inside out and back again by Julianna Birmingham

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birmjuli — 2024-10-24 17:46:23 UTC

on tet she goes against her mothers words and taps her big toe to the tile floor first.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-24 17:48:41 UTC

Every year she visits the I Ching Teller of Fate. And at this time the Ching Teller predicts their lives will twist inside out.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-24 17:51:11 UTC

He startals Ha by screaming Ha ya as he breaks wood and brick in imitation of bruce lee his idol.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:05:29 UTC

Hes the oldest and is studying engineering.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:09:11 UTC

He left on a navy mission on March 8th 1966 and was captured, hasn't returned

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:10:37 UTC

On week days shes a secretary in a navy office.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:11:42 UTC

Weekends she takes ha to market stalls

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:13:15 UTC

Mother took his hen's eggs and refuses to eat his and instead puts it under a lamp in hopes of a chick.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:17:24 UTC

She buys ninety-nine grams of pork, seven-eights of a bushel of spinach, four and three-quarter cubes of tofu. and the used the left over money to buy a pouch of roasted coconut, one sugary fried dough, and two crunchy mung bean cookies.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:19:24 UTC

He loved stewed eels, pate chaud patries and ofc his children.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:20:25 UTC

He hated the afternoon sun, the color brown, and cold rice.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:21:46 UTC

He said tuyet sut often that mean the right way

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:27:35 UTC

For her birthday wish, she wished for her mothers eyes and to know more of her mothers girlhood in the north.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:30:05 UTC

she was raised in the north, was promised to father at 5 and was married at 16. Her and father moved down to the south to get away from the communists.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:32:12 UTC

She wishes for a sister to jump rope with and sew doll clothes with, as well has hug for warmth.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:34:29 UTC

Her and mothers go to the ceremony to just receive the 5 kilos of sugar, ten kilos of rice, and small jug of veg oil.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:37:29 UTC

when at the ceremony mother doesn't believe the president is "crying tears of an ugly fish"/ tears of a crocodile.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:39:47 UTC

Uncle son is fathers are best friends and the day he visits he finds the bypass to the navy checkpoint that leads to the port.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:41:33 UTC

Mother is faced with a decision to flee the country or to stay.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:42:59 UTC

Quange doesn't want to flee the country because it would be without honor and without dignity.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:44:02 UTC

He does not want to flee in worry that their father will return to his family gone.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:45:14 UTC

he want to leave so he can walk the same grounds as bruce lee once walked.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:46:18 UTC

Khoi convinces ha to agree to stay to protect her papaya tree and him his chicks.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:47:56 UTC

Tells the family that only navy families can board the ships and to not ell anyone of the ships.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-28 17:49:15 UTC

Her and father have a pact that if war separated them they were to find each other at fathers ancestral home.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:02:28 UTC

She used her pedaling sewing machine and makes five bags for them. When khoi says to only make three but mother convinces him to go.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:12:12 UTC

When packing to flee they have to choose 1 belonging to bring with them she chose her doll.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:14:33 UTC

He left his report card that ranked him first in his classes since kindergarten.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:16:30 UTC

He is leaving the cowboy leather belt he made at the time of his adoration for johnny cash.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:20:32 UTC

He left his rows of glass jars he used to raise fighting fish.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:29:43 UTC

she gets sea sick and the rocking of the boat when people were panicking.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:37:57 UTC

He began to teach English a week after getting on the ship.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:41:29 UTC

He teaches martial arts on the boat.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:47:57 UTC

He monitors the lines for the bathrooms for the ship

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birmjuli — 2024-10-29 17:50:35 UTC

He carried a chick before it was flattened and died and was rotting in his pocket

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 16:53:02 UTC

She wrapped the dead baby chick and doll in her mothers white handkerchief and throws it to the water.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 16:58:19 UTC

she gets to experience what soda is and what I believe is candy as well as gum for the first time when rescuers from the US came.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:00:16 UTC

She experiences culture shock when seeing a man with ginger hair and beard even more when she kinds out what arm hair was and plucks one from a man who was helping her board another boat.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:09:02 UTC

They arrive in Guam and they lived in green tents, slept on cots, and ate inside of a large tent, only eat canned fruit and she prefers the cherries and grapes from the can.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:09:54 UTC

He becomes the head chef, heating up cans of beef and potatoes. He brings home a huge can to work out with.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:15:44 UTC

They watch movies from a projector that projects onto a white sheet.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:16:55 UTC

he translates into a microphone while the movie plays.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:19:08 UTC

he has girls who surround him and beg for him to break wood.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:19:43 UTC

he rarely speaks at all

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:24:00 UTC

he sautes the beef and potatoes with onions and sprinkles what I assume is the magic fish sauce survey with rice. while at it someone catches a fish and slices it to small steps and stews it with seaweed and fish oil.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:26:22 UTC

She wants to sell the amethyst ring father gave to her and wants to buy needles and thread, fabric and sandals.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:27:58 UTC

He doesn't let her sell it because to him it is the last remnant of love/ the last thing they have from father.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:31:18 UTC

He says to come with him and his family to Canada.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:32:51 UTC

Mother denies his offer because he knew his wife would mind and instead she goes to write Paris but a man convinces her to go to America where the kids would have more opportunities.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:34:14 UTC

Theyre frown to Florida and had to wait at a camp for a sponsor.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:35:58 UTC

she learns that the sponsors prefer peoples applications that say Christian.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:37:20 UTC

