behind to hopefully have a better life in America. She went to college for a little while before eventually dropping out in order to send money to her family in Việt Nam. During her time in America, she has only lived in San José with my dad. Her younger sister would later immigrate to America and live with us for a while. Today, my mom has a stable job and raised two successful children (in my opinion).