| I was born in Saigon, Vietnam on January 3, 1977. My parents decided that we had to move to America to maintain our freedom eventhough the fall of Saigon was a few years back. My parents decided to leave all their belongings and relatives inorder for a brighter future for their children. | The trip had to be a secret because if the Viet Congs had known what we were about to do they would have us imprisoned or even executed. My parents decided to go at night in the darkness of the jungle so no one would see us. However no one could keep me quiet except for my grandfather; so he hid me in a basket and pretended that he was harvesting coconuts. | Anyhow to make a long story short we made it on the boat and headed to Malaysia where my family spent 6 months in a concentration camp. From there we flew to California where we awaited our greencard. From there we picked up a sponsor that lived in Chicago, Il. My sister was born a few months after we made the move to Chicago therefore making her the first U.S. citizen in our family. From there we moved to Texas where most of our relatives were already settled. |
