Personal Narrative: Bay Area
May of 2008, I moved from a homogenous, developing suburban city of Vietnam to the demographically diverse and well developed Bay Area. It was a hard journey, having to uproot my entire existence to start a new life in a country I don’t even know anything about other than its involvement during the Vietnam War. My life was spun upside down to downside up because my parents thought this country would give my brother and me better futures.
My first few years living in the Bay Area change who I am completely. This is where I experienced for the first time an influx of different ideas, perspectives, and beliefs. I learned to become more tolerated and respect other’s identities and ideas. In my old country, almost everyone all has similar ways
My first few years living in the Bay Area change who I am completely. This is where I experienced for the first time an influx of different ideas, perspectives, and beliefs. I learned to become more tolerated and respect other’s identities and ideas. In my old country, almost everyone all has similar ways