"April‚ 1975... Saigon fell to the Communist North." It is the Vietnam War‚ on a small family owned farm where the story of Truong Nguyen begins. Viet Cong versus Viet Minh‚ and as a young boy of just twelve‚ this farmer’s son is caught in the middle of the greatest ’conflict’ in American‚ and more importantly‚ Vietnamese history. As Communism spread throughout southern Vietnam‚ and with an older brother fighting the North‚ Truong’s father loses the rights to his farm‚ and they must work as slaves
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Dear my Beloved wife and children‚ At last‚ my opportunity to write you a letter has come. This opportunity will not come for awhile so sit comfortably and have a cup of tea with the children when you read this. I miss you‚ Elena. Every day I yearn to hear the soft voice of yours and your touch against my skin. I miss hearing and seeing the kids fight with each other over a wooden toy. Although it irritated and caused me stress‚ I would rather hear that than hear the faint cries of young innocent
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order to find a better life for his family. In John Downe’s letter to his “dear wife” he enlightens her about a country in which “… poverty is unknown.” In hopes he convince her to emigrate to America with their children. Downe begins his essay illustrating some of his first pleasant encounters upon entering the United States. He tells about the kindness of the farmer whom brought Downe to see a factory and then took Downe to his home to dine with him. Presumably Downe had offered some coin to
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Each country has its own cultures about gender roles. To be more specific‚ the female roles in Vietnam and America differ. First‚ Vietnamese women tend to taking care of their children by following and watching them daily. They spend much more time with their children‚ even if they are busy with work. From Vietnamese mothers’ perspectives‚ the children is everything they have so they can sacrifice anything to lead the children into a better future. This leads them to be more strict and sometimes
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My Dear Brother I had attended to write earlier‚ however the Germans had us covered with the constant rain of shells falling‚ we had to stay on Guard duty to make sure they did not get here. On the way back‚ Zack got caught in a mudslide after one of the bombs hit the nearby hill. He went out like the others. My company just acquired some new novices to fight and obviously they hadn’t seen rats before‚ consequently they were scared and it wasn’t helped by our stories of how the brown rats ripped
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May 6‚ 1902 Dear Simon‚ My beloved Patroclus‚ I am writing to you in the hope that I can inspire in you a sentimentality towards my person‚ such as it is‚ and in the knowledge that the longer I remain here‚ the more I am evolving into a person I do not recognize‚ but I would like you to know me‚ the me that I am becoming‚ very much.‚ Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus‚ remember? Well here is your venom. At 1:30 the general gave me a memorandum with regards to sending out a Tennessee battalion
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I’m writing this letter to you to inform and update you on my life. However I first wanted to address what happened in Kabul. I’m sorry Hassan. I’m so sorry for everything. However I don’t want to dwell on that too much‚ I just pray that you’ll forgive me for all the wrong doing I have done. I know it won’t help much‚ because you’re so pure and kind‚ but Kamal was raped‚ and he died on the way out of Kabul. On to a more positive subject‚ life in America has been such an adjustment for Baba‚ but it
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We get all caught up in our pleasures of vacationing‚ that we fail to see things from the perspectives of others. For relatives wanting to travel to different countries‚ saving enough money is no easy task. In the wake of the Vietnam war‚ economic hardship runs rampant in communities with run-down neighborhoods and disheveled street beggars. My Vietnamese cousin‚ Thai Minh‚ doesn’t let these difficulties deter him from traveling. Minh travels not only to search for job offers‚ but also to escape the
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Trench Warfare Letter Home Dear Mother‚ How are you? I hope all is fine. It has been almost a year since I have seen you and I miss you with all my heart. Having not seen father since I was 2 is bad enough. I don’t want to let go of you either. How is my loving sister? Is she married yet? Don’t wait for me mother‚ because I might never return so please do me a favour and get her life together. Mother‚ you know quite well‚ I wish to be there to support you but I have a job
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My Dear Fellow Clergymen‚ While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail‚ I came across your recent statement calling our present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom‚ if ever‚ do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas … But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and your criticisms are sincerely set forth‚ I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms. I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham‚ since you have
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