johnnyqt25
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Greetings folks, I've posted a few weeks ago that I was going to move out of my dad's place and live on my own. Well, I finally did. I rented a room with two older Vietnamese couples, both in their 60's. They're very nice to me and we had a long talk about their lives. The elder male told me he was a captain in the South Vietnamese army for nine years and after the Vietcong took over, he was imprisoned for 6 years. The Vietcong consider it a rehabilitation camp to convert prisoners to the communist ways, but it's a freaking prison.They give you 1 bowl of rice (just enough to fill one palm of your hand) for lunch and dinner and they worked you to death. Some people never made it out. Those too weak to work or those who refuse to honor the communist ways were tortured or killed. He was 50 years old when he got out of prison and came to America to work for minimum wage on an assembly line sewing clothes until retirement. And I thought my life was hard!
The elder female has a heart wrenching story as well. Both her parents died when she was only 7 years old and she had nowhere to go. So she worked as a housemaid, washing dishes, mopping floors, walked for miles carrying fresh food and water to the home. And the couple she lived with wasn't nice to her because she was easily replaceable. But somehow she stuck with them and even went to college for a few years (completing high school is consider a big achievement in Vietnam back in those days). After she met the elder male and dated a few years, he was drafted to the war and they never saw each again for the next 15 years. Their only communication was through letters. Somehow they remained strong and faithful. I guess true love never dies.
After the fall of Saigon in 1975, she fled to America like so many other South Vietnamese to escape communism. Luckily, she had a friend already in America who let her stay at their place while she went looking for work. By this time she's already 40 something and barely spoke English. She can barely speak English now, but has gone on tons of job interviews and has landed many long term jobs. Amazing! Imagine going to a job interview when you can barely speak their language! And I thought job interviews were scary for me and I can speak perfect English!
After listening to their story, I've realized that I've been living like a king in America and I've taken it for granted. I need to work harder, not only for myself, but for some less fortunate people. They have become like parents to me and I am determined to stay on the fast lane and help them out when I make some money. Sorry for the poor grammar, I don't have much time to edit this. I just hope this post gives you some motivation as it has for me. Good luck to you all!
The elder female has a heart wrenching story as well. Both her parents died when she was only 7 years old and she had nowhere to go. So she worked as a housemaid, washing dishes, mopping floors, walked for miles carrying fresh food and water to the home. And the couple she lived with wasn't nice to her because she was easily replaceable. But somehow she stuck with them and even went to college for a few years (completing high school is consider a big achievement in Vietnam back in those days). After she met the elder male and dated a few years, he was drafted to the war and they never saw each again for the next 15 years. Their only communication was through letters. Somehow they remained strong and faithful. I guess true love never dies.
After the fall of Saigon in 1975, she fled to America like so many other South Vietnamese to escape communism. Luckily, she had a friend already in America who let her stay at their place while she went looking for work. By this time she's already 40 something and barely spoke English. She can barely speak English now, but has gone on tons of job interviews and has landed many long term jobs. Amazing! Imagine going to a job interview when you can barely speak their language! And I thought job interviews were scary for me and I can speak perfect English!
After listening to their story, I've realized that I've been living like a king in America and I've taken it for granted. I need to work harder, not only for myself, but for some less fortunate people. They have become like parents to me and I am determined to stay on the fast lane and help them out when I make some money. Sorry for the poor grammar, I don't have much time to edit this. I just hope this post gives you some motivation as it has for me. Good luck to you all!
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