He owns a store that sells cars and sponsored their family.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:41:50 UTC

They arrive in Alabama and the cowboy was very nice and they start to unpack until they meet his wife who was judgemental and they repack.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-30 17:46:00 UTC

Shes very judgemental and causes Kim ha and her family to feel unwelcomed and they repack.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:24:16 UTC

Because of the cowboys wife they are sleeping in the basement of the house.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:25:43 UTC

She insists they stay out of sight being embarrassed of them/judgemental.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:26:51 UTC

She tells them that they must master English and nothing more.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:28:47 UTC

He vowed to not ever eat anything with wings.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:29:52 UTC

He tries fried chicken for the first time and gags.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:30:50 UTC

I believe he's confused he's confused why they dislike the fried chicken he brought home for dinner.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:32:23 UTC

He forcibly swallowed and explained how they're used to fresh killed chicken to the cowboy.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:34:33 UTC

He gets them a house on princess Anne road.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:37:22 UTC

Since they had an address she sends a letter to the north to fathers brother to find out if they know he's alive.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:40:09 UTC

He takes Ha to go and get registered for school.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:41:11 UTC

We find out his real name is Mr. Johnston.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:42:06 UTC

she starts working at a sewing factory.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:42:51 UTC

He starts working as a mechanic.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:43:44 UTC

He wants to be a cook or to teach martial arts.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:44:29 UTC

He gets a bicycle that he later uses to get ha to and from school.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:49:31 UTC

She basically insulted ha by saying her name as if it was The fake laugh Ha-Ha-ha

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:51:26 UTC

She gets her first school experience not knowing where to sit for lunch.

birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:53:26 UTC

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:54:30 UTC

His first interaction with ha was he plucked her arm hair and laughed at her.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:55:26 UTC

he and his friends end up following ha home

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 01:57:59 UTC

She wakes up Vu and convinces him to teacher her defense.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:00:58 UTC

She makes ha read the alphabet and tells the class to clap and no one does and then makes her count and ha does count to 20 and the class laps itself.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:04:03 UTC

She wishes learning was easier and wishes her father would return.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:07:43 UTC

Because her and her family are different neighbor kids throw eggs and a bring at the house, the brick hit the window.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:10:50 UTC

when meeting their neighbors they come to find out they are racists except one women to the left.

birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:12:03 UTC

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:13:19 UTC

Her first impression toward ha and her family was happy and pleased throwing her hands up and hugging them.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:15:04 UTC

shes a widow and a retired teacher who volunteers to tutor the kids.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:16:33 UTC

He suggests getting baptized so the neighbors will accept them.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:17:58 UTC

She keeps hoping father returns and asks for a sign.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:21:07 UTC

he asks to be called Vu Lee under the impression of being like Bruce lee

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:22:20 UTC

She helps ha expand her vocabulary with one day at a time.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:23:23 UTC

He liked to bring the family gifts. Out of the kindness of his heart? he brings mother a breathing catfish in which Vu Lee kills. that day they receive chips and chocolate

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:28:00 UTC

Ha gives her contexts that she ate chocolate from the toilet making miss Washington panic. and eventually learns ha eats in the bathroom and packs ha lunch so she can eat in the class room.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:29:23 UTC

ha starts writing dates like the date saigon fell, and that this day was her most relived one.

birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:30:34 UTC

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:31:44 UTC

when ha proves shes smart again and makes a fool of pink boy they carry faces of horror.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:33:05 UTC

When embarrassed by ha he starts glowing red.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:38:53 UTC

the honey hair girl ties her hair into pigtails and when pink doesn't match her they just braid her hair and when taking the braids out the next day her hair remains straight.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:41:01 UTC

He no longer has time for ha because he had to throw news papers at sunrise.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:42:07 UTC

She was insensitive to how the pictures of the war and fall of Saigon might effect ha emotionally.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:43:33 UTC

Steven was Abraham Lincoln while Pam was dressed as a pioneer in a text book they read for Halloween.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:44:26 UTC

He comments how ha should be a pancake because of her plat shaped face.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:46:13 UTC

She reveals that she had a 20 year old son who was a soldier and was in the war who died and connects with ha.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:47:54 UTC

he shows up to the school and reports the bulling and has pink boy apologize but only makes it worse.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:49:27 UTC

He starts calling her boo-da girl making fun of her for knowing the buddha statue.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:50:30 UTC

She breaks down after school and miss Washington comforts her.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:52:43 UTC

She confessed her wrong doings even what she did during tet and mother reassures her it was because of her they made it to safety.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:54:32 UTC

Mother has to yell at the racist butcher to get the meat grinded.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:56:29 UTC

She stuck up for herself against pink boy and embarrassed him in rront of his friends.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 02:59:02 UTC

a rumor was spread that pink boy got his older cousin to agree to beat ha up but come Monday they have a plan and Pam and ha switch coats. and Steven blocks the door.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 03:00:20 UTC

He gets a motor cycle and shows up on time to save ha and scares pink boy off.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 03:01:19 UTC

By showing up on the motor cycle pink boy no longer bothers ha.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 03:04:16 UTC

for Christmas he gets mother 2 just caught fish, a night college tuition for quang, beef jerky in 10 flavors, khoi 2 fighting fish in separate jars, and ha a new coat.

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birmjuli — 2024-10-31 03:06:39 UTC

Mother gets her sign by losing her amethyst ring and hold a ceremony to send him off