When you grow up poor, security becomes one of your top goals in life. It is especially paramount if you’re a refugee or immigrant. After all, you left your homeland and took great risks in pursuit of security, both in the physical and financial sense.
Category: Understand racism
A name that is easy to pronounce creates trust and familiarity, it’s the first step to making someone feel like they know you, like you, and can trust you. As soon as we got our U.S. citizenship, we all changed our name into something American English-speakers can recognize and pronounce. This means survival in America.
Growing up in the United States, my Vietnamese history is ignored or misrepresented. The perspectives and stories of refugees – and of people of color in general – are not taught in school or documented in popular media. I want to break those stereotypes, encourage critical thinking, and spark constructive discussion through the FOBLOG.